We're back!

Ahhhhhhhhh...I didn't realize it had been so long since I posted here. I've been too busy keeping up with our other blog - http://blogs.covchurch.org/isaza

But, I wanted to post a few pictures of our family as we settle in here in Colombia. The boys are getting so big sooooo fast. Ben will be 2 in just a few months. Sam is loving preschool and has become quite the artist!! There are challenging days (namely meal times and bed times), but we are so blessed.

Family Update

Wow, where has the fall gone?! It's starting to get cold and all the leaves are off the trees. I still can't wrap my brain around the fact that this week is Thanksgiving! That means only a month and a half until we move. Yikes!

Life at our house has been crazy as usual. The boys continue to grow and it's getting hard to remember what it was like when they were little babies. Sam is soaking up preschool and learning so much! He loves to learn new Bible verses with papa and loves to bake with mama. Ben is a little fireball :) He has so much energy and now that he's started walking, nothing stops him! He's mimicking our words and loves to be right next to his big brother. Yesterday I came into their bedroom in the morning to find Sam sitting next to Ben's crib singing "Bob the builder. Can we fix it? Yes we can." Ben was jumping up and down squealing in delight. They are so funny and yet everyday we realize how much patience we need.

Here are some recent pics of our family!

Julio and I had the rare opportunity to get away together without the kids. It was a much needed retreat!

Enjoying some quality time with the boys!

The Man with the Yellow Hat and Curious George

The Man with the Yellow Hat

Ben has gone straight from walking to salsa dancing :)

The next great recording artist

Sam continues to relish in his love of music. Here he is singing a favorite song.

West Coast Adventure

August was a crazy month! Especially because we spent so much of it on the road. We had the opportunity to travel to the west coast and visit the Seattle area for the first time. We stayed with our friends, the Mohns, and were able to visit other friends in the area and enjoy some of the sights, despite the busy schedule of visiting churches and speaking. There is so much more to read about here!

Brothers

The past few days in Chicago we have had PERFECT weather! We took advantage of the great weather and headed downtown, by the lake to take some family pictures. We are so excited with how they turned out. Here's one of our favorites! Many thanks to Erica Rose for her time and talent!

1st birthday!

We don't know how it's possible, but Benjamin is a year old! He has changed so much and it's such a joy to watch him discover the world. We had a little celebration with friends and family and enjoyed watching him open his gifts and try cupcakes for the first time. He wasn't too happy about the birthday hat and ended up getting more cupcake in his ear than his mouth.

He's got rhythm

We've have had so much fun watching Ben discover music and movement. You can tell he's got the latino blood in him!! He loves to "dance"!! Here's a little clip of him jamming out to Juan Luis Guerra's "Ojala que llueve cafe"