Two Saturday's ago was our official Word class day, but that week we decided --the Lord showed us-- to instead just have a little get-together with our 12 FS students and get to know each other a little more. So we planned for it, sent the word around to our friends and to our lovely surprise the very day of our get-together just so happened to also be one of our friends birthday! Yeah, double the fun!!
At first when we heard his birthday fell on our get-together day we we're quick to let him know that he didn't need to feel obligated to come, if they already had other plans as a family to celebrate his birthday, but he said "No, I want to spend my birthday with you guys! I feel such peace and serenity when around you guys and I want that on my birthday." Wowsy! Must be Jesus' presence he perceives! ;)
Our afternoon though calm and peaceful was at the same time full of fun and excitement as the grown-ups sat around the table and just chit-chatted and got to know each other a little more as friends. The birthday man and wife both really enjoyed themselves and it was great seeing them just lighten up a bit and be themselves --no pretense or any of that yucky stuff. :D
Mind you that when our visitors arrived most of them said they could only be here for a short while 1 1/2 hours or so, but they all (with the exception of one) stayed close to 4 hours!! Whoo-hoo, that was a big surprise, but each of our friends individually expressed that they had a great time and some have already asked when we will be doing something like that again. Ha! Ummm,... in a months time?! :D
Both of the couples faithfully show up every Saturday, and there are a couple few other single individuals who show up every now and again, and although our class is officially 1 hour the shortest class we've ever had has been 1 1/2 hours, not including over-time/chit-chatting! I guess they simply thoroughly enjoy themselves that before you know it time has slipped on by!
Sunday is Family Day, so we decided to take the boys to a new and different place then the usual picnic park event. :) Went down to the closest mall and the Lord quite amazingly and immediately supplied the boys 200 pesos worth of electronic money to be used on... games!
These kind of games were a first for Kenji -- my little sheltered boy, heh, not really actually -- and as such he was at first a bit overwhelmed at all that was around him, but after a while he gained a little more confidence and couldn't get enough of a little basket ball & hoop game, riding a motorcycle, playing air hockey, riding a train, and bowling to name a few! I didn't get to take pics of all the things he did, as in some I had to be there with him, thus I couldn't take the pic. :(
Then we ended our day with a little "once in a full moon" treat -- hamburgers and ice-cream!! And they got to do some climbing and running around at the play-place. That got them real nice and tired -- and yep they went to bed without a fuss, (for a change) God be praised! Heh!
Just yesterday Steve and I attended a friends wedding and reception. It was fun, a change from the daily routine, and we got to witness and win one soul! And he wants to come over for Bible classes! Yay! You'll notice a very tired Suko somewhere in the pics. Didn't have much to drink, I promise, but the reception ended at 2:00 am so just imagine how tired I was! :) So there you have the rundown of our weekend fun! TYJ!
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Sunday, May 31, 2009
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Big boy things!
The boys love doing handyman jobs, well they actually love just playing around with grandpa Jim's tools - more like spreading them everywhere, heh. So after much frustration on his part he finally found a way to keep them out of his tools!
As of two weeks ago, he begun doing a handyman project with them at least once a week. So far they've put up a little wooden fence around our new plants (which they also planted by the way) and their latest project; a bird feeder.
The boys are in high heaven during handyman project time, well Kenji is at least and for the most part Angel is too -that is when he's not in 'distraction land.' Ha! It was Kenji's first time painting and he loved it! When he returned to me he said, "Me get paint on hands, it's okay, grandpa put stinky stuff on me hands, now it's all gone." Awww, my little one is growing up too fast!
Oh, yes, in other news our family of birds has grown. We now have a grand total of 5 -- 2 grown up ones (parents) and 3 baby birds. I'd never really seen a baby birds' growing up process so it was quite cool to see it with our batch of baby birds. Oh, and guess what? Our baby birds are a month or so old and the mom has already begun laying more eggs - 6 eggs so far. Last time she laid 11 but only 3 hatched. Well, see how it goes with this new batch.
I took this opportunity to teach Kenji about birds, and from our baby birds we learned that in about 10 - 13 days from being born they; grow a lot, get their feathers/color, start looking more like birds, fly/flap their wings, and that once they come out of the nest it means they are then able to peck/eat food on their own and withing days they get down the whole flying thing.
As of two weeks ago, he begun doing a handyman project with them at least once a week. So far they've put up a little wooden fence around our new plants (which they also planted by the way) and their latest project; a bird feeder.
The boys are in high heaven during handyman project time, well Kenji is at least and for the most part Angel is too -that is when he's not in 'distraction land.' Ha! It was Kenji's first time painting and he loved it! When he returned to me he said, "Me get paint on hands, it's okay, grandpa put stinky stuff on me hands, now it's all gone." Awww, my little one is growing up too fast!
Oh, yes, in other news our family of birds has grown. We now have a grand total of 5 -- 2 grown up ones (parents) and 3 baby birds. I'd never really seen a baby birds' growing up process so it was quite cool to see it with our batch of baby birds. Oh, and guess what? Our baby birds are a month or so old and the mom has already begun laying more eggs - 6 eggs so far. Last time she laid 11 but only 3 hatched. Well, see how it goes with this new batch.
I took this opportunity to teach Kenji about birds, and from our baby birds we learned that in about 10 - 13 days from being born they; grow a lot, get their feathers/color, start looking more like birds, fly/flap their wings, and that once they come out of the nest it means they are then able to peck/eat food on their own and withing days they get down the whole flying thing.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Happy Mother's Day!
Felicidades en tu Dia Mama! Te amo mucho y doy gracias a Jesus por tener una madre como tu al igual que una amiga, un apoyo cuando estoy en mis bajas, mi propia aconsejera, pero mas que nada doy gracias por el ejemplo que me has dado de ser una luchadora, un discipulo y dar mi 110%. Te amo mucho! -- Gracias por ser una magnifica abuelita. - Kenji
We had a wonderful Mother's Day, thanks to Grandpa Jim and Steve who kindly took the boys for us so we could go out shopping for ourselves! What a treat! I can't remember when was the last time I actually bought myself something. So Mother's Day seemed like a good excuse for it. :D
Later on in the afternoon we had a BBQ and some ice cold beer! Yay! The guys prepared/cooked everything - baked potatoes, salad, frijoles charros, and meat of course, and on top of it they cared for the boys most of the day! We pretty much didn't move a finger all day! :) :) And then ended our wonderful day with a great movie out in the fresh air - terrace/our new "bedroom." Ha!
I gave in and decided to go ahead and give Kenji his new Thomas the Engine bed set even though his bed base is still not ready. :( He loved it! When it came time for bed he didn't want to lie on it at first because he said he would squish Thomas and James, ha! So cute! It took him some time to get used to the idea that James was a train, heh. When I told him this he said, "No silly mom, James a boy, not train." So I had to explain that 'James' in itself is just a name that can be given to either a person, or a toy/train, etc., - like his - and that it didn't mean that the James he knows is a train. As I think that's what he thought I was saying, ha! What a goose! lol
We had a wonderful Mother's Day, thanks to Grandpa Jim and Steve who kindly took the boys for us so we could go out shopping for ourselves! What a treat! I can't remember when was the last time I actually bought myself something. So Mother's Day seemed like a good excuse for it. :D
Later on in the afternoon we had a BBQ and some ice cold beer! Yay! The guys prepared/cooked everything - baked potatoes, salad, frijoles charros, and meat of course, and on top of it they cared for the boys most of the day! We pretty much didn't move a finger all day! :) :) And then ended our wonderful day with a great movie out in the fresh air - terrace/our new "bedroom." Ha!
I gave in and decided to go ahead and give Kenji his new Thomas the Engine bed set even though his bed base is still not ready. :( He loved it! When it came time for bed he didn't want to lie on it at first because he said he would squish Thomas and James, ha! So cute! It took him some time to get used to the idea that James was a train, heh. When I told him this he said, "No silly mom, James a boy, not train." So I had to explain that 'James' in itself is just a name that can be given to either a person, or a toy/train, etc., - like his - and that it didn't mean that the James he knows is a train. As I think that's what he thought I was saying, ha! What a goose! lol
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