mauve

I now hate the color mauve, not that i have ever loved it. I think that Satan himself created the color to torture people here on earth. Nate and I have been painting and it was all going fairly well until we got to our living room. It was supposed to be sun dried tomato red, but it was not. So we decided to go with espresso brown and the accent wall is going to be sliced almond, an off white. The kitchen is a yellowy gold, always happy colors for the kitchen, and our bedroom is a light tan. I will put some better pictures up when its all done, but for now this is all you get.

4D

Last night we went on a family date (that means that Savi came too).  We walked about three blocks to this place called Quatro D.  It's a cafe and heladeria (gelato).  It was fantastic, really cute inside.  Nate got the 4d, an espresso with vanilla gelato, and I got a coconut gelato to share with Savi.  We also felt like a little something to eat so we got a grilled chicken wrap with spinach, bacon, candied pecans, and some unidentifiable vegetable ( i think that it was steamed broccoli stems).  Needless to say, it was really good.  We also get a caprese salad which was very tasty.  I think that our family will be frequenting Quatro D... just try and say it... its so dramatic in Spanish, rather than just 4D.

Orphanato

the orphanage is beautiful.  We were able to get quite a bit of work done, but unfortunately i had to leave a day early with Savi because he got sick.  He was so happy when we got "home" though.  He is really starting to feel comfortable here!  Pray for our team because they are all going up again on Monday for a week and Savi and I will be staying back.

welcome to the jungle...

How amazing is my back yard?  Every day when I look out my kitchen window I thank the Lord for how amazing He is.  We are so blessed down here with this amazing apartment and an incredibly luscious back yard/jungle!  God is so good and I am learning soooooo much in my classes right now.  Don't we serve an amazing God?  This week we are going down to the orphanage that the church has (about and hour away...in the sticks) and we are going to be putting the finishing touches on it AND studying the book of Joshua while we are the for 2 weeks. 

glory...

o how glorious is food! I LOVE food...and I not afraid to eat my weight in a delicious hamburguesa sanguchada (a glorified hamburger).  One hamburger patty, one chorizo patty, a fried egg, cheese, french fries, lettuce, tomatoes, mayonnaise, ketchup, olive sauce, aji sauce (a peruvian pepper sauce..spicy!), and about 5 other sauces that I was not able to identify.  This is what my dinner consisted of along with an ice cold Pepsi Cola.  Like i said......GLORY!

a friend

Savi needs a friend...all day long he plays, for the most part contently, and I play too, but I feel inadequate.  He needs a little friend that he can grow alongside.  That is one thing that is hard about being here, there are no ninos for him to play with.  I get sad sometimes when I see him running around in patterns that I know only a one year old would understand.  I think to myself, "I wonder if he is lonely?"  But the Lord knows and he will bring a little playmate for him in His perfect timing.  Maybe we will meet a cute little Peruvian mamasita and he can play with her?! I am beginning to see the little difficulties that come along with moving here and at the same time I am so blessed to be a part of this little community.  I am just continually praying that the Lord makes our time here a sweet one, no matter how long or short.

On a funnier note...Savi learned about iPods and headphones these past couple days and now he is hooked!  

butter and converse

I just have to say it...the butter here is amazing and I think that the world should know. It is glorious...o so glorious!  I also just wanted everyone to see how cute my sons high tops are...they are well loved and at the end of the day they just make me smile sitting there on the counter.  I love being a mom!