Pool Time!

5/30/2012 

Well the last couple days have been pretty routine. Yesterday (Tuesday) was a long and hard day. It just felt like time was moving so slowly and the kids were just extra tiring. Somedays are faster than others but yesterday was the longest day I have felt here. We got to play with Miss S’ new mom and her friends all day which brought in some new entertainment with us being able to get all of the kids out at some point in the day. 

After our day we decided to walk back up to our house instead of driving up so we could get some good scenery in during our time here. We had a blast, even though it literally was a hike up-hill in super hot weather...for an hour! We got to see the mountains from a different view which was pretty cool. It is absolutely beautiful here...a lot different than the Pacific North West....but it’s still gorgeous! God’s creation is incredible and I am reminded DAILY just how awesome God is. It just blows my mind that He could create ALL of this! My mind can’t even fathom that! 

Last night we made some baked oatmeal for our breakfasts’ (which is delicious and super easy to make). Then me and Hope and Alyssa sang some more songs. I got roped into helping them lead worship on Sunday so we sang a bunch last night and then called it a night. 

Today was a MUCH better day. Seriously, it was like night and day different than yesterday! We took the kids for a morning walk and then decided it was going to be POOL DAY! We filled up a little kiddy pool full of water and put all our babies in. It was so much fun splashing around and playing in the water and it was a nice way too cool off for us. Because we were in the pool for the day, I got a LOT of sun today and might have gotten a bit of a burn! :) 

Me and Megan took another walk after lunch and then we had more pool time with the kids after lunch as well. Having the pool out is a special treat for the kids so they are all extra happy, silly and fun! (and the time goes by faster as well)...

Today was Susie’s birthday (a staff member) so we had shish-kabobs and fried rice for dinner! It was very yummy! We hiked back up again today (but we went the short way). Then we were able to play with the kids some before they had to go inside. Always a fun treat to the end of the day...they sang us songs and danced and we had fun together! 

Tonight we are exhausted and will be going to be extra early! God is continuing to do amazing things and I am blown away each day with how good God is. I only have 7 full days with my babies left and I can’t wait to see what God is going to do each and every one of those days! 

Please continue to pray for good health and continued strength and safety as we are walking long ways in the heat on rough roads. Walking the streets here isn’t bad but it is an interesting experience because in Haiti, pedestrians do not have the right of way! :)