Everyday Life and Activities

I'm behind on posting recent events and everyday life, so I thought I would just post a lot of pictures to help capture the heart of what we do and what we've been up to lately :). Enjoy!

A wonderful Sunday picnic!

The kids earned a compliment party where they made their own lunch!

Bagel pizzas, breadsticks, zoo celery sticks, shaped fruit sticks, fun all around!

Desert anyone? 

Learning line dancing in P.E.

Experiencing a minor earthquake on vacation…evacuated our hotel! 

A send-off for one of our beloved interns

Making a "weather station" in science 

Adding doors to our patio construction project

Another Sunday picnic at a beautiful home in the city!

A recent batch of puppies adds to the general business outside :)

A visit from the ladies!

Filling water balloons

Silly foam anyone? 

Birthday Blessings

What an amazing celebration I was given by all the people surrounding me and I received so many sweet emails from those of you back home! Thank you all for making my birthday so special!

The ladies from the city brought a beautiful gift and cakes when they came yesterday!

My desk this morning-cards and presents!

A special lunch date with friends!

My wonderful cake and gifts from the family!

Sign from the girls who come to our English class

Surprise party from my English class-all the girls serenading me!

Yes, I have cake all over my face…a bite and a smash is a Mexican tradition :)

My Dad and Mission Team!

We were all immensely blessed last week by a mission team who came from Jenny and I's home church to pour out in every way that they could! My dad headed up the team and it was WONDERFUL to have a reunion! :) 

Me and my amazing dad!

The team did a multitude of different projects: painting, helping at school, building a chicken coop, moving/laying bricks, harvesting corn, housework, dinner prep, etc. I've posted pictures below to help capture the amount of work they did. Thank you all for your hard work and for the blessing you all were!

Off to the fields to harvest corn!

On a walk with the kids

Fresh-squeezed orange juice!

Learning sign language from a team member

Painting our new dining room

Mixing cement

Doing an experiment with a team member

Brick assembly line!

Playing volleyball with the locals

Enjoying an authentic Mexican dinner!

Learning from the best :)

A GREAT writing lesson from a team member

Dinner prep!

Painting an upstairs room

The chicken coop…aka "The Chicken Mansion"

The mechanics