While we did not strictly need to get our baby a Mexican passport, we thought the process would be fairly simple and fast. I’ve been wrong before, but probably not quite this wrong. Please join us on our journey to get a Mexican passport in Puerto Vallarta, and all the ups and downs along the way.
Now that we have the Mexican birth certificate, we can start the next step of the process. In this post we detail our experience getting the Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA) and US Passport. It was nice to finally have a project in our native language, and all things considered, this went smoothly. However, for a few days we endured some pretty intense stress because we could not get any official information. Read the post to find out how we got through it!
After having a baby in Mexico, we need to get the Mexican birth certificate before we can even start applying for US citizenship. However, this is not an easy or straightforward process. Welcome to our insanity!
This is an overview our experience with having a baby in Mexico. From the medical care to the documentation as a dual citizen, we did it all ourselves. I hope this post can help you decide if birth tourism is a good choice for you!
Catalina State Park was a breath of fresh air after all the parking-lot style RV parks we’ve been in. Insanely gorgeous landscape, hiking trails all around, and of course there’s a national park nearby as well! We kept extending our stay because we loved this park – and the epic scenery – so much.
We planned to spend a single day doing some hiking in Sedona, but it kept drawing us back in. We explored the wild trails and the urban events, but still barely scratched the surface of what Sedona has to offer. Check out today’s post for drone shots of the amazing Sedona red rocks, roadrunners, and vortex magic!
We probably saw more of the Grand Canyon than any other national park, because we decided to camp right in the park! From our site, we could walk to overlook. We even saw some elk! It was cold, but it was worth the effort.
We spent an entire month in Kanab and we still haven’t seen all the things we hoped to see. However, we made a solid effort! In our final days here, we visited the sand caves, the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary Loop, Skutumpah Road, a slot canyon and more!
We did a second tour of Zion National Park to catch all the things we missed the first time around. What a beautiful, jaw-dropping scene! Late in the month they opened up the scenic drive to regular traffic, and we just couldn’t pass up the opportunity to drive it ourselves. This makes three visits to Zion, what an epic experience!
We had a wonderful day of exploring Horseshoe Bend, the Glen Canyon Dam, Lake Powell, and finally a hike out to see the toadstool hoodoos. Despite the chill in the air and the few hours of daylight, we’re making the most of our time here before the cold chases us south!