Today we also celebrated my dad's birthday but first we had to get through the day first (not that my day at school day was bad). First we had Spanish which I didn't do too bad in, though I had some trouble explaining stuff to the teacher.  Then  later we had some fun at recess on the ropes with tires tied to them. Although me and my friend slammed into each other later,  it was worth it. Then later at dinner time we went to a sports bar and watched soccer highlights. Then outside we saw a friend of Mina's from school and we talked. Then when we got home and ate brownies and popcorn and while we watched a spy movie.

Ttoday is my dad's birthday and it was really fun. First school went by so fast except when we had to march around for an hour during PE. Then later we ate brownies and gave presents.

Today wasn't as fun as the other days but it wasn't so bad. First in the morning I was groggy and tired but the food was pretty good. Then later we went home and had a quiet evening.

Today was REALLY fun. First we had some yummy food and then when it was time to swim we had a lot of fun and played water polo. After school we went to a restaurant and had some yummy food.  Then we went to soccer practice and had a lot of fun there too. Then later we just relaxed and did our blogs.

Today was pretty fun with some exceptions. First in the morning we sang the mexican national anthem and the Chiapas hym. But it was pretty hard because we didn't know the words. Then later we had some yummy food for breakfast at the kitchen. Then we brushed our teeth and went to the next class. Then after a while we had math class and I talked to the math teacher to see if I could work on my other math book that I should be working on in the US. Then later I worked on presents for my dad since his birthday is on thursday.

Today was really fun. First we woke up and I didn't feel tired. Second when we got to school the pool was warm and also we got do draw and play a lot today. So all in all it was really fun!

Today was really fun. First I was really tired in the morning but got to sleep in the car for an hour because my class starts an hour later. Then we had a lot of fun and had Pe then near the end of school it started dumping and so we didn't go to soccer again! Ten when we got back Adelaide and Mina made Pesto.

Today was the first day of school and we were really nervous. After we arrived it wasn't clear which room I was supposed to be in, but after a little talking we figured out which room I was suppose to be in.  It took a little while to get used to all the rules and the people, but by the end of the day I knew  most of the names of my classmates and most of the rules. My classmates were really nice, but it took me awhile to get used to them even though they were nice.

Another cool thing was that there was a Canadian boy, Ulrich, in my class that was a year younger than me. I had to help him with his Spanish because he knew almost nothing. By the end of the day he was so frustrated that he started crying. Later in the day, the teacher talked with his father to see if he was going to get some extra classes and say all the teachers were going to help him more.

Wilhelmina wasn't so fortunate because her classmates weren't all so nice but by the end of the day she had met some nice ones. After school, we got some ice cream and then went home so Wilhelmina could do her homework. Meanwhile my Dad and I went to buy soccer shoes for me. He also decided to look for some indoor soccer shoes for himself, but sadly there weren't any large enough, so we went home.

Here's the picture of us before school.

                   
            

               Here I am jumping on the 

 trampoline after school, with Paloma and Ulysses.

Sorry I haven't been writing for a while because we went to Palenque with our cousins and didn't bring the computer. We had A TON of fun at Palenque with our cousins. Here are some things we did- swim at the pools, swim in a river with devil fish, see old Maya ruins, give our parents a spa and other cool stuff. When we got back we watched a movie and went shopping and had fun. Then the next day we went and bounced on a trampoline and went to a boring school meeting and watched a Maya play, called Palenque Rojo. What was cool about it was they had a lot of actors wearing animal costumes who moved like jaguars, hogs and even crocodiles. They also had really awesome fight scenes between the different Mayan cities- Palenque and Tonina.

Today was really fun we first went to a park and jumped on a trampoline for an hour or so.Then we went back and my cousins and my parents had a spanish lesson.Then once adelaide finished we went rock climbing.When we finished we went home while my cousins went and saw a friend and then we watched Cracking the Mayan Code.

Today we we ate pancakes and bacon and then went to the market and bought some stuff.When we came back my cousins (Adelaide and Mathilda) took spanish and then we ate dinner and played.

On sunday we went and picked up our cousins at the airport at Tuxtla!When we got back we ate some food and I ate a caterpillar taco!Oddly enough it tasted like steak!Then we jumped on the bed and talked.

On saturday we woke up and watched the first part of the Brazil vs Mexico game.then went to a bar that allowed kids and watched the rest.Luckily Mexico won!Also they got there first ever gold medal in all olympic history!Then at night we had friends over and we ate dinner.

Today was weird.First when we went to Tuxtla and they told us we were there illegally because we weren't stamped even though it wasn't our fault.So we need to go the closest border so we will go to guatemala ugh!

Today we had a big storm that lasted all night and when we went to the rock climbing gym it was closed. Most likely it was closed because it had open courtyard and that got wet and so most likely it was bogged down (by the way I only learned that phrase from WWII books when they talk about trucks or artillery getting bogged down). After we discovered that the rock climbing gym was closed we then went back home and read for an hour. We also repeatedly checked to see if the women USA versus Japan soccer game was on.  Then we went and got some school clothes for us. Sadly, our school clothes make us look like Mormon missionaries. Also what's weird is that the main brand for the clothes was the Oscar brand, and it was kind of embarrassing because some the skirts and other girl clothes were named Oscar, too. Here's a picture of me doing the Charleston (inspired by Foxy Shazam).

When we got back we turned on the TV and saw that he women's soccer game was on and we excitedly watched the U.S. women win. I kind of felt sad for Japan, but in the end they sacrificed for a greater good. :)

Then Mina had the bright idea of making Cowjie look like our baby. Here's a picture of me with Cowjie. I'm holding him like some women hold their babies here (but most of the time they have their babies on their backs).

Today w went climbing but it was frustrating day because the owner wasn't there so he left one of his helpers but he didn't help and just disappeared texting.After that we tried to renew our visas but they said they closed at one and it was three! So on friday we are going to go back.We are also using a small room that would have been the room for a servant for a small kids room which is really cool.

Today we went climbing and tried a tough route but I couldn't do it so meditated to cool off.Then after we went climbing we relaxed the whole day and ate pastries and watched the Olympics.

Today we woke up and went to the zoo. We saw a lot of really interesting animals there. There were a lot of different species and it looked a lot like a jungle. The reason why you don't see the variety of animals you might see at other zoos, is that the animals seen
in these pictures are only from the local area.


There was even a part where they had some crocodiles and some turtles and every 8 days the crocodile would eat one because his digestive system was very slow. That was very depressing to me.

There was a jaguar with a 6 month-old baby and a panther (a black jaguar).










There are also these really cute pigs (actually javelinas) and they would scurry across the path every couple of minutes. The ones on the left are bigger versions which they don't let roam freely.





There was also a really big tapir, a big cross kind of thingy that looks like a horse, an elephant and a pig all at once -- but actually it is really cute.





We also saw an anteater that kept trying to suck up ants. That was pretty cute, too.





Here is a pretty cool picture of a snake that Wilhelmina took.




After having a marvelous time at the zoo we drove back to San Cristobal and watched 7 Years in Tibet and ate cookies.

Today we had a really lazy day. We just watched the Olympics, had tea and and then had an epic nerf war. Oh yeah, also took some pictures, played some more and ate at a restaurant called Falafel. Not the most interesting but yeah.

Today we drove to Tuxtla which was fun and had really yummy chicken on the way and tacos.At Tuxtla we were going to get our visas renewed but found they were closed so we checked in to our hotel and then went to eat at a fancy restaurant and had some more really yummy food and then went home and slept.

Today we had quite a bit of things to do. First we went rockclimbing, then after we had a lot of fun at the rockclimbing gym we stayed at home for a little bit and watched olympics. Then my mom and dad's Spanish teacher came and we showed him a little bit of Foxy Shazam. He's a really funny singer kind of like Weird Al with a lot of crazy music videos and a high-pitched voice.

We were going to go to the clinic to get my allergy shot, but ended up in the hospital after trying three different places to try the right place. At the hospital we met a doctor that helped us and was one doctor that a lot of people seemed to look up to and he is Italian and luckily he speaks some English. He then told us that one of his nurses could do it and the nurse put the needle in for a really long time and injected it slowly and it was agonizing. I was like, "Just get it over with!!" But I got through waiting for half an hour to see if I had a reaction by reading a book on my Kindle.

This is Cowjie last night, under my Germany blanket my grandma made for me. He kind of took up most of my bed so I had to squeeze in.

Today we went to the rock climbing gym and we had to get a little ball of newspaper wrapped in some tape and stuck to the wall and we had to get it someway. Each time he makes it harder by putting handicap by saying you can't use hand and foot holds on side of the wood.Sometimes you have yo jump and grab it in the air. Afterward  we watched Mexico face Switzerland in soccer and  luckily it was Mexico who scored and won the game. Then we read and checked our blogs. After that we went to Sam's Club and got some food there and a chair for my mom's back while she worked.

Also here's a picture of the baby.

Each time Jesus, the baby, is dressed up on different occasions. For example, at the funeral and in this picture, he wore a really cute suit and shiny black shoes. In most cases he's wearing normal clothes with  classy shoes.