Please pray for a FART....seriously....

I'm at the Children's Hospital in Washington D.C. with my sister and family. Jolie was admitted on Friday for a clog in her intestine. She had surgery yesterday where they found out that scar tissue was obstructing her small intestine. This occured due to her surgery for cancer over 5 years ago. Now we are just waiting for her bowels to start working again. We are literally praying for a "FART". It's so sad to see her in so much pain. We have all been praying hard and thanks to all family and friends who have been praying with us. I will upload some pics soon but the hospital computer isn't new enough to take the memory card.

At the house...

Aunty (my stepmom's sister) has been making the best curries around. She loves cooking and we are ALL glad she does! I've been eating non-stop since I've gotten here. Here is Jom thanking her for her wonderful food! Thanks Aunty!

Uncle Jose and Aunt Alphonsa visited for a day from the Middle East. It was nice to visit with them, they too enjoyed the good food. I hope Coop and I can visit them on our way to India someday! Safe travels Uncle and Aunty!

Jom's Swim Lesson

Jom is taking swim lessons and today I got to take some shots with my long lens on. He is improving every day and dad gives him some quality advice. Dad and I have been swimming with him all week.

Visiting Houston

Dad gave Jayden one of his home grown Guava fruit...Jayden really loved it. Jayden has grown a ton since the last time I saw him. It has been nice to see Rojy (one of my cousin's here in Houston) again. She's a hard working mom!

Every child is a precious gift from God.

Vacation Bible School

This little boy looks just like Todd (Cooper's brother )when he was a kid.

Last week I volunteered at Vacation Bible School at Blessed Sacrament Catholic (where Coop went to Elementary School) and it was the BEST! I loved teaching and learning about God and seeing the kids sing and dance for God. I worked alongside a new friend named Kathleen who ran the program and I was honored to be by her side. She is truly a sister in Christ. There were more than 80 kids at camp and some of them were familiar faces from tennis (students from tiny tots). My ring bearer Osbaldo and his little sister were there too!

I am definitely on board for next year!

Farewell to Brooke!

Brooke (my neighbor and friend) has moved to Asheville, NC. Jeremy, Brooke, Cooper, and I have grown to be good buddies. We will miss them so much. We had them over for Crepes one morning, then Kelly and I threw a surprise going away party for Brooke ....she really was surprised and will be missed!

Brooke, Kelly, M.C. and I ...

Summer Camp- Tennis

Fredrik (our tennis pro) talked me into helping out at Summer camp again for a few days and I enjoyed every bit of it. I decided not to teach camp this summer, I missed my sweethearts, so it was nice to come back for a few days. We also got to celebrate Fredrik's birthday that week with cake. Henry (Annabelle's brother on the left) Aliana (Osbaldo's sister on the right)