Ten years ago today – Hannah and Nathanael had their first birthday party in Mexico. Considering the plethora of new bugs where we lived in Cuernavaca, it was appropriate that the theme was – bugs! Or – small creatures, anyway. I realize that neither caterpillars nor spiders are technically “bugs”. 🙂
A photo taken on this day ten years ago, in our yard in Cuernavaca. Nathanael and Hannah are showing off their specially decorated Easter eggs on Resurrection Sunday.
Ten years ago today! Chilling out in the Casteel’s pool – something we actually rarely did, considering how close it was to our house in Cuernavaca. But we had fun when we went there! Thanks, Toby and Marilyn!
Mu̱eca, the word for a toy doll, is a common term of endearment for a young girl or even baby who is Рwell, pretty as a china doll (probably prettier Рsome china dolls are kinda creepy)!
So, here they are, three muñecas! These three are MarÃa Fernanda, Kathryn, and Hannah, at the fourth anniversary of what was then our church in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Ten years ago today!
Our first Three King’s Day in Mexico, ten years ago today, was spent with friends and fellow missionaries the Thiessens. Here we are in our kitchen in Cuernavaca with our rosca (the traditional cake of the day). I believe atole was also on the menu. For more about the traditions of this day, check out my original post: The Cottrills and the Magi
Above you see Peter and Grace, with their youngest Ivory and their boys Ivan and Ira. Sadly, less than a month ago, Peter passed away suddenly, due to complications related to a ruptured appendix. I’m sure the family would appreciate your prayers.
For once I’m posting a picture that has none of us in it! I guess we were all sitting on one side of the room here. This was a missionary Christmas party that we went to only three weeks after we arrived in Mexico, ten years ago today. As you can see (and you can’t see everyone!) it was mass chaos – I believe we were in the middle of a gift exchange!
Any of our fellow missionaries recognize anyone in this tiny picture? I bet you will ….
