Naughty

This is Kim and Karsyn Rush. We really like this picture. From the ash of a fire pit, she looks like she has painted half a kitty on her face. This is a very sweet girl, but all children seem to find themselves in something that makes a mess.






This is Noelle. We call her Noni (and yes sadly
enough this is a name that came from her big
brother that could not pronouce her name, but
we liked it and it fits her).
Amazing how almost all kids love to play with toilet paper. And more amazing that it takes them five years to learn how to use it properly.





People are always telling me. "DRINK more
water, drink more water, you would feel better if you drink more water." At least I don't drink out of the milk carton. I did have to pee alot, and Noelle used all the toilet paper.

I have not got up the courage to high five anyone else here in Mexico. but I hear Kim Rush had a high five story.

Gangsters

This is our three and Tim and Kim Rush's three at a retreat in Nov. It is amazing we all start out so small, but believe me, they all have very big personalities.

Possible success

There is an amazing paradox in life. You can do things while holding a child that might get you institutionalized without them. For example you can sing, spin, bark like a dog , or even do the chicken dance, and people think "Oh how sweet". Trust me, if you do this while alone, people move away, and wonder if they should contact authorities. I do use my children at times in difficult moments. One of those moments was the other day. There is an elderly man in our neighborhood and, like Jeff says, he possibly originated the evil eye. He does NOT seem fond of Jeff or I. He will not even respond to us when we speak to him. However, he will respond to our children. For this reason (and that I am a big chicken) I asked Cooper if he wanted to walk to the corner store for an ice cream (I did feel bribery might be in order). I told him we were going to go pass the guy in our street and give him a high five. Our reliable elderly neighbor was standing in his normal spot, shirtless, and not smiling. We approached him, and I said "Good evening...Hey Cooper let's give him a high five." I held up my high five... he half way raised his hand... and I gave him the saddest high five of my life. There wasn't much contact. It didn't really matter because he was mostly ignoring me and looking at Cooper. Cooper held up his high five. The man asked, "What is he wanting?". I said "A high five. Like this", and I gave Cooper five. We stood there for a moment. Cooper had his hand up ready for a high five and he poked it with his finger. I said "Have a good evening". He smiled and chuckled and we walked away. Cooper said as we walked away "He does NOT know how to give a high five". When we were far enough away, I started giggling and laughed at moments for the rest of the night. I wonder what our little Mexican shirtless street neighbor thinks of us now, but it has to be better. We did get him to smile

We hope you are all reaching out and touching someone.

Reach Out And Touch Someone

It is nearing Valentines Day, and it is time to get in the mood. We have a dare for everyone. No you will not have to wrestle with anyone in your underwear. In the next couple of days find a random older person. ( Not you grandmother or someone you know, and when we say older this does not mean someone in their 40's or 50's . ) You do not have to engage in conversation, however it may be helpful. The goal is to give/get a high-five. We are interested as how this is going to go for us in Mexico, and we want to know the highlights of your high-five experiences... let the "games" begin.

Uh oh... I think we found something here...

Wow... I can't believe it... you guys actually sucked us in to this thing... notice the color changes and stuff. Ok you may not be impressed but we kinda were. Is this the "honeymoon" phase? We read that on someone elses blog.

So I'm sure that kids comments could probably keep things like this going for quite some time. Cooper put his fingers in his ears and said, "Can you hear the song in my head?" (while humming) What funny comments have your kids made? If you don't have kids you can pretend to um... protect the source.