A new family picture....

taken by hanging the camera in a tree and setting the timer!

We visited Cuicocha for the first time and hiked this trail for a bit. It goes all the way around the lake, but we didn't go that far. One might have to do some sort of training to tackle that.

April....

is my favorite month.

And daisies are (one of) my favorite flowers.

And having my girl's help

blowing out my single birthday candle

is a new favorite.

Happy April!

A weaver and a foot washer

On our recent field trip to Otavalo, Dan tried his hand at weaving. He did a few good rows and impressed those who were watching.
Carolyn impressed us with the amount of mud she managed to get into her shoes. This resulted in a foot washing in a very cold stream!

Wow -- the months sure go by quickly when your goal is one post a month! The first weekend of February we headed to Baños. It was rather exciting to see Tungurahua "acting" on our way down. Carolyn was the official photographer during our stay and I love these two pictures that she took of the bathroom doors!











I guess I could have hired one of these 3 photographers since they didn't seem too busy.
But, I kinda like my girl's perspective and angle on things.

We're still around!

Don't worry -- we didn't fall off the face of the earth. We're still here, 2 miles south of the equator.

This is my favorite picture so far this year. (A not-so-good internet connection didn't let me post it yesterday, so I missed my goal of one post per month in 2010!)

This was taken by the Peguche waterfall -- a very pretty spot about 2 hours north of where we live.

Spelling.....again

(Sigh....) Andy's subtle way of letting me know he was done with his schoolwork for the day, except maybe for spelling class. We'll work on that next week.

A new, but temporary, pet

The kids have been asking us for a pet baby duck, but someone brought this to our door Friday. He's actually a thank you gift for Dad Rogers, but since he's not here, we get him. I'm not sure that he will stick around for seven more weeks -- he's kinda noisy in the mornings.