Bienvenidos!!!

We went to the El Dorado Royale resort in Rivera Maya Mexico (really in Playa del Carmen). It was a fabulous vacation with a delayed 5 year anniversary celebration. We went with Ashely and Zafer (our friends from Knoxville) and had a much needed and well relaxing vacation!




The resort was absolutely fabulous. I would recommend it for anyone for an adult only vacation whether honeymoon, anniversary or what. It was awesome!

There were iguana that lived throughout the resort. They stayed in there little hiding places for the most part.

Our fun towel animals!

The weather was great! The only bad weather was this storm that we got to lay on the beach and watch come in. It rained for 2 minutes and then was beautiful again!


This was a fun 5 year anniversary dessert surprise. It says happy five year anniversary spelled some crazy way. It was our waiter's idea.

The food was delicious. The resort had 9 different restaurants to choose from and we ate at all of them. They were all awesome!

Everyday at 11 and 4 Paul and Zafer played in a very competitive beach volleyball game. Ashley and I only played once. We were not good enough!

At the entertainment bar called "guacamayas", they had these cool chair/bed things that you could lay in and listen to the live music as well as these swings surrounding the bar like Paul is having so much fun on in the next picture. He was like a kid at Christmas!


Snorkeling with all the beautiful fish!

These were my favorite little bungalo things that were on the beach and at the pools that you could nap on! It was like a double bed and so comfortable! This is where I spent 2 hours every afternoon!


There were so many fish in the crystal clear water. They were not afraid of us at all and would swim all around you. The baracuda would swim in to shore in the afternoon.


We had a stretch navigator limo take us back to the airport. Hey - it was the same price as a cab so why not??

We had a great trip! Ashley and Zafer are expecting a little girl in December and we are so excited for them. Can't wait for the next trip!

It's been a while!

It has been way too long since my last post. It has been an extremely busy summer for the Koskos but fun! Here are a few updates:

Just another morning at the Kosko House with the boys lovin' on each other. Bailey really loves his little brother these days except for when Garrett bites him. Yes he has become quite the biter with 8 teeth!!! He bites us all and it hurts!

We love bubble baths!

Garrett and Mary Cameron entertaining each other

Bailey thinks he is something taking his crew for a ride.

So we had to bribe our child to give up the passy. We sent our passy to Jesus on a balloon and it worked really well. We got a bounce house or "jumpin" thing as Bailey calls it for FINALLY getting rid of the pacifier. He loves this thing though and Garrett does too!

The most incredible, amazing, beautiful and fun wedding the Kosko's have ever and probably will ever attend!

So we went to Dallas Texas for the weekend of the fourth for Scott Goldberg and Annie Bayer's Wedding. It was absolutely amazing and the most fun we have ever had! It all took place at the Ritz Carlton in downtown Dallas and was an absolute blast. This is a long post and a breakdown of all of the amazing parts of the weekend.


The Guest Baskets or Box complete with wine, personalized chips/salsa, cookies, an itinerary, etc...

The gorgeous flower arrangement as you enter the Ritz

The Rehearsal Dinner at Nick and Sam's downtown Dallas


The beautiful table settings, place cards, menus and the biggest most delicious shrimp I have ever seen and eaten!








The Ceremony and Reception

Mr. Kosko is ready to roll!

The wall of beautiful butterflies (which you know I love) and cards that had our name and table number on them that were cut down and given to us on a silver platter and the beautiful bride's dress from the back.

The bar and monogram ice sculpture all made completely of ice!!! This was one of my many favorite parts.

The beautiful scenery of the ceremony.

The welcoming place cards, menu and place setting / The "Chuppah" (pronounced like Hoopa) that Scott and Annie got married under - yet another one of my favorites.


Handsome Men! Loved the pink bow ties with the tuxes

Yes my father in law was wearing a yomaca - hilarious! (no idea how to spell that right)

Grooms cake - yes that it what it looks like - model of Greenwood - awesome!

Bridesmaid dresses. Short, white and so cute!


Some of the flower arrangements in the ballroom/ The bride and grooms 1st dance

The band from Chicago, IL - wish I knew their name because they were the best I had ever heard and played a little of everything!


Snow cones were served at 1AM and then we had hamburger sliders, corn dogs and french fries at 2AM - fabulous late night food!We danced, had our salad, danced had dinner, danced, had dessert, danced, had snowcones and late night food, and danced some more!!!

Stage front was a mirror with their initials on it. Love it!

This was my favorite part. After we put them up in the chairs in the air and danced around them, they shot out butterfly confetti!!! Of course it was my favorite b/c it was butterflies :)

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Goldberg

July 4th Fireworks to send off the Goldberg's!!!


Chocolates on our bed at night wishing us sweet dreams!!!

The morning after brunch! And only after a few hours of sleep - can't you tell??? You can definitely tell who has been married five years and who just got married by this pic :) Aren't they cute!


The weekend was a great vacation for us too! We had to slap ourselves back into reality on Monday. We did miss our boys and here are a few new pics of them. They are both growing everyday and way too fast! Garrett has 6 teeth, says mama and dada and is trying to crawl around. Bailey is a little firecracker that never slows down. I think he gets that from me :)




The boys taking out the trash. They are so funny!