Fun times with the Piro family and Bibi's brother & fam

We had a great time in Buenos Aires staying with the Piro family and also doing a bit of Christmas shopping with Bibi's brother, wife Sandra and baby on the way, Giuliano.

Blessing five families for Christmas

Our latino group pulled together lots of gifts and delivered them to five needy families in the comunity. All of our kids participated in the event and they handed out the gifts themselves. Everyone was very blessed!

Meeting Bristol Palin

Caro and I attended the Making a Difference for Life 2010 Fundraiser Banquet here in Visalia and had the honor of meeting and talking to Bristol Palin, the keynote speaker. She made a powerful case for life and in all we had a great evening, along with about 800 plus other guests. We were very impressed and had a blast hanging out. At the end, we were given a couple of roses as a souvenir. Nice touch.

Happy Birthday, Zoe!

While Tia Ile was in town, we helped precious Zoe blow her very first candle. Ava (the big sis) and her friends played with our girls and we all had a really good time.

A weekend with Tia Ile, Camila & Giovanna

With another Argentine in the house who loves food, Bibi's been making some yummy dishes from back home and other new ones as well. Homemade pizza, Argentine style, with all the bells and whistles, Argentine pasta with homemade pesto and yum chocolate cake were among the most favorite. Auntie Ile & the girls came back for the weekend and we had a blast in the pool and just hanging out.

Mateo turns 5!

To kick start our second week of September, we all helped Mateo celebrate his 5th birthday with a great party at Boingos. All our Latino friends were there and the kids had an absolute blast playing in and out of the fun bounce houses. Feliz Cumple, Mateo!!!

Relaxed Sunday at home

We have a new guest resident in our home for a few short months. Her name is Carolina Trisca, a fellow Argentine currently residing with her family in Montemorelos, Mexico. Her boyfriend, Nestor Celaya, is a native Visalian and they've been dating for about a year. She is visiting Visalia for a few months, taking ESL classes and learning as much as she can about this culture. We're super excited about having Caro living with us until the end of November.

September Recap

Our Latino friends come to our home for our weekly get together. We all had a great time in the pool and enjoyed good good food.

Last weekend in August - Camping at San Onofre Beach Campgrounds

Last weekend was just spectacular! Our Argentine friends and us all got together for our yearly tradition of weekend camping. The kids played really well together and the adults got a chance to catch up, make great food and do fun activities together. On Sabbath, we hit San Onofre Beach for the day and had an unbelievable time just hanging out, playing frisbee, jumping in the water for a little bit or taking walks. We felt yes, tired but recharged & excited to kick off a new week afterwards

Sabbath afternoon at Kaweah Lake

Three weeks ago, our Latino friends and us enjoyed a terrific afternoon at Kaweah Lake. The kids played non-stop, the adults enjoyed kayaking, swimming and eating good food and we all helped Mateo celebrate his 5th eventful birthday with a little cake. Feliz Cumple, Mateo!

And Sofia turned 1 and David turned 4 ... fabulous celebration with many friends & family. Bri & Kiara had an absolute blast!

Lauchi during Sabbath School with her new friend Eryn Fletcher (her Daddy, Bryan, is Hapy Bear Surgery Center's new pediatric dentist. An exciting addition to an already great team!)

Perfect date with hubby. We absolutely loved Lucy's Lair Ethiopian Restaurant in Clovis and "Eat, Pray & Love" movie following. Late nite but tons of fun

Dinner with Nestor and Carolina. Carolina is now living with us, attending ESL classes and lending us a hand with housework and the girls. We praise God for them both in our lives

August Adventures ... well, just the highlights

The Veisses are back from Croatia ... celebratory dinner at home

Powerful EVIDENCE Youth Week of Prayer led by our Youth Pastor Ricky Schwartz. Out of this incredible week were over 37 kids who gave their lives to Christ and many of them are already taking Bible Studies. Praise God!

Swimming Play date with neighbors Isabella & Maddie

Last pics of Yosemite

The Allens came by to say hi and all the kids played together really well