Family Fun
Happy Birthday Simeon!
We have been so busy that we have been remiss to let you all know that Simeon turned 2 on March 5th!!! Yeah! It was a fun day as we had a monkey themed party because Simeon is a monkey …
Off to the Jungle
We are heading off tomorrow (Tuesday, March 13th) for the jungle. We’ll be going the first couple days to Tena for the next HIV/AIDS workshop. After that we’ll head to Banos for a day because are going to stay out …
Banos, Shell & Puyo
Happy New Year everyone!
We decided that since we didn’t go to visit family in the States and no one was coming here over the Holidays that we would take a mini family vacation right after the New Year before …
New Year’s 2011
On New Year’s eve, we experienced a very different celebration here in Ecuador. The traditions are quite different here, but fun. We had a great time learning and experiencing this with our friends the Burbanos. 1-2 days before New Year’s …
Christmas 2011
Christmas 2011 looked quite different from last year. This was our first Christmas in Ecuador without family or friends around which was difficult, probably more so for me (Kim). I really enjoy the changes in seasons, snow, Christmas lights, Starbucks …
Water Fights and Life Lessons
Christmas Newsletter available for Download
Christmas_2011_Newsletter
Our December 2011 Newsletter is available for download (Just click the link above!). You can see what all has been happening with us since our last official update in September as well as you can get an …
Thanksgiving 2011 in Quito
We had an awesome time yesterday celebrating Thanksgiving 2011 with our friends in Quito. Yes, we celebrated Thanksgiving a week late because we were traveling last week to Santa Rosa but that didn’t make it any less important and most …
Our First Ecuadorian Wedding
This past weekend we traveled to Santo Domingo for our first Ecuadorian wedding. Flor (whose name translates “flower”), who works in the snack shop at the campgrounds, was getting married and had invited us. It was a wonderful experience as …