Summer in Salvador

A few days at the new beach house.

On the trail at the farm - Day 2

Riding Horses at the coffee farm - Day 1.

First Trip to the Beach 2008

Jacob and Tracy went to the beach for the day with family and friends. We spent the day at the pool and then had a birthday celebration for all the kids complete with pinata, cake and presents.

The Cousins Playing

Here Joel and Jacob are making fresh pupusas with Ezmeralda.

We had lunch at a friends condo on the 3rd floor of the building. It had a terrace that ran the entire length of the condo. The kids thought it was cool that you took an elevator and it opened up inside her home. The kids ate Pizza Hut for lunch and then played in her indoor gym.

Here Jacob and Joel are playing inside the jungle gym complete with trapeze bar and rings to hang from. The kids played inside the gym for hours. It was completely padded with gymnastics mats. They had a blast!

Here is a cute pic of Ariel and Maya before going to camp one morning.

Maya and her cousin Ariel are playing Barbies outside of the gym because Maya could not play due to her hand. The girls loved playing with the room full of kitchen toys and of course Ezmeralda.

Maya's Trip to the Hospital

On June 26, Maya had an accident with a door and needed to be rushed to the hospital. That is the clean version of a long story. She "hurt" her pinky finger and needed surgery that night. She stayed in the hospital for 1 day. She was very brave. Unfortunately, the accident left her unable to play or swim. She cannot run around or rough house like she normally does for fear of reinjuring her finger. Maya has adjusted well and knows she cannot do anything that might cause her to fall and hurt her finger. She does not want to go back to the hospital. Below are some pics of our brave little girl with her bandages. She definitley has a good story to tell from her summer vacation!