Monday, October 9, 2017

Guadalajara Convention

Packed in the bug, headed for Guadalajara convention.  So nice to have a two-day convention only 3 hours away, because our's is only 1 day.





 It's impossible to cut our early, so we didn't leave Guadalajara until after sunset Sunday evening.  Keith drove the bug and I followed in the suburban.  All went smoothly and we arrived home safe and sound.

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Saturday, September 16, 2017

Friday, September 15, 2017

Happy Birthday Monte!


He's a big 7-year-old today!

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Monday, August 21, 2017

Saturday, August 19, 2017

Catching Up


The last post saw us at Ronan convention in Montana.  After returning to Mexico, the kids still had 2 weeks of school to finish out the year.  The above pic was taken on the last day with their friends Dan and Natali.  There was an honors ceremony recognizing the students with the best grades.  Tyler, Boyd, and Natali were pleased to receive certificates in this ceremony.

The summer passed with much mango picking, gravel shoveling, bike riding, and recreating.




Jorge and Jose made the trip out from Guadalajara to visit us a couple times.  They hiked to Casa de Piedras with Keith and we all enjoyed our time together. 


We made several trips to Guadalajara to renew our temporary resident visas.  Sometime in July, we were accepted for 2-year visas.  Hard to believe one of those years is already passed.  If all goes well, we will renew again next July.

Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Aquarium Michin in Guadalajara

Last July we made several trips to Guadalajara to secure our temporary resident visas. Our immigrations attorney recommended Aquarium Michin, so we had to check it out.

In the entry, we stood on a balcony overlooking this pool of stingrays.  Later, we stood at the edge of the pool, dipped our hands in and felt the soft noses and bellies of the rays.

In a dark room, there were dozens of lighted cages and aquariums housing different types of reptiles and fish. 

Outside were several more open pools.  We got to touch starfish and sea anemones.  Tyler and Boyd also had their photo taken with a large snake and an iguana. 


In a large outdoor cage, we bought some seed and waited patiently for these little parrots to eat from our hands. Something super intriguing and satisfying about this.  I think we spent most of our time here :)



Back inside we watched these beautiful fish from under their aquarium.

 The last room contained a few more smaller aquariums with even more varieties of sea creatures.
We all thoroughly enjoyed the tour and the chance to photograph some of these beautiful animals.  Please come and visit us, so we have a good excuse to go back :)

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Ronan!

How can I describe the thrill?! The excitement and anticipation! The contentment just being there and the sense of satisfaction as we left.  I can't explain it, but I'm holding it close.

 Three flights on the way up.  Everyone still enjoys flying, thankfully. Alison (my sister) met us at midnight and took us to my parents.

 The morning after a super long travel day. Something like 18 hours! It's so hard to get out of grandma's guest bed!

We gathered our trailer from my sister's and our camping gear from the storage unit. Then drove down the beautiful west shore of Flathead Lake and out into the foothills of the Mission Mountains. There in a lush green pasture, we set up camp for Ronan Convention.





Convention is such a special place. And it's made even more special, when you share it with family and friends.  So good to spend time with Dana at Ronan.

Words just can't explain the uplifting feeling, the encouragement, the joy of sharing these special days with my family. So many good things were shared in the meetings, so much to take away, so much to be thankful for.