Liz for dinner

(That makes it sound like we ate Liz, which we did not.)

Tonight, we had the super fun opportunity to have Liz Fonseca over for dinner. Liz is one of David's former students. Last year, he would always talk about how neat she was and how much he liked her. I didn't really get a chance to know her, because I was down with the little kids last year, but having her over tonight showed me the greatness of Liz!

She is a great conversationalist and we talked about so many different things. One being, the difference of Spanish and English. It's always so amazing to me how the high school students at NCA are completely fluent in English and have little to no accent. Her English is awesome and encourages us that all we need is about 12 years or hard study to be fluent like her! We also talked about her upcoming year, which she'll be studying in New York City! What difference - to go from a super small Christian school to New York City!! She is excited and I can tell she will do great there!

One of the best things about NCA is the relationships formed between students and teachers. It gives us an unique opportunity to share our homes, lives, faith, food, and much more with these cool kids. Praise the Lord for NCA and for Liz!

New Blog Design

Just thought we would shake things up a bit and change the old boring blog template to something fun!
I choose palm trees and the ocean, because we have both those things here!

NCA teachers vs. students

It's that time of year again! You guessed it! Soccer season!! Or I should say, futbol!

The beginning of this season started off with a friendly game of students vs. teachers. Here are the teachers:



I hate to say it, I really do, but do you notice anything? Yep, you got it most of the teachers playing were gringos! Not a good sign!

(I know, I know, there are tons of good gringo soccer players!!)



This is Vidal. He is a soccer machine. Right here I think he's about to score!




This is Jassiel. He is also a soccer machine. Jassiel can run a mile in 5 minutes and 20 seconds. I can't even think about running a mile that fast.



David got to be the coach of the students, because he's got some bum knees right now and can't play. Even though, he would have loved to played against the students, it was a cool experience to really hang out and get to know the kids even better!

Beckett's First Swim!

Ok, so all we did is sit in the pool, but it was fun!

It was just me and Beckett, so I couldn't take pictures while in the pool (not enough hands, you know!) This is after our swimming! Isn't he so cute in his little swim outfit!

Gassy Baby

Just a question.

Does anyone have any genius ideas about what to do for a gassy baby???

I've tried

burping him (obviously!)

rubbing his stomach clockwise

pushing his legs up to his stomach

carrying him football style to put pressure on his stomach

giving him gas drops!

He still seems to have an upset belly!

HELP!!!

I love these guys!

Guess who slept through the night?!?

Beckett did! 9:30 to 5:30! (The sun comes up at 5 here, so that's when we start our day!)

1st Day of School

Well actually it's the second, but I had every intention of writing this yesterday, so let's just pretend. David had his first day of his second year of teaching! He said the difference between last year and this year is huge! That first year is a killer. You don't know what you're doing, you want to do your best and kids can smell fear - it's just so hard! But your second year is always so much better!

Last year David taught government, economics, geography, and Biblical ethics. This year, he'll be teaching U.S. history, world history, Biblical ethics, and (drumroll please!) strategy games. He's really excited about all these classes! He'll also have the same group of guys in his homeroom. Homeroom is time for a short devotion before the day begins. David was just telling me how he really desires for this to be a time that his students really grow in their love for Jesus. I'm praying that the Lord really works in their hearts too.

This also is my second day at home with Beckett with no help. And this is what he's been doing.




This is one of very few days that he has been really fussy. So I can't complain! :)

The Reunion of Dad and Son

Isn't this sweet? This is David and Beckett after they haven't seen each other for over a week. There's something really special about the relationship of a Dad and his baby boy!

1 Down, 2 to go...

David left for Nicaragua on Sunday. School starts on the 11th of August, but teacher in-service begins today. You're probably wondering why I am still here in the good U.S. of A? Well, the plan was for me to go to Ohio this week with my mom, but she broke her leg, so the plans changed. Sad for me. and David who is there all by himself, without us! :(

I'm beginning to feel a bit anxious/excited about going back. Last year was by far our hardest year ever. There was just so much change in 1 year! I'm anxious that it will be difficult again this year. But I'm also excited about it. I'm trusting that the Lord is moving and maturing us. I'm also excited about this year, being a year where we really invest in people and not just a year of survival!!

And I promise to blog better!