Life Lately April 2023

Here is a look at our life during the month of April.

 

our family in Antigua

We enjoyed many outings in town taking in all the sights and sounds of the Holy Week season.

 

We had friends join us on several of those outings.  Here we are with the Johnson family.

 

our boys with the Johnson boys

 

 

my sweet friend Sara

 

David and Jon

 

The Jarvis family stayed overnight to enjoy Good Friday in Antigua with us.  Here we are leaving our house at 4:30 a.m. walking into town.

 

sweet friends!

 

Good Friday in Antigua

 

 

enjoying a tuk tuk ride home one sunny afternoon

 

Both boys love corn.

 

Off to take the California Achievement Test at Encounter Academy during Easter week.

 

Saturday tennis

 

beautiful flowers in town

 

 

We were invited to an Easter egg hunt.

 

 

 

 

neighbor friends

 

Easter party lunch

 

We renewed Ben's Guatemalan passport.

 

Friday coffee date while the boys were at Awana class.

 

Cruz began going to a youth group and is loving it!  We took Ben out for a Chinese supper on one of those nights to spend a little quality time with him.

 

They were invited to a neighborhood swim gathering and water balloon war.

 

So fun!

 

They were also invited to a swim birthday party for their friend Noah.

 

Another party for their friend Olivia.

 

 

 

Cruz got to spend the weekend with a friend in Guatemala City. He had such a fun time! 

 

In addition, we celebrated Easter, Ben's 11th birthday, our 27th wedding anniversary, took a work trip to Mexico, and left our boys home with Lauren.  It was a full month!

 

I cannot think of a better way to end the month than in worship.  I love singing hymns!

Life Lately March 2023

 Here is a peek at our lives during the month of March.

 

a lunch view of Agua Volcano from a "new to us" restaurant in town

 

We worked  hard at school.  Here are the boys doing math and spelling on our white board.  I realized that day that we have definitely outgrown our board.  

 

 

Ben reading on our patio.

 

A new coffee mug my guys bought me.

 

 

This quarter at Encounter Academy the boys are taking an art class and have been greatly enjoying it.

 

I loved seeing the beautiful things they would bring home.

 

We attended a family day at the school.  There was someone there doing face painting and all the kids loved it.

 

Ben read scripture during the program.

 

Ben helping his friend Noah do magic tricks for the talent show.

 

Ben is continuing to take tennis lessons every Saturday with his buddy Josue.

 

 

We made two visits to the Baptist church in San Rafael.

 

David preached on one of those visits.

 

View from the church.

 

David encouraging one of the leaders.

 

We try to attend the Baptist church in Parramos several times each month. The first Sunday of each month they do the Lord's Supper.

I love that the boys can participate with us. 

 

We also spent several days at the Baptist church in San Andres Itzapa hosting a volunteer team from Easthaven Baptist in Brookhaven, MS.

 

We met this sweet family and have enjoyed getting to know them. Our boys became instant friends.

 

We have been improving our patio space and are using it often. We have especially enjoyed sitting out in the evenings with a cup of hot tea.

 

We had supper and a family game night out there.

 

patio view of Agua Volcano

 

Fuego and Acatenango are off in the distance.

 

I love a good sunset view! 

In addition, we visited a Guatemalan theme park in Guatemala City with friends and also a baby shower during one of the Saturday afternoon Bible studies at Parramos.