Friday, January 2, 2009

December Visitors

Hi everyone!!
Santa Rosa Sunday School




Flowers in our backyard.
A unique Letician Christmas tree in the city park at night.
Pancakes, a la especial amiga!!
Eliana in a downpour!!
OUR RIVER TRIP TO PUERTA NARIÑA AND MACEDONIA:

Squeekers and Paul.
Public Restroom- efficient dump system!!
A precarious bridge!

Loaded down boat!!
A safer bridge!
A local indigenous!!
Susanna
What we were all waiting and preparing ahead for- a storm on the river!!Last time we weren´t so prepared,much to our dismay!!

Cam
Totems family
All of us minus the photographer Franklin.
Playing Prince of Paris, spanish words, hmmmm

Totems did a skit of a typical excursion with the Roberts

Trying to outdo the local custom here of seeing how many you can fit on a moto at one time. Thankfully this family didn´t drive off!!
Sarena Chowning seeing them off at the airport.

Our surprise New Years eve party with 9 local kids- they all just arrived and stayed a while!!! So we fed them popcorn and made up cookies!!

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Jairo, Fransesca, and twins

Jairo, Fransesca, and twins

Nathan and Matt climbing up to the zipline.

Nathan and Matt climbing up to the zipline.


The lizard that was stuck in our yard.

The lizard that was stuck in our yard.

Coati

Coati

Chain sawing logs, and the results

Chain sawing logs, and the results

The pied piper on the Amazon?!?

The pied piper on the Amazon?!?

Coloring with kids at a school up the river.

Coloring with kids at a school up the river.

The way to take a pig to market!!

The way to take a pig to market!!

Emily and Bethany on the zipline

Emily and Bethany on the zipline

Matt and Emily paddling off into the sunset.....

Matt and Emily paddling off into the sunset.....

The large pans they make farina in, yucca chopped up and cooked til it's crispy.

The large pans they make farina in, yucca chopped up and cooked til it's crispy.

river trip

river trip

Our kitty

Our kitty

In Leticia, it's important to actually SEE Christina get on the plane!!

In Leticia, it's important to actually SEE Christina get on the plane!!

Matt at the swim park. It looks like he is skiing!!

Matt at the swim park.  It looks like he is skiing!!

The slough and river is very low.

The slough and river is very low.

On the river to ....?

On the river to ....?

Carlos climbing the tree to get us some coconuts, yikes!!

Carlos climbing the tree to get us some coconuts, yikes!!

Playing in the rain with the neighbour kids!

Playing in the rain with the neighbour kids!

building the bridge to Fantasy Island in November '09


isn't this beautiful and interesting?!

Yes that is 68' F at 6:21 in the morning, the coldest day of the year!!

Yes that is 68' F at 6:21 in the morning, the coldest day of the year!!

Viviana and Diana, Jairo and Fransesca's oldest daughters

Viviana and Diana, Jairo and Fransesca's oldest daughters