Almost Nap Time!

We have been trying to transition into taking just one nap a day and as several moms have told me, by mid-day the kids are exhausted and can barely stay awake!  Well, this is a prime example.  Cael was trying to finish his lunch before taking a nap and he was just dead tired and could hardly hold his eyes open.  He also gets a little sloppy with his noodles in the process.

Learning to Play Golf

Yesterday, Paul introduced Cael to golf.  He mostly enjoyed carrying around the club and the ball, but he would laugh after Paul helped him to hit a ball.  His swing was better than Charles Barkley's but not quite as good as Tiger Wood's just yet.  We'll have to keep working on the form! 

Arachnophobic?

We found this tarantula lurking around our house this morning.  So we quickly reached for the Bygone bug spray and watched as it flipped over and died.   You can see in the last pictures the size of the spider's fangs.  I think we might fumigate the upstairs (area between the ceiling and metal roof) to kill all the tarantulas that are living up there.  We think that this spider slid down one of the holes between the ceiling and the wall to get into the house...yuck!  I guess that is what you get when you live in the jungle! 

Hello?

This evening, Paul was talking on his cell phone and as he turned around he found Cael holding the other cell phone up to his ear imitating his dad.  How cute!

Saturday in Pucallpa

Checking out at the grocery store (the scrape on his nose was from the night before when he fell face first into some rocks...ouch!)

While waiting on our pizza, Cael checks out what the restaurant next door has for lunch

Cael and Paul outside the pizza parlor

Our neighbor, Neils, celebrated his 3rd birthday and Cael and Paul are playing with the toys that fell out of the piñata

Cael playing in the confetti

Helping in the Office

Every Friday Cael and I attend the morning meeting in the FH office.  This helps me to feel connected with the organization and to hear what has been going on in the communities.  I also enjoy visiting with the staff members and they love playing with Cael.  Now that he is walking it is a chore running around the office trying to keep him out of trouble...the office isn't designed for young kids.  Here are a few pictures of Cael playing around our co-worker, Cesar's desk.  

Our Little Monkey

Cael has started climbing everything...our couches, the chairs on the porch, and now his push-car.  He is actually safer climbing outside than inside our house, because the ground is a lot softer than the concrete floor.  We try to keep a close eye on him, but he remains fearless not having fallen yet.

On a Mission

Cael had a great time this afternoon chasing after our neighbor's cat.  He just couldn't understand why the cat was running away from him...all he wanted to do was pet her.  In the end he was able to pet the cat once, then the cat ran off.  We'll have to work on being gentle when petting animals. 

My Favorite Fruit

Cael loves to eat bananas.  These aren't your typical store bought bananas though, they are one of the many types of bananas that grow here in the jungle.  They are about 2 1/2 inches long and are the perfect size for an 11 mo. old.  Everytime I open our refrigerator, Cael tries to reach in and pull out a banana to eat...he usually cries when he isn't fast enough.

Morning Playtime

Cael loves going outside in the morning to play around the house.  There is a sidewalk that goes all the way around our house, so we have to make our way around the house several times. This morning he found the dust pan to carry around and some styrofoam to tear up.

Cael found some Styrofoam to tear apart

Cael loves dragging the dust pan around