El Salvador

We've been home from our trip to El Salvador for about a week now, so I figured it was time to post a few pics. Things have been pretty crazy lately. We are trying to get everything in order so that we can move to Burley. We put on offer on a house yesterday, so we will see how that turns out. Anyways, we had an incredible time in El Salvador (my father's homeland). My whole family went and there were 16 of us in all. We rented a big bus to drive us around while we were there. The first few days of our trip were spent at the DeCameron, an all-inclusive resort right by the ocean. It was exactly what you would think a tropical vacation should be. The biggest decisions we had to make were: go swimming in the ocean, go swimming in the pool, drink pina coladas by the pool, go get a massage, eat, take a nap, or read by the pool. It was awesome! Clint also earned the title of "Mister DeCameron", but we won't go into the details of that. If you want to know more, ask Clint (or shall we call him "Shakira!")

We also went to Guatemala and Honduras while we were there. We stayed in Copan, Honduras, and visited the Copan ruins, which are ancient Mayan ruins.

Some other highlights of our trip included visiting one of the five most beautiful lakes in the world, Coatepeque Lake, going to church in Santa Ana, visiting Chalchuapa, the birthplace of my grandma Rodriguez, and a big family reunion with all my dad's cousins and aunts and uncles. It was so great getting to know family that I have never met before. My dad's uncle Nayo and his wife Mima, were so kind and planned the whole trip for us. My dad's aunts are amazing too, and it was sad to leave them when we had to go. It was an awesome trip, and luckily no one got too sick. My mom found out when we got home that she has a ruptured disc in her neck and pneumonia, but she was a trooper the whole trip even though she was in a lot of pain. Well, that about sums it up...best vacation ever!