Shopping day with Matt´s mom, sister, and family friend.

                            A great lunch after a morning of shopping. 

 We went to Puerto Vallarta for a get away.  These are the fish we saw when snorkeling. 

                                     The view from our hotel. 

                                                            More shopping! 

                Matt´s sister, Kaitlyn, and I swam with the dolphins.  We held parrots first!

                                      Getting to know the dolphins

                                         They sang to us! 

             Grammy brought a sewing project to do with the girls.  They made pj bottoms. 

                            Cooking cauliflower crust pizza with Grammy.

                                                   Yum!!!!

                                           Grammy made Cinnamon a dress! 

                                             4th of July fun! 

 Matt, Kaitlyn, and Karla (Kaitlyn´s and Mckenzie´s friend) decided to do the obstacle course here in a park.  Mckenzie and I decided it was too high for us! 

                                                      Kaitlyn taking one step at a time.

                                              Mckenzie liked bouncing on the trampoline.

                                                          Crazy hair day in school! 

                                                  Kaitlyn receiving a medal in gymnastics. 

We went to an adventure park one day for a family day.  The girls and I rode a rollercoaster. 

                                           Matt and the girls conquered the big slide. 

                                                  The dolphin show was really good. 

                                                Mckenzie and her friend

                                  Our sweet friend Ethel, fixed the team and us lunch one day. 

                                          No more room in the van!  Hang on Mckenzie!

                                           Kaitlyn and James resting in the shade.

                                           Matt is talking to part of the team and Chuy. 

                                              Sharing with a man that is blind.

                                             Kaitlyn pretending she is her dad! 

                                      Mckenzie and a friend that always seeks Mckenzie out when we go out there. 

                                             Handing out dried soup in Los Cantaros.

                            We are at our church, waiting to pass out invitations in the street. 

                                                 Shopping day in the market

              Matt and James are talking to Carlos, getting ready to preach at our church. 

                                                 Tired of shopping

                                              Here is Matt giving a conference in Francisco Villa.

                                    The team and National partners we worked with in Los Cantaros.

 My mom came and visited us after Thanksgiving.  We had a great time together.  We made a gingerbread village with the girls.  The drop off box and library is for my sister since she works at a library. 

                               The girls had a gymnastics meet.  They both did a great job! 

 Kaitlyn just turned 12 in December.  She had a slumber party.  I made these cupcakes first. 

                                                           Here is the final product. 

                  The girls participated in a Christmas program at church.  Mckenzie is hidden. 

 We had a Christmas party with one of our Bible Study groups.  This was the Kid´s Club. 

                                       Mckenzie is trying to hit the piñata.  Go Mckenzie!

                                               Passing out yummy homeade tamales. 

Our girls were in a wedding of one of our good friends here.  Mckenzie was a flower girl and Kaitlyn helped pass out bubbles.  The girls were beautiful!