Some August Fun

In August, our friend got married in Detroit, and we asked my parents to take the kiddoes so we could go on our own. We decided to take my niece back with us from Houston and keep her until we traveled back to CdJ in August. Then we all made the trip over to J to drop the kids off (even Boo!) and Q and I flew from ELP to D.

But first we had lots of fun taking Miss D out here in Amarillo (and I stopped at the Magnolia Silos on the way back of course). We did not do formal ESL, since she wasn't too interested, but we did a daily craft instead. It was so much fun to have her! I'll admit that it was much easier for me to entertain her than her brother, since she enjoys doing a lot of the things we already do here at home! She was especially into slime this summer, and the kids made so many batches that I lost count! We also took her to all the places we took her brother- the library, the pool, out to eat, the museum, parks, and so on :)

Some pics from the wedding

And when we got back to CdJ, it was my birthday and my dad's! We celebrated together for the first time in years!

It was so great to be back in Anapra!! It was a blessing to see some of the people that continue to pour their love into the ministry there, and honestly, it was good to get a little dirty too!! It was a very, very happy birthday. After the group left we celebrated once more so that my siblings could be there. S and her family were able to join us this time and the pizzeria was just so beautiful! and the pizza was delish

A picture of my mom's bugambilia (that's the original spelling)

We came home to find that the morning glories had taken over but were barely flowering. Now they are finally flowering but I haven't taken pictures of them yet. But here is what we found--- an incredibly peaceful home, now that it was just us. Too quiet.

But not for long! Miss E was about to start school and we were not ready haha!