Nearing the end + What we've been up to

Afew pics from the last couple months. I can't believe we're leaving in like 5 weeks. Already had at least 1 crying spell in front of the entire Farm :)

 All three classes together.

Alicia and Nati and harry during our retreat in a slightly competative nearly violent doughnut game

Our girls up against women from Trujillo. We lost 5-2 but had no fear!

El capitan viene!

Cati and SEidy at Banana Beach for dia del niño.

Making coffee with Emma.

Pastor at the pool for day of the child.

Our kids teaching kids with special needs a dance for day of the child.

Yadi at the pool for the very first time!

This guy was in the hallway as I left the bathroom.

Nothing says Happy Halloween like a watermelon!

Carving a rotten "pumpkin" Tifa bought in Trujillo.

If you built it they will come! The beginnings a new church in the village next to The Farm.

The last day of kinder!

The girls at a posa in Buena Vista. Finally I got a picture!

Tough guy... maybe not.

The cruise ships have arrived and are coming weekly.

Our boys helping build the neighbors new church.

Nelsy helping one of the kids from Manos Chicas (a special needs school) swim. 

Beach time with the Manos Chicas kids!

Isabel the most beautiful little girl. She can't see well due to glaucoma, but it hasn't lessened her spirit one bit.

Independence day!

Rainy season has finally arrived and house 1 loves it!

Got Milk? A girl scouts outing.

For a Girl Scouts outing we took the girls to a nearby dairy farm to help milk. 

Not everyone was super excited to be up early on a Saturday.

Kalvin (Kinder) and Darwin (1st grade) are cousins whose families work at the dairy. I found myself learning from the real maestros instead of teaching this time.

I wasn't sure I'd actually know what I was doing despite growing up surrounded by farms I don't think I'd ever actually milked cows before.Milk mustache?Harry showing Belgia how to milk. There is no avoiding getting dirty surrounded by cow pies.

Round em' up! As we headed home they let the calves out to head to a field for grazing.Don't worry it is dead! We passed by a very large snake on the road back home.

 So we get back home and are in the middle of our bi-annual cleaning day when suddenly come shouts and screams of "Toro" from the girls next door. Somehow our beach gate was left open and this bull wandered in. Pat quickly chased it down forcing it out the front gate as Tiffany and I ran behind hoping to get a better action pic. Thankfully no one was hurt.