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Monday, January 26, 2009

...amo mi vida....

There has been much to do around DOFO these last few weeks. January is almost gone and I can't believe it has gone so quickly! A few highlights...

** Ana's Quinceñera - All of our girls get a party for their 15th birthday, as is the Mexican tradition. The dress, the cake, the church service, the whole nine yards. I got to take her to a few of the dress fittings, so it was cool to be able to watch her enjoy the entire process! Que Bonita!

Ana:


Ana with her escort, Gerardo:


Ana and I:


** I was able to sneak away for a few days and take a quick vacay in the OC, which was nice. It was great to see my besties.

Bonfire (of course):


At the movies with licorice straws:


Lunch with Andie (yay! she's back!):


Alta!!:


** Andrew was finally able to come down for a visit and completely funded and planted the start of our new orchard(Thank you!) (I have been praying for an orchard since i got here!) It is my new favorite place, and I am in the process of planting vegetables there as well!!

The 8 baby trees (Oranges, limes, lemons and mangoes):


Besides that, it's just been LOTS of visiting groups, multiple projects, lots to coordinate. It's hard work, but it's a lot of fun. And with the Spring Break coming up, we're just getting started. :)

Oh - And my fave part - just hanging out with the niños!

Two of my faves, Marcos & Samy:


Lalo:


Abraham & I:


Edgar:

3 comments:

Valerie Geary said...

Ana looked beautiful!!! And I'm so jealous that you got to see Andie!!!!!!! Also the orchard looks fantastic. And um... licorice straws? really? ;)

Andie said...

Such beautiful boys!! I'm SOOOOO glad I got to see you when you were here!! Seriously felt like no time had passed. You are amazing Jare!! I'll love you forever.

PS... i deleted my profile for my new blog... but for some reason it didn't delete the actual blog. so that blog doesn't exist anymore, so delete it. :) i'm putting up a new one right now that will be pretty much identical except will be "andie-lynn.blogspot.com". i'm adding you to my followed blogs so you'll see it.

Callous Comfort Driven Complexities said...

Yay Ninos! Yay Trees! Yay Adventures to come :)