Rob and Brooklyn and Family Visit

Rob and Brooklyn and the children came to visit for Christmas!  They arrived on the 22nd and stayed until the 31st.  We had a lot of fun visiting sites in Guatemala together.  We visited Antigua, climbed the Volcan de Pacaya, experienced the Mayan market at Solalá, chartered a small launch on Lake Atitlán and visited a local swimming hole for the kids, went to the beach at Monterrico to enjoy the classic black beaches of the Pacific coast of Guatemala, spent a night in a nice hotel in Xela (Guetzaltenango) and quite another experience in a hotel called the Boca del Mar, and had two fun filled days at Irtra visiting the theme park of Xetalul and the water park of Xocomil.  There were no crowds or lines at the theme park or the water park and we got to ride the rides as much as we wanted to.  The water park was simply amazing, the best water park I have every been to.  Considering that the cost for two days for a the children was only $15, it was an incredible deal.  Brooklyn bought Christmas gifts for two families in our Ward of Santa Luisa and for the children of a local orphanage. We had a good time delivering the gifts to a needy family in our ward on Christmas Eve, and they were so grateful.  We had the typical rounds of stomach viruses and ran ourselves ragged, but it was a great time with family.  We wish Rob and Brooklyn success in their new adventure in Valladolid, Mexico.