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Teachers Day to Play…

…Nicaragua takes this entire week off for Semana Santa.  Every school closes and everyone is off of work.   So yesterday all of the teachers from Colegio Esperanza went out to the beach for a day to play.  It was a great time of… Continue Reading “Teachers Day to Play…”

Girl Genius?

Does this mean that she is going to be a genius….she is only one and already falling asleep reading.  Haven’t all of the greatest minds in history had a habit of falling asleep reading?  Okay maybe that is a just proud parental projection of… Continue Reading “Girl Genius?”

Piñata…before & after

Poor Poor Diego cousin of Dora….he didn’t stand a chance against two dozen kids with a wooden stick!!!  By his sacrifice many smiles and much laughter was made, and lots of pockets full of candy….we remember you Diego…R.I.P.  🙂 So last night was Hayler’s… Continue Reading “Piñata…before & after”

Bob the Builder…

   So the other day we had the blocks out in the family room and were trying to find ways to make seesaws and stack blocks on round ones to see if they would stand.  Aliyah was pretty intentional about it, but then Mason… Continue Reading “Bob the Builder…”

No heaven or hell…so says Rob Bell?

Nope this isn’t a remake of the theme from John Lennon’s hit song Imagine, this is straight out of the mouth of a popular evangelical writer/pastor of a church named Mars Hill in Michigan.   Not to be confused with Mark Driscoll and Mars… Continue Reading “No heaven or hell…so says Rob Bell?”

Greatest Candy Ever….

…this is my favorite time of year because the greatest candy ever made hits the shelves….if anyone is headed our way can you bring some?!?!?  I would pay you the big bucks!!! 🙂  Anything you want! Cadbury should win a Noble Peace Prize for… Continue Reading “Greatest Candy Ever….”

Pool Time……adios Aunt Lala :(

A little over a week ago we had a really fun time at the pool with Krista’s family.  We got some fun pictures of our kids with their aunts & uncles.  Isabella went down the slide for the first time with Aunt Lala!  This… Continue Reading “Pool Time……adios Aunt Lala :(“

Burning the Quran equals Christ Crucified….

…so says John Piper….better put, so John Piper quotes in agreement.  And though his short blog leaves one wanting a further discussion, I can say I agree.  As far as the details I am curious about there are several, but the idea is compelling,… Continue Reading “Burning the Quran equals Christ Crucified….”

Spanish to English….Nicaragua to New York?!?

A young man named Brendan Van Gorder took this past year off from his studies to volunteer in Nicaragua.  He approached us in January about teaching English at Colegio Esperanza and he has been a very consistent ever since and doing an excellent job. … Continue Reading “Spanish to English….Nicaragua to New York?!?”

Twin Party!

Krista’s little sisters Johana & Yolanda celebrated their 11th birthday on Saturday.  They wanted to have an Andrea Boccelli birthday party (definitely their mom’s influence 🙂 !!!)  All the ladies were to dress nicely and the men were to wear scarves.  Andrea was playing… Continue Reading “Twin Party!”