Our time in the States photo dump.

Both Neiah and I have come to the point that

we are ready to go home. We have had a great

time (and still have a few days left), but the fun

is quickly coming to an end.

Here is the recap of our time in the states.

Neiah's first vacation with the family in the Dells.

 We had a blast as Neiah enjoyed her favorite things of:

constant swimming

 and constant playmates

 and the combination of both!

 We celebrated Mamaw's birthday.

 Had a cousins sleepover with a tent and everything!

 Went to the zoo and fed the giraffes

 and loved watching the animals.

 Went to swimming lessons

 with her buddy Brady.

 

We watched Uncle Ryan coach softball games.

 And took family pictures. The kids all got to

pick who they wanted in 'their' picture, and where

they wanted to take it. I think this was Colts choice.

 This picture reminds me of the Little Rascals:)

 Love these Crazies...

 

And these Crazies too!

 Neiah had been asking to ride a horse so we went over to

Uncle David & Aunt Kate's house to give her that experience.

 She changed her mind when she saw the actual size of the horse, 

but was brave enough to try one ride around the corral with Uncle David.

 The 1st and probably only Jamaican cowgirl:)

So thankful for this Amazing time we have had with family and friends!

The long over due recap of June and July...

 A "Hinrichsen" team once more came to JDV for a week, and

Neiah and I were able to go join them.

 They were able to join me in the mornings at New Hope,

 helping me to love on the babies.

 We had 3 more teams at KP this summer... but sadly I can only

find pictures from one of the teams...

 We celebrated the graduation of 5 of our students the end of 

June. Prayers for them as they start their lives in the "real world"

would be appreciated.

 The second week of July this little lady finished her 1st year of

school, and was very disappointed to find out that there was a

summer break. Thankfully the next week we were flying to the

states so she had something to look forward to:).

Running away

 Praise Jesus for weekends that we can run away for a few days.

 Praise Jesus for sunshine, and beaches that are close.

 Praise Jesus for a little lady who loves

 the beach as much as I do!

Praising Jesus for these weekends!

Birthday Party

 Love this girl, her quiet spirit and sweet smile.

 He sat very nicely 'protecting' the cupcakes

 this kid....

 cupcakes for all!

 and the babies LOVED it!

 Sweet big baby b

 love her joy

 being so careful to get all the goodness

into her mouth and not to drop any on the 

ground:)

 and when the cake is gone its time to play

with the balloons.

Praise Jesus for Fun Days!

Deaf Can Coffee!

 So proud of the boys at the Kingston campus and their hard work

in learing how to roast coffee, and learning to become baristas 

so they could open their own coffee shop.

Deaf Can Coffee!

 They make hot coffee drinks,

 and cold coffee drinks

 the boys filling orders for some costumers.

 They are also starting to dry their own berries

(coffee beans)

 and roasting it.

 so that they can package it to sell.

Great Job Boys!

to learn more:

Deafcancoffee.com

Going to the Zoo

Neiah was supposed to go on a field trip to the zoo, but for whatever

reason the trip was cancelled. It was a holiday weekend down here

so Neiah and I decided to ask some friends to come to the zoo with us.

 We waited a lot...

 waited for the zoo to open (it only opened 45 mins. late:)

waited for the tour of the animals (because they didn't want you

walking around on your own)

and waited for the 'petting zoo' part of the zoo.

Thankfully there were these very loud birds,

 and an awesome play ground to keep them

busy during those long waiting periods.

 The first stop was with Mary the Llama. And then it

started to rain so we hung out under a tree a long time with Mary.

 The next few animals were ground squirrls and a racoon...

I didn't expect a lot from the zoo... but definitely a little more than that!

 There were lions, and monkeys that the kids loved so that was good.

 Then came the "petting zoo" part.

This was what probably made the hour drive worth it.

Neiah was a lot braver then I thought she would be.

Willing to pet all the animals.

I was thankful the fun outing worked out,

and that the kids had fun.