Friday, December 16, 2016

HAPPY 12th BIRTHDAY to TYLER!

October 10, 2016

Tyler’s birthday requests:

Day off of school

To play with friends

Blueberry muffins for breakfast (thankfully a friend had sent  a care package a month ago and I
had saved the muffin mix).
Homemade napolitana empanadas for lunch

Grilled meat for dinner

Cherry pineapple dump cake or dessert













MORE SEPTEMBER PICTURES

 9-14-16: 27 weeks.  Baby is 1kg.
 Claire loves to sing during Bible studies
 Terere time
Ginny, Tyler and Dad build a goat pen.
 Tyler and Josiah
 Skyping with grandma and grandpa while in the capital
Josiah

Thursday, December 15, 2016

JULIA’S MILESTONES

September 13, 2017

Julia lost her first tooth!  She wanted her daddy to pull out.




 


 Julia learned how to ride her bike withoutt training wheels.


“When I grow up I want to be a rabbit.” Julia

“If I can’t matching clothing with Claire can I at least match clothes with myself?” Julia

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

HAPPY 10th BIRTHDAY to MICAH!

September 29, 2016

Micah wanted an M&M letter M cake for his birthday. 

He wanted the day off of school.

And he wanted to hang out with his friends.


Check. Check. And check.









Sunday, December 11, 2016

INTERNS

Ryan has been shadowing Jeff a couple days a week in the clinic.  He is learning a lot and enjoying his time.  He’s not sure what career path he wants to take in college so this is one way to open his eyes to medicine. 
Chris is a physician’s assistant and our newest team mate.  His family just finished Guarani studies and is looking for a long term location to do medicial missions.  But for the next 6 months or so, Chris will be shadowing Jeff during the week.  

Friday, December 9, 2016

SCHOOL is UNDERWAY!

September 2016


I cannot believe Ryan is in his last year of high school!  This year, for the first time, we are able to have a co-op.  This is something we moms have talked about, dreamed about and prayed about for several years - knowing that one day they will be needing helping in navigating advanced science and math classes.  Sarah, a recent college graduate from the US, has committed one year in Paraguay to teach four high school boys AP Chemistry and Physics. Plus, one of the moms has agreed to teach the boys AP Spanish. What an incredible blessing!  

We are just barely into the routine and it seems each week something must be modified.  Three days out of the week the boys will get together for classes, rotating between 3 houses in 3 different towns.  Did you catch that?  We live in three different town.  So our schedule is affected by driving time, muddy roads,  bus schedules, family travel and events, and trying to keep a healthy balance of our kids being away to do studies and being home for family life.   It’s tricky, but it’s working!  And the boys are having a blast.
 AP Chemistry
Physics
Chemistry lab
Chemistry lab

 Physics lab
AP Spanish
Play time

 Breakfast

The moms and teachers of these sweet high schoolers

 An added blessing for our family is that Sarah (the teacher) is living in Jataity with our neighbor.  Each morning she is able to help Ginny with math and teach Ginny and Joshua Biology.  

This is what study time sometimes looks like at our house.
Ginny and Joshua are both in 9th grade.
Here are my other students - Micah (4th grade) and Tyler (6th grade)

We've added another scholar this year.  Julia - sweet Julia - is starting school.  She is very excited.