Updates

And again it is almost a month since I updated last. We are enjoying our new home at the Larimar house. We have gotten a new little puppy to practice on. His name is Duke and he is a mastiff. He is a lot of fun. We have had him about a week and already he is growing.  He was very helpful in Christmas decorations... well maybe not. The girl's house has done a great job decorating. Here are some of the sights in the house.

Last weekend Josh and I enjoyed a Sunday off together! We decided to take a few of the boys to the beach about 2 and 1/2 hours away. It was a wonderful day and the waves were a bit bigger than usual so that was fun. We also have taken the youth to a place called Lagoona Dudu. It was beautiful water and most of the students enjoyed the day jumping off the cliff into the lagoon or zip-lining into the middle and then jumping.

Yesterday I spent my first birthday out of the country. It was a wonderful day. I got to sleep in due to my new schedule (working 4 days a week from 5-10:30 and then 2 weekends a month). Josh was able to get the morning off and we enjoyed a typical Dominican breakfast at a local restaurant here in town. smashed plantains (Mangu), salami, and fried cheese. MMM, and some fresh juice.

Enjoyed some phone calls homes, although calling still comes with complications due to service and me only being able to mainly make calls. I was graciously given a homemade carrot cake and cheesecake both wonderful. 

Baby and mom are doing well, and husband is treating me kindly! We are hoping to go tomorrow for another sonogram and possibly find out the gender. We will tell but not sure when. I am feeling very good and definitely starting to get the "baby bump" (maybe when my sister comes she will get some pregnancy pictures),

Josh's brother, Nate, and my sister, Claire are going to be coming Sunday morning and we look so forward to visitors over Christmas. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving but it is definitely hard realizing being away from family may become more frequent during holidays. We did have a big thanksgiving meal here on campus and were able to have a relaxing day. I think that is a good over view for now. God has been teaching and growing us both and look forward to sharing that also on here sometime.