“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable.” -Helen Keller
We went to Playa for Bryan and Kims' wedding. It was gorgeous! The ceremony was on the beach and the bridesmaids wore dresses the color of the water. 
This trip was just a little after our one year anniversary!
This handsome kitty joined us for the reception. He sat under my chair most of the time and I slipped him some shrimp and steak.
Yippie! I love snorkeling!
A parrotfish enjoying his turn a the cleaning wrasse station.
This was Chris and Angelas' first big snorkeling trip together so it was alot of fun to share with them.
Mr and Mrs. White watch as Jeff feeds the sargent majors.
I brought a banana to feed the fish and gave half to Angela. I was expecting a few fish to stop and nibble but within seconds I was surrounded by a huge school of sargent majors and they were so anxious to snack that they were biting me! Angela held her banana out of the water and I could hear her laughing through her snorkel.
Our guide playing with a little skate.
Chris and Angela hopped a collectivo bus with us and rode down to Tulum to see the ruins and snorkel.
We could see coral off the coast but the life guard wouldn't let us use our fins so we just played in the water instead.
This iguana is the reincarnation of a Mayan emperor.
The best thing about the ruins at Tulum is that they are right on the coast and there is a beautiful beach to cool off.
We stayed at the Sandos Playacar Resort. Here is the courtyard outside our room.
There wasn't much coral to see in the water near the resort, but we did see some nice critters, including this squid. I spotted a school of about five squid. I mistook them for fish at first. When I realized they were squid I was really excited - we've never spotted squid and they were very interesting.
This queen trigger is being cleaned by a tiny black and yellow fish.
A pair of queen triggerfish.
The guy on the right is a dog face puffer. I'm not sure what his black and yellow friend is. He was very tiny though, about the size of a nickel.
Chris and Angela in the poolside buffet tiki at the resort. Chris' shirt makes me laugh every time I see it.
I rescued this kitty from a trap. I heard her meowing and searched until I found her in a trap near our room. There was a sign on it saying, "Please do not disturb the trap, the cat will be relocated." I didn't have much faith in the Sandos resort after the 'all inclusive snorkel gear' turned out to be $25 an hour so I let the poor cat out. The next day I found another trap (empty this time) and rolled a coconut in to spring it. Score 2 for the kitties! 
We drove up to Eureka, Missouri for my cousin Becky's wedding reception. She and her husband Frank were married in Jamaica earlier in the summer.
Here is Becky looking absolutely lovely in her wedding gown.
We took a family trip to Grant's Farm, owned by the Budweiser Beer family. Here we are in the Beer Garden enjoying free samples.
The Clydesdale foals were so sweet. They love being petted and nibbling babies' shoes.
Isn't this a handsome horse? He is a Norwegian Fjord. I've always wanted to see one and now I have!
Lexi and I with one of the Budweiser stallions.
Me, feeding the goats. Lexi made the mistake of going into the pen with them. She came out with hoof prints all over her white shorts.
