Well we ended our trip with a fun beach vacation... not much to say, take a look at some pictures!
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Monday, September 3, 2012
Trip to the DR #2: Day with FH: Sept 3, 2012
After spending time in Santo Domingo we ventured out with Food for the Hungry for a day to visit our sponsor child. I can't tell you the impact this had on all of us!! It was amazing to see how people in the little town lived and to learn more about how FH worked. But, the best part was when Ben and 1/2 the neighborhood kids were playing a huge game of dodge-ball. Most of the kids tried to use Ben as a shield.
While that game was going on Morgan made friends with a little girl her age and they played very well together even with the language barrier. Morgan told us on the way home that she wants to learn Spanish now so she can write the little girl a letter...
What I took out of it all: well, I'm still processing it, but I am praying that God can bless those kids and families we met there! I pray that they will never go hungry or thirsty and that they will be blessed with the knowledge of God. I wish I could do more for them, I wish I could take what I have and the life I have and hand it to them, but for now... prayer is what I can do.
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Trip to the DR #1 August 29-September 2 2012
We recently traveled as a family to the Dominican Republic. We thought it would be fun to show the girls where we use to live and where we met.
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| We visited the houses where Ben and family use to live: Morgan said she agrees with mommy that the house looked better when it was painted pink (but then again, she thinks anything is better if pink!) |
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| We visited our old school where Ben and I met, became friends and eventually started dating many years ago (April 22, 1999 to be exact) |
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| Ben enjoyed some long craved for empenadas at his favorite little stand |
We dined at the Cave restaurant one evening and realized it's not the best place to bring kids!! The poor couple seated next to us was trying to have a special evening, while we were trying to keep our girls from screaming and almost literally bouncing off the walls. But we had fun anyway!
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| Got to catch up with an old (young) friend and her new family! |
Hurray for extra help!! Grandma Mangrich came along to see the sights and to help out with the girls! It also allowed us to have a night or two to go out without them. Glad she came!
We stayed 1/2 the trip at the Hotel Dominican Fiesta. We choose to stay there because of all the fond memories we had of going there and using their pool while we lived in the DR. Only this time we got the perk of yummy breakfast everyday, including an omelet bar... Morgan and I really loved that!
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| The pool was exactly as I remembered it. Great kid pool for the girls to get all their energy out! |
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Then came sight seeing in the Colonial Zone.
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| Ben carried Maya for a while |
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| We saw the first church that was built there |
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| Morgan got tired and a little cranky. (as I think I use to when I had to sight see with my family back in the day: sorry mom and dad!) |
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| Ben Got "lemonsillos?" and stated, "they're not quite as good as I remember" |
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| The Girls were very tired after that long day at the colonial zone But there was still energy left for swimming!! |
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