Resemblence?
My parents found this picture of me and my sister and it reminded me of this one of our girls.
Panama
We recently got back from our trip to Panama. We had to leave the country for at least 72 hours and found great, cheap tickets to visit Panama City. Fortunately for us the intern (Jamie, Josh, and Andy) decided to come with us and were a great help with the girls.
First day we spent touring the locks at the Panama canal.
Not a great family photo but it shows us in true form- worn out by the hot sun but loving watching these huge boats come through. Seeing the canal was one of the coolest things I have seen in all my life.
Lucy got to experience a "first" in Panama with her first ride on a merry go round. She was a little afraid but excited to get to ride with Jamie, who was also her sleeping partner all week (a BIG excitement for a 2 year old).
Here is Lucy posing for a picture, she went up beside this big tree looked at the camera and said cheese without us even having the camera ready so we had to take a picture of her.
This is us at Panama Viejo which is the old ruins of the city which was destroyed by Pirates. This picture has something to do with Captain Morgan....
Panama is a huge financial district due to the canal and it felt more like we were in the states with all the skyscrapers than Central America. We even got to enjoy some fun American things like- Dairy Queen!!
This was a beautiful walkway by the ocean with lots of outdoor markets. Once again another hot tired family shot.
The intern with the kids. We are going to miss these guys sooo much when the leave.
This is a first for Josh. He loves playing and holding Lucy but ever since Ellie was born he hasn't been thrilled about holding a newborn so we gave him the bjorn and he walked around the city with great confidence. I think he and Ellie now have a special bond.
Lucy playing in the city park. By the way you might be curious about the sunglasses by now. They were a gift from our neighbor here and she is OBSESSED with them. Any time we go outside and there is a hint of sun she screams SUNGLASSES!
This is another part of Old Panama where all the buildings and cathedrals are left from the Spanish influence. Walking around you feel like you are Europe.
This is the end of the trip. At this point we are about 30 min. away from home. We are all exhausted as you can tell. It is hard traveling with 2 little ones but overall they were great troopers. Us girls came home alone for a couple of days while Sean stayed in San Pedro Sula looking for us a van. More news on that to come!
First day we spent touring the locks at the Panama canal.
Not a great family photo but it shows us in true form- worn out by the hot sun but loving watching these huge boats come through. Seeing the canal was one of the coolest things I have seen in all my life.
Lucy got to experience a "first" in Panama with her first ride on a merry go round. She was a little afraid but excited to get to ride with Jamie, who was also her sleeping partner all week (a BIG excitement for a 2 year old).
Here is Lucy posing for a picture, she went up beside this big tree looked at the camera and said cheese without us even having the camera ready so we had to take a picture of her.
This is us at Panama Viejo which is the old ruins of the city which was destroyed by Pirates. This picture has something to do with Captain Morgan....
Panama is a huge financial district due to the canal and it felt more like we were in the states with all the skyscrapers than Central America. We even got to enjoy some fun American things like- Dairy Queen!!
This was a beautiful walkway by the ocean with lots of outdoor markets. Once again another hot tired family shot.
The intern with the kids. We are going to miss these guys sooo much when the leave.
This is a first for Josh. He loves playing and holding Lucy but ever since Ellie was born he hasn't been thrilled about holding a newborn so we gave him the bjorn and he walked around the city with great confidence. I think he and Ellie now have a special bond.
Lucy playing in the city park. By the way you might be curious about the sunglasses by now. They were a gift from our neighbor here and she is OBSESSED with them. Any time we go outside and there is a hint of sun she screams SUNGLASSES!
This is another part of Old Panama where all the buildings and cathedrals are left from the Spanish influence. Walking around you feel like you are Europe.
This is the end of the trip. At this point we are about 30 min. away from home. We are all exhausted as you can tell. It is hard traveling with 2 little ones but overall they were great troopers. Us girls came home alone for a couple of days while Sean stayed in San Pedro Sula looking for us a van. More news on that to come!
Family Time
We are spending some sweet family time away right now in Panama City. Honduras requires us to leave the country every 90 days for 72 hours to renew our visas. To make it even more annoying we can't just cross the border because to renew your visa you have to go to a country that doesn't touch Honduras. So we left Tuesday for Panama and will be here until Saturday. It has been a great time to step away from ministry and just enjoy a change of pace. I will try to post pictures later of our trip here but for now here are just some around the house shots of us as a fam.
We have loved our pool lately! The heat has definitely come to Honduras and to make the day bearable we all as a family jump in the pool at least once a day for 30 minutes to cool off. Ellie likes to be in her walker in the pool and it works great for now since she can't actually move it.
Lucy continues to enjoy being a big sister and everyday she is more and more entertaining to Ellie. Here are the girls cuddling after nap time one day. And to prove how hot it is, notice Lucy's hair in this picture.
And last but not least a nice Sunday after church family photo in our front yard.
We have loved our pool lately! The heat has definitely come to Honduras and to make the day bearable we all as a family jump in the pool at least once a day for 30 minutes to cool off. Ellie likes to be in her walker in the pool and it works great for now since she can't actually move it.
Lucy continues to enjoy being a big sister and everyday she is more and more entertaining to Ellie. Here are the girls cuddling after nap time one day. And to prove how hot it is, notice Lucy's hair in this picture.
And last but not least a nice Sunday after church family photo in our front yard.
Tippy Family
We had yet another goodbye this week when our dear friends, the Tippys, left to go back to the States for an uncertain amount of time. Thankfully we have stored all of their stuff at our house so we have hope that we will get to see them again some time in the future :)
We had a wonderful play date with Jude and Lucy Tippy while the parents were busy packing and cleaning.
We had a wonderful play date with Jude and Lucy Tippy while the parents were busy packing and cleaning.
Lunch time
Lunch time has become one of my favorite times as a family because typically we have been running hard all morning long and it is great to relax, eat lunch, and then of course there is always nap time to look forward too! It is especially fun on the days we get care packages because we always wait until after we eat to open them, all during lunch we talk and imagine about what is in the box.
This particular day we had fun talking to Aunt KK during lunch.
Lucy loved imaging she was at Maggie's birthday, we even sang happy birthday to her.
This particular day we had fun talking to Aunt KK during lunch.
Lucy loved imaging she was at Maggie's birthday, we even sang happy birthday to her.
Yummy!
Ellie started rice cereal last week in desperation for us to get more sleep. Come to find out her sleep problems (waking up several times in the middle of the night) was not due to her hunger but to her 2 ear infections. But nevertheless she seems to enjoy the extra food.
For some reason latin american feels the need to add additional sugar to almost every food made. We can not stand to eat the ketchup here and even the milk seems to have extra sugar. All that to say I had a really hard time finding rice cereal without sugar. I had to go to a special American imports to find rice cereal without sugar. Craziness!
This is the life!
For some reason latin american feels the need to add additional sugar to almost every food made. We can not stand to eat the ketchup here and even the milk seems to have extra sugar. All that to say I had a really hard time finding rice cereal without sugar. I had to go to a special American imports to find rice cereal without sugar. Craziness!
This is the life!
Life with Ellie and Lu
Here is a video to give you a little glimpse into our household these days. Ellie as you can tell is such a joy. Someone described her well today when they said "she is so fat and happy". Her laugh in this video isn't the full out belly laugh which she usually gives but you get the picture.
Lucy is full of imaginary friends. She has at least 4 different ones and at least 1 speaks Spanish. It is great because this means she plays so independently which is a new stage for her. She has also reverted back to a lot of jabbering in her language which I think has something to do with the introduction of more Spanish. So if you don't understand what she is saying in this video it is because a lot of it is just jabber, some of it is in Spanish, and the rest is in English. Also something funny is every male taxi driver and random male workers (like at the grocery story) seem to all have the same name to her and that is Josue. Hilarious, yet pretty culturally insensitive.
Lucy is full of imaginary friends. She has at least 4 different ones and at least 1 speaks Spanish. It is great because this means she plays so independently which is a new stage for her. She has also reverted back to a lot of jabbering in her language which I think has something to do with the introduction of more Spanish. So if you don't understand what she is saying in this video it is because a lot of it is just jabber, some of it is in Spanish, and the rest is in English. Also something funny is every male taxi driver and random male workers (like at the grocery story) seem to all have the same name to her and that is Josue. Hilarious, yet pretty culturally insensitive.
More Sister Fun
Every day that Ellie gets older, Lucy becomes more interactive with her. It is very sweet to watch these two "play" together. Lucy still loves to hold Ellie, and helps take care of her by getting me the burb cloth, assisting in diaper changes, and getting toys to keep her entertained while I am cooking. Ellie loves watching Lucy and follows her all around the room while having the biggest grin on her face.
Here are the girls chillin with their daddy, their favorite man in the whole world.
Ellie got a new "ride" and Lucy is showing her how it works. Exersaucers here are impossible to find unless they are shipped from the States making them cost about twice as much. But they have walkers everywhere (I guess they just send all the ones down that are illegal from the States) and they cost only $15. So here we are in our new outlawed toy.
I am not so sure who is most excited about the toy, Lucy or Ellie.
In this picture Lucy is having a whole conversation with Ellie about what she did that day. You can see that Ellie is enthralled in her story.
Here are the girls chillin with their daddy, their favorite man in the whole world.
Ellie got a new "ride" and Lucy is showing her how it works. Exersaucers here are impossible to find unless they are shipped from the States making them cost about twice as much. But they have walkers everywhere (I guess they just send all the ones down that are illegal from the States) and they cost only $15. So here we are in our new outlawed toy.
I am not so sure who is most excited about the toy, Lucy or Ellie.
In this picture Lucy is having a whole conversation with Ellie about what she did that day. You can see that Ellie is enthralled in her story.
Fun in the Sun
Although La Ceiba is on the coast, it doesn't exactly feel like you are at the beach because the water is so filthy in the city that you can not actually swim there. Also the weather is hot here but it not the sticky humid feel you have when you go to the beach in the states (or at least on the east coast). So all that to say after living here a month and a half I was determined to actually discover the beach. There is a neat place out of town that charges a dollar for you to spend the day and have access to their pool, bathrooms, and ocean front.
Lucy loved the pool!
And Ellie loved sun bathing
Lucy loved the pool!
And Ellie loved sun bathing
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