The pyramids were pretty cool. The entire complex had several pyramids and structures, with the largest being the Pyramid of the Sun. I definitely was the slowest getting up the crazy steep steps but finally made it to the top! The view over the complex made it worth it. Scripturally speaking, this area could have been home to the Jaredites or other peoples of the Book of Mormon. Overall the pyramids were just incredible to see the work that must have gone into t...

Flying into Mexico City it was incredible to see the number of houses and buildings nestled in between two mountain ranges. Small mountains popped in every now and then throughout the city. With over 20 million people occupying this city, it may be the most populated city we have been to thus far. As we are only staying in Mexico City for a couple days on our way to Puerto Escondido, we booked a hotel connected to the airport. I stupidly suggested that we walk t...

We took back all our snorkel fins, hit up sevs for some li hi candy for our family and hit the airport. It's been an incredible trip that I want on repeat. Malikai is anxious to get back to baseball, but the other two kids are trying to talk mom and dad into relocating to the islands. We saw a softball tournament on our way out and tried to convince Malikai that he could do baseball in Hawaii for sure, but he didn't take the bait.

Our trip ended perfectly with a hike at the cliffs at the end of the road in Hanae Park, the furthest you can drive north on the island of Kauai. The beach has incredible waves crashing against the rocks and hikes that are supposed to be some of the best on the island. We stayed away from the hikes there because there had been some pretty bad injuries due to all the rain in the area while we were here. The hikes are beautiful but relatively treacherous along t...

We spent the day split into snorkeling in the morning and surfing in the afternoon. Not a bad way to spend the day. Everyone was pretty beat from hiking and driving all day yesterday, so we kept close to the resort. One of the best places on the island to snorkel is a small shore off a resort in Princeville down a long path that takes you from the cliffs down to the shore below. Kylie and I didn't last long snorkeling, I am still having jaw issues and the mou...