You Can Never Have Enough Flowers!!

I was so excited this past week because all my roses had buds on them! They bloomed this week and now I know what colors they are! I knew which one was red, and now I know which one is pink! I'm waiting for one more that still hasn't bloomed - it's either pink or white. The hibiscus bloomed too (pink) and we have a banana tree that is finally going to have bananas!!

 

We were so excited - it is the first one to bear fruit. I also was curious because I have only seen bananas on a tree once they are already big - I had never seen how they actually grew from the beginning.

I went to Tegus the other day and on the way back we stopped at the Mennonites and I went to their nursery. They had so many beautiful flowers and some that I have never seen in Catacamas; when I go back I am going to buy some more. This time I was in a rush and just bought more Colchon de Nino which I figured out finally is called Moss Rose!! One is white and one is purplish/pink. They are bigger blooms than the others I have. Now I have orange, yellow, pink, white, and purple! I can't wait until they spread all over the flowerbed!

Happy Child!

 Posing and smiling for the camera!

 ...with her new baby doll!

 Love her cute pigtails :)

My favorite - sweet smile!!

Learning to Cook!

Leyla loves to help Mommy in the kitchen. She always wants to help or sit on the counter and watch - a lot of times she gets in the way, but I can't help but think about the future and how she will grow up with a love of being in the kitchen and cooking!

 

Ropes Course!

We had a lot of fun this morning at the Ropes Course at CEREPA. A youth group from a local congregation went, and we joined up with them. Leyla enjoyed it too! The ropes course is a great tool in learning communication, developing leaders, and working as a team. We had a lot of fumbles and frustrations but we accomplished a lot too!

 

 Everyone had to do each challenge. In this one, the team lifts you up all the way above their heads!

 The "islands" were difficult. You have to figure out how to get across without touching the "infected" area around the islands (the ground).

 

 Leyla was having lots of fun but it was getting hot and her little cheeks were so red!

 Climbing the 12 ft wall!

Marcos was the last one up and he had to figure out how to get up without help!! Of course, he did it though! The men at the top lowered a boy down, and Marcos ran and jumped and grabbed onto the boy's ankles, then climbed up the rest of the way!