Denver 2017

July was full of adventures! From Utah to Miami to Uruguay back to Utah and now making our last trip of the Summer to Denver, Colorado.

I love the fact that Daniel does not mind driving long distances. We even squeezed in a quick visit to se his nephew Matias in Idaho.

This became our 4th family reunion with Pablo, Sydney, Vale, Ani, Spencer, Sariah, Charlotte, Graeme, Christopher, Ollie and baby Amelia.

Uruguay, here we come!

We decided to continue our journey down south when we learned that "la abuela Nela" had broken her leg. This was the second time she had a broken bone wishing a three month period so when we got to Uruguay we felt relieved how well she had recovered.

We also were there to attend Nico's and Laura's wedding.  Nico had proposed to her in December while we were there visiting and felt it was important to attend if they chose to get married in July and they chose July 15th which was one of the most beautiful days Uruguay has ever seen in Winter. It was 74F and we are so glad we went. This was our family reunion #3

 One of the highlight was going to the cemetery to place a plaque on the headstone of Daniel's dad.

Welcome to Miami, Bienvenido a Miami

This year we had decided to take a quick trip to Miami to meet our grandchild #16 who was born on February 9th 2017 to Lexi and Alejandro. There is nothing so amazing like holding a brand new life in your arms. He is so adorable!




We were also excited to learn that Mari, was driving from Orlando to meet up with us too. She was bringing my mom and Vanessa who also happens to be there visiting. We went to a new Frost museum in Miami and to church the next day. The trip was short but so sweet.

The trip including the usual eating out at an Argentine Restaurant and a Sunday dinner after Church.

This became our family reunion #2 We were there from July 7th to July 9th.

Utah Summer 2017

 Like every Summer, we get to come visit our darling family in Utah. It is always such a joy to be among these most beautiful people inside and out. We love them more than words can ever express.  I even got to attend a wonderful inspirational young women devotional by Bianca. I wish all of you would have been there.

 

We also managed to take the grandkids to the Children's museum, The Zoo, This is the Place park and at the movies.

We got to see our Dermatologist and our Dentist as well and took care of business with regards to the home in Mill Circle and Lehi as always.

 This was our family reunion #1 including: Jami, Andres, Cristi, Bianca, Joseph, Mandy, Spencer, Vale, Sariah, Layna, Daniel III, Joseph, Nixon, Beckett, Asher, Ruby, Norah and even Nacho.






We ate out a lot to our favorite joints like Hires, Cetebello, Madoxx, The Cheesecake Factory, Kneeders, Madarin, Cafe Rio,  Ruth's Diner etc. and even tried a new restaurants  However no restaurant can ever beat Daniel's BBQ and Jami's corn bread.  This time we kicked of our visit as we celebrated the 4th of July watching the annual parade, and even got to go to one of my favorite plays; The Joseph Technicolor Dreamcoat Play at the HaleTheater. Yay!

Celebrating Father's Day

On Saturday he got a pedicure, went to eat pizza and to a movie. 

On Sunday we visited a nice clean chapel where people are taking good care of their building and that was the best Father's Day gif for Daniel. 

MTC tour

Today we went to a special tour for people in our ward who had not been able to attend the open house last week to view the new expansion of the MTC

The classroom

The Study desk

The dorm

The practice set

The teachers room 

The missionaries 

Meeting room of the MTC

The Masungi Georeserve Hike

Once upon a time in June of 2017 ten Makati ward sisters went on a hike to Masungi Genoreserve. The group was made up of avid hikers and some enthusiasts like me.

 The hike would start at 11:00 a.m. and conclude at around 2:00 p.m. But before we would have a meeting where it was explained what to expect. That is a 4 hour hike in the hottest and most humid day I had ever experienced.



It all went fine until I got very hot and started to hyperventilate but thanks to the care of those around me I was able to make it o.k.









This hike literally took my breath away!

I was mandatory to wear helmets because we would go into some caves.  We took the water we needed but for me it wasn't enough. I learned that next time I need to carry more water and to not carry anything that could hold me back. I should also not do this hike if I am over weight because carrying those extra pounds makes it very tough.

The cave was not so dark because it had some openings and those are my favorite kind of caves. It even had a nice smell from the flowers.

Out of ten sisters what would be the odds that two were born in El Salvador and one in Honduras?

We were all smiles but honestly we were dying of the heat. Our faces were very red.

This hike was unique because instead of climbing a normal trail we would have to climb a gigantic rope. It was the only way to get from point A to point B almost as if it was a zip line. Sometimes we had to go forwards and other times we had to go backwards.

The spider web was one of the highlight of our trip.

I felt right at home.  I could closed my eyes and thought I was in El Salvador.











The hike was 1,500 pesos or $30.00 dollars per person because it included being able to use a rest room before and after the hike, and a snack at the end of the hike.