We helped cut up and handed out fruit in Los Cantaros.

 A group of kids in Los Cantaros gathering for a Pinata. 

 They start off young!

 A group in Los Cantaros ready to celebrate Christmas. 

The girls having a tea party with Grammy before leaving the states.  

 Kaitlyn made a cheeseball for Thanksgiving. 

 Traveling back to Mexico with our puppy.  She is one tired pup!  Hanging out of her bag!

Kaitlyn's 15th birthday party!

Our new puppy Snickers! 

 Fun day at Silver Dollar City

 At the City Museum in St. Louis.  It was so much fun!  Highly recommend! 

 More of the museum.  It had lots of tunnels to crawl through.  It is nothing but a climbing and interactive museum. 

 Kaitlyn and her cousin outside climbing up high at the museum. 

 At the zoo in St. Louis.  Yes, those are live penguins! 

 Matt, his mom, and siblings

 St. Louis Arch

Inside at the top of the arch

                                    Summer time fun at Silver Dollar City with family

 Fun times in California!

 Sightseeing while visiting churches

 Mckenzie went to church camp this summer and had lots of fun

 My sister came down and we had a great weekend with fun and games.

 Kaitlyn went to church camp as well.  She had a great time. 

 We celebrated the 4th of July at the lake.  It was a fun weekend!

 My niece's sweet baby!

 Waiting for the Monster Truck show to begin. 

Lazy day hanging out with family. 

 This is some pictures of the camp where we had a spiritual retreat.  It was beautiful!

                                                 Lots of green grass for the kids to play. 

                                                       This was the dorms. 

                                               Helping serve food for about 60 people. 

                                                  Yum!!!  Tuna empanadas!! 

                                                      The kids had a lot of fun!

                                                       So did the adults!

Matt just celebrated his birthday with a homeade apple pie.  Happy Birthday!!

 In History class, we were studying Mexico.  We made homeade tortillas.  They were good! 

 Kaitlyn is cooking the tortillas.

 Mckenzie is rolling them out.

 We decorated a Gingerbread house for Christmas.

 The finished product!

 Kaitlyn turned 14 in December! 

 She wanted a purple and black cake, so that is what I made her. 

 Having fun on her birthday with her friends. 

 Eating Chinese food for her birthday.

 Make a wish Kaitlyn! 

 Everyone crashed in the living room! 

 We spent a morning with another family that homeschools.  Both families made a Christmas cake. 

This cake was made for a Christmas party, celebrating the birth of Jesus.