We're Back!!!!!!


So, we arrived home last Friday night...wait, it was actually Saturday morning, 2am to be exact! We are adjusting to our time zone and not having so many people around us and so much to do. We really miss our friends back in Oaxaca, but it is nice to be back in our home. Here is a picture of the family just before we boarded the plane to head home.

Well Digging, Play Parks and Swimming Lessons!


While Leo and the rest of the crew were out in the village digging a well, the kids and I were back at the house grafting ourselves into Charlsie and the kids's everyday life in Oaxaca. We went to a place called "Poing Poing"...it is the best indoor park I have ever been to. It had huge bounce houses, play structures, and toys galore...it was great! Then it was off to swimming lessons and gymnastics. The next day, we treated ourselves to the playplace at McDonalds...we got to sit and watch the kids tire themselves out! So, it is our last full day here...we leave tomorrow afternoon...so we are talking it easy tonight...dinner out!! We will see you all when we get home!!!

Here is the gang...


So, I brought down two of the cutest matching outfits for each of the kids to wear...I am a little obsessed with these things! The girls had little dresses on and the boys had matching shirts and shorts...they were too cute. People kept asking if their were twins. The kids are having a ball down here...getting dirty, playing sword fights...you name it! Guess who is having a hard time with the dirty part? Right! Anyways, they are all pretty much inseparable...Colin is making sure of that...a little too much. We are having a great time...I will keep you updated with more! A little note on the kids...Micah is two months older than Colin...Maddie is two months older than Adi.

We're in Mexico!!!


Leo, myself and the kids are currently, right now, in Oaxaca, Mexico. We are down here for many reasons...one is to visit our good friends, the Swadley's...one is to work in some of the outter villages of the city, drilling wells. Leo put together a small team from our church and we all set out to be down here for a week...we got here last Friday and will be leaving this coming Friday. The adventurous ones of the team left for the villages this morning, while the kids and I stayed back to play with the other two kids at the house (Charlsie, the mother of the two kids, is my playmate). So, here are some pictures of the trip down...it was a total of 13 hours traveling...a few stops and many layover hours made up that number! The kids did great...and even slept a little. But, Leo needed his coffee to get him through the last flight! I will post more of the kids and their friends!!!

Party Of Four


Yesterday, the Stoddard's and Kangas's got together to celebrate Aunt Kristen's Birthday! We had pizza, cake and the bounce house...I am surprised that the kids got out of the house long enough to sit down and eat. When they did, I couldn't help to capture the "photo-opp" of the party of four! They were very good, all sitting there, eating and sharing stories of the bounce house. Like I said, it didn't last long, but it was sure cute!

How Do I Look?




Colin has become very aware of his looks...(ie. the hands in his pockets). Today, he acquired his second pirate sword and put the two together to make an outfit. So, what did I hear next? "Mommy, how do I look?" He was so proud, so cute...he really surprises me how conscious he is about those kinds of things. He is growing up fast!!!