Greetings everyone! We apologize for not posting sooner, we're sure you've all been anxious to hear from us. Things have been VERY busy and we haven't had access to internet or phone easily. Now that we're getting to know the town better, we should be more regular with our updates. Annie and Roselynn will do the next update on Sunday... so stay posted! The weather has been great. We've been enjoying 40degree weather. Well.... I wouldn't say enjoy, but we've been adjusting!      
The apartment building we are staying at is great. There is a pool that the kids can use anytime, and all the girls are together in one apartment, the boys all together in another. It's so cute how they're all bunked up together :)   
Wednesday was the craziest day... we had about 10 hours of travel, two flights and an hour long bus ride. Thursday the kids got to check out the town... Playa Del Carmen... and they got to swim in the ocean (the Gulf of Mexico) for their first time. IT WAS AMAZING to see their faces! They were in heaven. We couldn't get them out of the water. They kept asking us to pinch them to make sure it was real! 
    
Today was another action packed day. We started off by visiting a Mayan Ruin called Ek Balam. It was stunning and absolutely beautiful. However, I think the thing the kids will remember most from this day is the bugs! They were not big fans of the heat, mixed in with many flying friends... haha. However, they did enjoy the view from the top and seeing the Iguana's.           
After our stop at the ruins we travel about 20mins to a Mayan community. Mayan people are the aboriginal people of Mexico. We went for a bike ride around the small community and saw some fantastic sites. We thought it was going to be an uncomfortable ride because of the heat, but it was actually fantastic to get the chance to see the Mayan people in their homes and the breeze was fabulous!  
Following the bike ride we headed to another location. At this spot the kids had the opportunity to repel by rope down the side of a cliff and down into a cave. At the bottom of the cave was fresh water and we all had the chance to go for a swim and cool off. It was amazing to see and swim in a real cave! Unfortunately we don't have good pictures on hand, but I promise to provide some on Sunday when we update again. 
Our day wasn't done yet. When we were done at the cave we drove to another small Mayan community where we were invited to have lunch with a local family. It was AMAZING. The ladies taught the kids how to make traditional tortillas, which we then enjoyed with our lunch. We also got to drink fresh melon juice from traditional coconut cups. 
    
Even though we've all experienced some stress, heat exhaustion and home sickness, we are doing well to persevere and really take-in and enjoy our surroundings. Halie, Chris, Keith and I are very proud of them. We miss you all and hope you're well. Don't miss us too much - we'll be home before you know it! Take care and love to all! This is Kim... signing off! xoXox The Pang-Mexico Crew | 
