Let me start by saying how thankful I am to the O'Donnell family ... I am so blessed by everything you do for me already, and getting to go to Mexico with you guys was absolutely incredible! I was so, so blessed to get to travel to Punta Mita (a BEAUTIFUL little town just north of Puerta Vallarta) with the family that I babysit for. I've been watching these kiddos for just about 8 years, and getting to spend the week with them on the beach was such a treat! The six of us along with two other families spent the week swimming, surfing, exploring, building sandmen (yes, the movie Frozen was our inspiration, and lots of singing, "...do you want to build a snowman..." was involved), and soaking up the warm sun! We couldn't have asked for better weather or for a better trip! Everything about it was perfect including the nights that I got to spend watching Disney movies with six adorable kids!

Here is me with the girls ... now that is the LIFE!

It was only natural that I would become the photographer for the week, and upon returning, I realized that I may have taken TOO many pictures, if that is even possible! I tried to be "choosy" for this blog post, but it was hard to decide what to include so bear with me! Here we are traveling to Punta Mita! We had to get up at 5 a.m. on the morning we left, but boy, were we excited and anxious to get there! I sat with Emmy and Cece on the plane ride there ... we passed the time by coloring, playing games on the iPad, and reading stories

Our first day there was spent by swimming in our villa's pool followed by meeting the other two families for dinner on the water!

We spent a lot of time on the beach and swimming in the pool!

One day we went to the town of Sayulita where we went surfing, ate the best fish tacos, and went shopping on the streets

We spent many evenings watching the sunset on the beach ... can you spot the whale in a few these?

Just another day on the beach! (These are some of my absolute favorite pictures!)

This is how I spent my nights when I was babysitting while there ... CUTE!

Our last full day there, Anna took me exploring in the tide pools ... we collected snails and hermit crabs, but we set them free a little while later! Brady, Emily, and Cece joined us :)

And we had a LOT of fun with my under water camera!

Of course we took some good ol' family portraits while there too!

This girl didn't put a book down the entire trip except to go surfing :) She even read by candle light or by the light of a friend's iPad during dinners!

And FINALLY ... my absolute FAVORITE picture of the ENTIRE trip!

Drum roll please...

After going on a lot, and a lot, and lot of adventures in this wonderful life of mine, I realize that I am not the best at blogging about them. Sure, I occasionally posted raw, unedited images from these adventures right after I got back from them or maybe blogged about them a long time ago, but most of you have probably never seen what came of them. Some of these adventures, especially if they are from over-seas, were never shown on my blog after I edited them. So I've decided to make a series of blog posts in honor of my adventures. These blog posts may be from Africa or Europe or Mexico or might even be up the road in the Rocky Mountains or possibly even from my backyard. Wherever they, near or far, they all tell a little story about myself and remind me of the great times I've gotten to spend exploring this incredibly world that we live in through the lens of my camera. All these little adventures have a special place in my heart, and that is why I am going to share them with you! First up is a little country that goes by the name of Bulgaria. Have you ever been there? I chose to start off my Adventure Series with this beautiful country because it is one of my all time favorite places I have ever been in the entire world. It's a place filled with beautiful landscapes, wonderful people, loving children, and lots and lots of sunflowers. I hope you enjoy!

I also couldn't resist posting a few photos of me while I was there. I spent my time in Bulgaria tasting fresh honey, going on a jeep safari, playing with the beautiful, fun kiddos at the orphanage, and let's not forget, taking a MUD BATH! Oh how I wish I could go back!