san luis love

this week we got to spend some extra time hanging out with some friends who 

live in a village about an hour's walk away. 

some of the kids have started computer classes in the library and, per usual, 

they're always up for a good game of soccer. 

their village is very small with no electricity -- 

and their school room is in the same building as church. i still can't get my head around what a crazy different place they live in but it's been so much fun getting to know the kids and their teacher.

above: computer class -- learning the basics about how to work one of those things.

some playdough time -- their favorite part was to make little "tortillas" out of it.

cute baby kelly -- the life of the party. her favorite part is tasting the crayons 

{too bad they aren't flavored, girl!}

our coloring pages entitled "through the decades" -- 60s mod, 70s shag carpet lion, 80s vegas liger. 

i got it from my papa

seems like all that organization education when i was a kid paid off...i love organizing! 

we're cleaning out and revamping the library this week, trying to get an idea of all the stuff we have for the kids to use for school and for fun. 

{between me and you, it looks like we've got a crayon factory happenin on the side here.}

anyway, i get a real kick out of this stuff and i know i'm not the only one. don't be ashamed. 

who doesn't love the smell of school supplies??

can i get an amen?!

anyway,

thanks, dad, for the inherited love of putting things into large tubs and labeling. someone's gotta do it.

home

in third and fourth grade english class we are learning some family vocabulary. this assignment was to draw all the people who live in your house and write who they are below. just had to share some of these with ya'll. i loved learning about their families in class...and the assignment turned out to be a huge help in learning who's related to who. it aaaall makes so much sense now.

my personal fav is the second one featuring a

 lively looking cat and duck pair. hah! this is why i love english class. 

happy friday!

just beachy

first of all let me just say how wonderfully fantastic it is to be able to post about something that happened yesterday instead of waiting a few weeks after the fact. yay for internet at our place!

in typical honduran fashion, most of the give hope 2 kids family headed down to the beach to celebrate some semana santa and do something fun with the kids. it was well worth the long{ish} trek down to spend the day with some friends from the valley that have never been down at the ocean. 

during holy week, hondurans typically head down to the beach and rent little houses to sell food and other goodies. after wednesday, everyone is off of work and the beach is full. what a treat it is to spend some extra time with family and friends!

{dance competition between fernando and lilian in the truck. maybe if you ask nicely i'll upload the video.}

i think the kids favorite part was discovering all the baby frogs in the tidal pool. oh, and the frosties treats before the ride back up the mountain...during which they all zonked out pretty immediately. one family that came with us has just accepted the opportunity to be the second set of house parents for the ministry. after they settle in a little bit we will be able to take in new kids

p.s. -- thanks for the sunburn, beach. it's always a pleasure.