November Fun!!!

Here is what our November looked like....seems like ages ago!!

Emme exempted out of all of her final exams for 2nd grade, which means she received a 90 or above for the whole year on her tests! I'm amazed!

Bruce made a kettle bell from an old bouncy ball!

He also made our kitchen cabinets....we LOVE it!

Leyton made the Costa Rica flag out of legos! He's such a Tico!

We had these drills donated for helping with the roof! The guys were in LOVE!

Kenny, Bruce and the Steve's helped at another future children's home in Coronado.

This is the "driveway" to get to the land!

And this is the view!

Cooper had surgery...

He was pitiful...

Our decorations! Yes, that is a surf board and dart board--the essentials!

We made a fire pit...but it put off way too much smoke for how close the houses are here--BUMMER!

Why yes, I did drive with a floor mat on my trunk....WHAT!!??

White dog+mud=

DISASTER and BATH

I got to love on this sweet little boy!

This is what Leyton does when I pick him up from daycare!

Where's Leyton?

Camera man Matt--Red heads got to stick together!

We had a visitor in our English class!

Our new niece-Zianny

Emme loves her!

Me too...

All of us do!

Making homemade guanabana (sour sop) juice! YUM!

Leyton being a cowboy?

Big ol' Christmas tree at the mall--yes, he has shorts on! Welcome to tropical Christmas!

Mommy Leyton date!

Bruce trying to make a fire to roast some marshmallows--in a can.....

THIS.

Our countdown to going to the States!

We made puppy chow for the first time--the kids LOVED it!

Bruce too....

THIS.TOO

Leyton got to go to Parque Diversiones with the daycare. This is Leyton and his class on the Soda Pop ride.

Leyton and Mommy on the rollercoaster

Leyton and his friend Joshua on the semi trucks

Emme got to go with her class too.  Her on the Soda Pop

Bumper cars

And she went on this ride.  That is her in the front on the right....crazy girl!

We also had our last dental team for the year.  Acre Wood Dental from Waco, Tx.  They were awesome!

The girls!

Dr. Bowcutt learning to weld

The group in La Carpio

We also said good bye to one of our first sibling group since we have worked here.  Angela and Jefreson are now living in Alabama.  This is their forever family.  We will miss them, but know they are loved!

We welcomed our future nephew, Alonzo, at the Mitchelle's baby shower! Beautiful

Thanksgiving!!!

NOM NOM!!!!

This year we had more Ticos than Gringos, but we love to share our culture, food and holiday!

Got to hang out with these little ones while covering in the children's homes.  Also said goodbye to this little munchkin-Katherine-Kati

Bruce's Blueberry white chocolate truffle cheesecake

And Bruce's White chocolate mint cheesecake!

November was a great month to celebrate thankfulness.  We are so thankful to all of you who make the Lord's work here in Costa Rica possible.  If it wasn't for you, listening to the Lord, we wouldn't be here!

So, Thank you.....

In HIM,
The Crawfords