Frog and Face!!

On a weekend we went to a cloud forest in Costa Rica.  What is a cloud forest you ask?  It is a rainforest in the mountains and believe us there is whole lot a clouds! In the cloud forest we saw a lot of cool creatures. We went to an aviary and watched all sorts of tropical birds.  Really loud macaws, majestic birds of prey, a crazy looking bird that looked like a clown and more!  But, the most amazing thing that happened in the aviary was that we kissed a toucan!  How?  The bird trainer put a toucan treat between our lips and the toucan took the treat right out of our mouths!

There was more that happened in the cloud forest than birds. There were also reptile and amphibian houses.  In the reptile house we got to hold a harmless snake.  We also got to see a very deadly snake called the fer-de-lance.  In the amphibian house, well actually the frog house, we went in a room with captive poisonous frogs jumping around free! Why didn't we get poisoned? For starters, we didn't touch them.  But the really cool fact is that once poisonous frogs are in captivity the LOOSE their poison.  Another cool thing that happened in the frog house is that we go Red Eyed Tree Frogs on our face!  I repeat.  We got Red Eyed Tree Frogs on our face!  They needed to stay wet and we needed to wash off our hands before we held them.
We had a fun time in the cloud forest!

Moving Today Again!

 Today is Monday, that means it is time to move ... again. This time we are heading out of the city, state, and contrey. You guessed it we're going to Costa Rica!

I was a little frightened at first but God's amazing word helped me on.  When I opened the Bible this morning I read Jeremiah 29:11.  It says, "For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord.  Plans to prosper you and not to harm you.  Plans to give you hope and a future." This verse encouraged me because I know God would never leave me.

Have a nice day.
Georgia

Twist Dancing with cousins and friends!!

The Big Goodbye

To My Friends --

This is a picture of Cody and Kat.  They came from other states and countries to say goodbye to us at our Farewell Party.  We got to see them two days.

I got lots of mosquito bites this summer.  Today we are leaving for Costa Rica to learn Spanish.  My house is a big blue house.  We call it The Blue House.  I'll sleep in a bedroom with my sister, Georgia, on a bunk bed.  I will sleep on the bottom bunk.

It's hard to give goodbyes to friends.

Love,
Reese

Moving Today!!

Our family is moving out of our house and into Grandma and Papa's house.  We are excited but we're also feeling things we can't exactly explain-but it's not good.  This is the first time we have officially moved out of our house.  Our friends and family are helping us get through it!

A note from Reese -
I am really excited because when we are at our Grandparent's house we are going to see baby ducklings.  They live on a lake!  Also, when I am at the lake I'm going to swim.  Underneath the sand there is clay.  I can't wait to dig and find some clay. I make the clay into meatballs and Georgia makes them into beatballs.  We use beatballs to scare away the geese which poop on the beach and grass! Ewwwwwww!!!!

A note from Georgia -
I started a great book on Friday and finished it on Saturday!  I couldn't put it down.  The book I read was The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles by Julie Andrews Edwards.  I recommend this book for all readers because it is filled with lessons delivered by strange and wonderful creatures.  "Ben, Tom and Lindy Potter have never even heard of a Whangdoodle-until they meet the brilliant Professor Savant.  He tells them about wise and magical creatures who disappeared into another land because people stopped believing in them." This wonderful book would be a great summer reading book!

We will post again soon.  Leave comments please.  We love to hear from you!
Love,
Reese and Georgia

The Animals in Ecuador!

To: Friends

From: Reese

I am so happy to go to Ecuador.  I am really excited too!  I hope that we can see each other again.  There are so many animals in Ecuador!  You should have seen how many there were.  There were toucans and poison frogs and the blue-morpho butterfly and butterflies that look like owl eyes!  

An indigenous man, Fermin, holding an owl butterfly!! 

My sister and I call Quito "The Stinky City" because the air smells so bad! This is where my Mom and Dad are going for a meeting tomorrow. I am going to stay in Denver with Breanna and her dog Sadey and Laura and Viki and my friends Gwennie and Maggie.  

We are moving in August.  I feel so excited and I hope that you will be excited too to see all my journeys.

Mom and Dad Are Going to Ecuador - Tomorrow!

Dear friends,

On Friday May 16th my mom and dad are going to Ecuador for a meeting.  I, Georgia, was a little jealous of them.  It was not fair that they could go to Ecuador and I didn't get to go.  It helped me though when my Mom said they were just going to Quito, what Reese and I call "The Stinky City", not Shell where I'm going to live.

We on track to leave for language school in August.  We are going to sell our house after school is done. I'm sort of sad because I haven't moved fully before.  After we sell the house we are going to spend the WHOLE SUMMER at my Grandma and Grandpa's house!  It has a lake and Mom says I will get to swim in it every day.

We're all set to go to Ecuador.
Georgia

Kid Missionaries - Signing On!!

Hello! I'm Georgia and I'm Reese!  We are kid missionaries in Ecuador, a country in South America.  We've been to Ecuador two times and just might live there our whole lives.  God want us go as kid missionaries to build His kingdom and to help the people live a better life in Christ. 

I, Reese, love Ecuador because of all the bugs and animals!  I saw moths, butterflies, caterpillars, spiders, leaf cutter ants, stick bugs, frogs, hummingbird nests, monkeys, toucans, and more!!  Here are a couple pictures -- 

Jungle Beetle!

A Caterpillar that clung like velcro!!

A leaf cutter ant - we followed them into the jungle!

I, Georgia, love Ecuador because of the whole experience. It's a great feeling when you're in a whole new place and you want to adventure every single corner of it before you go!  A few things I experienced in Ecuador were - a new friendship with an indigenous girl named Felicitas, a bus ride on a rough dirt road, a plane ride to the jungle, and an awesome experience with my whole family!  

The indigenous girl in the middle is Felicitas.  She's our new friend!!
The little girl on the left is the chief's daughter.  She seemed sad.

We are excited to share the gospel of God with the people of Ecuador and tell our amazing stories on our new Kid Missionary blog!