Pre-mexico magic

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We just back from the beautiful Puerto Vallarta.  More there to follow.  But first, a lead up.  


Behold!  Brock's thug life passport photo.  Sooooo, we learned late that babies also need a passport, but luckily, since we live in Chicago, we can get one on the fly.  But that means a visit to the passport office, which in Chicago, like visiting any city establishment, is AWESOME (if you like that line-waiting-NEXT-sorry-$$$-sort-of-thing).  So, we took a passport photo at home and brought it in.  Turns out the very light blue towel I used for background was not white enough for the US.  So, after braving the passport office at 8:30 am in negative weather with Brock and Matt before the board opened, we were informed that we needed another less white photo.  Enter the photo above courtesy of UPS store.  We return to the office, only to have them tell us this photo is "too white".  After I'm sure were looks of death from Matt and I, the lady said, "all right, we'll try it, but they may not take it...".  Thank goodness they did; now Brock has an AMAZING pic for the next 5 years of his international traveling life.


NOW IT'S TIME FOR VINTAGE SUMMER MONTAGE!!  Brock is obviously excited to get his some sun on his little baby body.  CAPS GALORE!!

Google makes this automated gifs of sequential photos.  Weird, had to post.


Brock is confused, he thinks we are going to Miami, not Mexico.  



This is just adorable.  I have nothing else to say.



Here is another gif, made from the original passport photo that "was not white enough".  
ON TO MEXICO!

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