Caden turned 5!

Well it’s been a little busy here lately. . . and I’m super behind on posting the bazillion pictures I just moved from my phone to my computer. So, we will start with Caden’s 5th birthday back in January Reflecting back over 5 years ago when I found out I was pregnant with this little […]

Metamorphisis

Colt brought a little green caterpillar home from school one day, made a habitat for it, and told me he wanted to watch it change into a butterfly. This kid loves science. I was skeptical, but encouraged him to go for it. He gave it some nice green leaves (which it ate holes through), then […]

Christmas Parties

It was fun to reminisce with the kids about last year at Christmas when we went back to the States and surprised everyone. Little Caden was only 3, but he remembers hiding in the box and jumping out to surprise Mamaw Betty It’s also hard to believe it’s already been a year! How time flies! […]

The culture we have embraced. . .

Ducks on the bus (this lady is on her way home from the market). Early morning exercises in the park by the retired community.  By the way, the age for retirement here is 55 Carts and scooters with loads I can’t imagine. Sellers at the market bring the live ducks.  Take your pick! In the […]

A night on the town. . .

We had some friends visiting and decided to take them to city center one evening to eat dinner and walk around. Our city is really beautiful at night with all of the lights. We bought some interesting street food too The kids ate fried scorpion and liked it! They were disappointed they only got 1 […]