The Vacas: August 2008

Sunday, August 31, 2008

Ariela's Kindergarden Graduation

Mrs. Bocanegra talked to the graduates.

Ariela is receiving her diploma.

The three graduates and their diplomas

Aaron, Ariela, and Ashley in front of their cake

The Little Turtle

Ariela's kindergarden teacher, Elizabeth Bocanegra, taught the class to sign the poem The Little Turtle. They performed it at their graduation.

Two ladies approached us on the beach at Tampico, wanting to braid the girls' hair for $10 a piece. We figured that was a bargain. The girls really enjoyed their braided hair. A week later when we took the braids out, we worked for two hours to undo what the ladies did in one hour.

Mexico Field Retreat

We had the opportunity to go to Tampico, Mexico, the first week of June for our field retreat. What a special time we had together. Dennis and Twana Johnson came down from headquarters to be with us. Dennis spoke at our morning sessions.

Bill and Lydia Allshouse with Luke and Ariel. Jorge and Laura Vaca with Ariana and Ariela. Chrissy Greenwell. Twana and Dennis Johnson

the Vacas

Twana came prepared for afternoon teas. She brought with her a matching set of tea cups and plates. After we enjoyed delicious cookies and different flavors of teas, Twana spoke to us about olive oil and connected that with the oil of the Spirit.

We adults had a special meal together at a beautiful restaurant.

Sunday, August 24, 2008

Slumber Party

My friend Laura and her girls invited us to end the summer with a slumber party at their house. They also invited Jimena and Nancy who are the children of our friends Hector and Lupita. We made and ate pizzas, went for a long walk in the neighborhood, ate popcorn, watched a movie, built a tent in the TV room, ate ice cream, watched another movie, and finally went to bed around 2:00 a.m.

Ariana, Jimena, and Sidney are getting ready to make their pizza.

Ariela, Chloe, and Nancy are getting ready to fix theirs.

That pizza is looking good!

A little cheese ended up on the pizza, more on the table and floor, and a lot more in their mouths.

Hurricane Dolly

While Linda's team was here in July, Hurricane Dolly blew in. Team members helped shovel sand into bags and then placed them in front of the doors at Taylor Christian School and the community center.

The tornado brought heavy rain and strong winds of about 75 to 80 miles per hour. Our banana trees were blown down.

The neighbors lost some trees. The team members voluntarily went to different neighbors and helped them clean up their yards from fallen tree branches.

This Burger King sign was blow down. We did lose electricity for almost 24 hours, but we had very little damage compared to others whose homes were flooded. I know many people were praying for us. Thank you!