Kristina playing church with her babies.  :)

Mountain Hike

We flew into Haiti on August 19th, and today we finally got away and did something as a family!  We left early this morning to hike partway up the mountain behind our house.  It was a fun and beautiful outing!  We were home by a little after 10:00 this morning!  We hope to one day be able to hike all the way to the top!

It was so cute, because sometimes the kids would think, "we are almost to the top".  And then, we would come out from under the trees and see "THAT"!  as Alanna referred to the giant of the mountain that still remained looming above us!  :)

While Brianna hiked, she picked a bouquet of flowers. Toward the end of our hike, she gave her bouquet to the mother of one of our friends.  I am not sure how she managed to hold on to her flowers the entire time...but she did!

Back In Our BIG Backyard!

The kids are enjoying being back in their yard to play! Here they are playing in a "fort" made from a trunk that was chopped down while we were away.

The tree was chopped down because it was rotting inside. Now, there are stacks and stacks of wood to be used to make charcoal, the common method used for cooking here in Haiti.

We got our Chickens!

The kids love their chickens! It has been hard to convince them that they can't hold the chickens all day- the chickens NEED to eat all day. Thats what they do!

I also nixed the idea about painting the chickens toenails. I am just no fun at all! :)

This morning, Nina comes to me and says, "I

wanna pick blackberries." We grabbed a bowl and went out to grandma's blackberry patch. As you can see from the pictures, she enjoys eating them as much as she loves picking them! :)

Jake was KING of the recliner for the week he spent recovering from his concussion!

This picture was taken before he felt like re-joining us at the table - so you can see the family joined him at the recliner. :)

Though Jake did not feel up to going to the table yet, you can tell that he is doing better because he is in a sitting position and Brett is making him share his kingdom. :)

Workin' on the Chicken Coop