James 1:27 "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after the orphans and widows in their distress."
Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

Thursday, July 30, 2015

Juan's 11th Birthday


Juan really wanted to have a pool party with a few friends this year, and we finished the pool just in time! The boys enjoyed swimming, a pinata, pizza, cake, and ice cream.  We found that having an unstructured swim time for the boys to just have fun together worked great.  We think Juan really enjoyed his friend birthday celebration.

Saturday, July 11, 2015

Ingrid's 13th Birthday


It is hard to believe how fast the kids grow-up, and it has been four years since Ingrid came home to America to celebrate her 9th birthday.  She celebrated her real birthday in Colombia that year, but we had her birthday celebration at home ready to go when we finally made it home.  She has changed so much, and we can't believe we now have two teenage daughters.  Ingrid wanted to have a "Frozen" themed party with friends this year.  The girls did an Olaf art project, watched the "Frozen" movie, had fun with a pinata, and enjoyed pizza, cake, and ice cream.  I think Ingrid really enjoyed her special celebration!