Our Story: Wednesday, November 02, 2011

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Fun times in the States/ Gearing up for Christmas

Hi friends! I have been out of the loop for sure! Visiting family and friends was an absolute blessing to everyone in our family. We are back home now and we are getting back into our routine. I think the happiest one in our family is probably our dog, Max. He is beside himself with joy to have his playmates back home! The last post was from our time in Indiana.

We started our trip out in Indiana and spent 10 awesome days there. Then we flew to NC, where we spent 10 more days with my family in the NC/SC area. We enjoyed fall festivals, yard sales, football games, board games, long walks, fall weather, drinking from the faucet, flushing the toilet paper, going to the beach, playing with cousins, visiting with old friends and eating all the foods we have missed. Out of all the things we ate while in the US, Jerod enjoyed his Chick-fil-a the most, Greg enjoyed his greek food, (lamb pita and greek salad) Alex enjoyed his broccoli and cheese soup from Panera, Annie enjoyed her hot dog at the fair, and I have to say my Ruth's Chris steak was by far my favorite! (Thanks again Kingston Ave!)

We are so blessed to have friends and family who love and support us when we are home and when we are here. It is so nice to go to the US and then it is also a wonderful feeling to come back here to Mexico and know this is truly where we belong. Our kids picked up right where they left off and attended a youth event today. Schools were closed for All Souls/Saints Day which is a national holiday here. It is a rather dark holiday but the youth decided to take advantage of not being in school and went to a pool and played games and just had a great day. It is still pretty warm here during the day. ( Mid 70's) However, at night the temps seem to drop drastically and it can get really quite chilly. I mean, it is almost time for our flannel sheets. ( Remember we have no central heat and our home is built kinda like a basement)

We are gearing up for Christmas already and are excited about the many opportunities we will have to share His love to all of those around us. The needs are great and Christmas can seem kinda sad for lots of little ones as they don't have much. We are planning on having at least one big Christmas party in a village here and if possible another in our old village also. There we will be giving out presents to the kids and having cake and games and fun stuff and we will also tell the story of Jesus' birth. This is all made possible by many of you who donate money for that specific reason and I personally want to thank you all for that in advance. This has been something that we have done for the past few years and it has been such a blessing that now all the kids look forward to this time of year in hopes of a fun Jesus party. We will definitely keep you all updated on the progress of our party preparations and I will post photos after we have had the party with the kids and their gifts.

Thanks for keeping up with us and I will do better at posting now that I am back home! love to you all! Missy

Here are some photos from our trip, hope you like them!