I'm a big believer in taking kids on trips, but I think the adults need time to relax, too. That's where the kid-friendly resort pays off.

Day to day the adults were happy just lying by the pool, working out in the morning and playing tennis in the afternoon.

But children want to keep busy, so for them the kids' camp at our resort came in handy. We didn't put our kids in camp every day, but a day or two was just perfect.

One day at camp our children enjoyed swimming, making pinatas and playing Twister on the beach. It cost about $13 per child, and we were rewarded with seven hours of quiet time, which we spent reading by the pool and taking a leisurely walk on the beach.

One night we splurged on a $20-per-hour baby-sitter (worth every penny) and hit the night-life scene in Cabo San Lucas. We danced, played pool, visited "The World's Smallest Bar," which was about the size of a guest bathroom, and sang karaoke. We had to leave, unfortunately, about midnight, just as things looked like they were picking up.

That's how we felt about Cabo, too. A lot of exciting things are going on here, and we had just dipped our toes in the water.