Bumpy road

Edwin's older sister, Claudia, works with a Nutrition non-profit company, and her job this day was to deliver notebooks and other school supplies to children way in the "boon docks" . . . everybody gets around either walking, riding a horse, and/or taking a bus out . . . so the roads aren't exactly suited for a regular car . . . it was quite the ride.... and Tory either slept, ate, or smiled the whole trip. She was great . . . and can now say she went everywhere . . . to the lake, the beach, the mountains... a super nice, expensive mall.... and to the poorest of the poor that look for plastic in dump sites to sell.
Claudia trabaja con una compania de nutricion, y este dia su trabajo era llevar cuadernos y otros utiles escolares a ninos viviendo en el campo. Todos alli o caminan o van a caballo y de vez en cuando en bus si quieren salir del area . . . asi que las calles no estaban tan buenas para un carro regular . . . fue un viaje muy interesante . . . y Tory o durmio o comio o sonrio todo el viaje . . . fue grandiosa . . . y ahora ella puede decir que ha ido a todos lo lugares . . . al lago, a la playa, a las montanas . . . de un centro comercial super cara y bonita hasta un canton pobre donde los ninos buscan plasticos en los basureros para vender.

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Another day at the beach

This time it was with Edwin's side of the family . . . Tory loves the water and like any good day at the beach, filled her swimsuit with lots of sand!! She had a nice, long nap after this day in the sun!
Esta vez fue con la familia de parte de Edwin . . . a Tory le encanta el agua y como cualquier buen dia en el mar, lleno su calzoneta con mucha arena.... y si que durmio bien la siesta ese dia!!

Lake Coatepeque

Karen, Edwin's sister, has a special friend called Hector.... :) He took us to a really nice place on a lake with a swimming pool and a beautiful view of Lake Coatepeque, which used to be a volcano a very, very long time ago. I also had to include a couple of Edwin's nature shots... :)
Hector, novio de Karen, nos llevo a un lugar bien bonito en el lago que tenia piscina y una vista bella al Lago Coatepeque, el cual fue volcan hace mucho, mucho tiempo. Tambien tuve que incluir unas fotos de la naturaleza que tomo Edwin.

Christmas 2006

Well, I finally got to Christmas.... so much has been going on... it's hard to keep up!!
Bueno, al fin llegue a Navidad.... han habido tantas cosas que hacer, que ha sido dificil estar al tanto....

Pobre enganado!

A day at the beach

December 14, a day after everybody arrived, we all went to the beach. It was the first time Tory and Reagan had been to the beach or in a pool.... it was fun to watch them splash and kick their little legs, and then curl their toes when the touched sand for the first time.

El 14 de diciembre, un dia despues de que llegara toda la familia, fuimos a la playa. Fue la primera vez para Tory y para Reagan estar en la playa y en una piscina.... fue divertido verlas jugar en el agua y que sus dedos se encogieran al tocar la arena por primera vez.

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Trip to Panajachel

One of the places I grew up going to at least once a year was Panajachel, Guatemala.... it holds many, many great memories... and we were able to go make more again, this time with ALL of us.... including our Salvadoran "aunt", "uncle", and "cousin". We spent so much time with them growing up, they were as family to us. As you can see, we ate, played games, went kyaking, played croquet, and went on a beautiful boat ride around the lake called Atitlan.
Uno de los lugares donde he ido toda mi vide con mi familia es a Panajachel, Guatemala.... tiene muchas memorias bonitas para mi alli... y fuimos a hacer mas memorias con toda la familia. Pasamos un tiempo bonito jugando cartas, en el kayuko, jugando croquet y yendo en un bote alrededor del Lago Atitlan.