Lima, and lots of pictures!

We spent this past weekend in Lima! It was sooo much cooler there. Didn't even need a fan. A nice little break from the heat. Missed our friends from up North though!

Lima is pretty. The beach is absolutely gorgeous. It doesn't have a ton of access, but it's got this road that runs right next to it for a while that is pretty awesome :)
We spent one of our days at this mall in the very expensive part of town. We had some great food, and just enjoyed the view for awhile.

Please ignore my messy hair and lack of make-up. Doing my hair and make-up just takes too much time, especially when I know it won't last in this humidity.

So one thing about developing countries is that the homes are usually still in the process of being built. Families will literally build brick by brick. When they get money, they put it into building their home, something tangible, as opposed to a savings account. When they have an influx of money, they build another row of bricks. Due to this slow building process, the roofs are made out of moveable material. Most roofs are made out of tin in the cities, and then some are made out of wood and mud, and others out of woven palm leaves.

Lima is a lot more developed than most places here. A lot of taller apartment buildings for housing. It also has a beautiful LDS temple! We were fortunate enough to stay in temple housing, where I had my first hot shower, and night in air conditioning in weeks. It felt a little surreal to be in such a calm and comfortable place. It was very peaceful.
The next 2 nights we stayed in a hotel, it was right next to one of the big malls, a church, and several parks. I'm fairly certain William is going through another growth spurt cause I am ALWAYS hungry, so I was grateful to have a burger king across the street.Also, there were ceramic St. Bernards in pretty much every park. not exactly sure why.

 William has a newfound love of grabbing anything that comes anywhere close to him! None of my food is safe anymore. He really wants to start eating soon. But the little mister is just gonna have to wait at least another month and a half. I'm pretty dang strict on the nothing but milk till 6 months rule. Especially in a country where the water isn't safe to drink. William has also discovered that when he smiles at someone they will almost always smile back, so he will stare at someone till they look at him and then smile really big. It's adorable. So glad to have my little travel buddy with me!