Picnic on the Montecito

The other evening, Jodi and I planned to take the kids up to this small mountain (large hill?) about ten minutes from the orphanage. We've gone there several times for sunrise services, sunsets, etc. and it seemed like a good night to do it!

This was Jodi's reaction upon arrival:

Tarzan-ing it, yodeling like a wild woman, and beating her chest like King Kong.

I'm just thankful I got a picture of it... ;)

We had an unexpected pleasure at the top since apparently the electrical tower had been replaced and then just left to become the coolest, rust-covered, orange, mammoth-of-a-jungle gym ever for a few CVE kidlets... :)

We took "dinner" to the montecito as well... Mexican hot dogs!

I think the kids and I might start a search for the perfect hot dog in Magdalena... these were good, but not the best I've ever had.

Yes... that statement from a former vegetarian.

Oh, how the mighty are fallen. ;)

Estefania seems to be adjusting well and she was going after this hot dog like nobody's business...!

I am so thankful, once again, that she is here... please continue to pray for she and Jodi [her caretaker].

Marcos... also thoroughly enjoying his hot dog!

Eduardo... cramming in a mouthful!

I think [as you can see in this photo] the bread is what REALLY makes the hot dog; I will never be satisfied with store-packaged hot dog buns again... :)

We are fortunate to have donations from the Midwest Food Bank and so I am totally grateful for everything that gets sent down. That is totally prefacing my next statement which is: sometimes the packaged food, juice, etc. is just a little out of date... and leaves an interesting looking residue in the bottom of the bottles... :)

Hence... Aaron's expression.

He was not impressed. ;)

On the other hand... they still taste good when you shake them up a bit!

Aren't the colors beautiful in the above photo? :)

I may not be a Sky Squaw like you, Tif, but I enjoy the sunsets and sunrises here, too!

And... who was the mom who forgot to make her kids wear jackets???

That would be me. Oops.

And turns out we live in a desert and it gets COLD at night. Brrrr.

So... I ended up shivering while Candi snuggled up in my sweater... oh to be young and coddled again! ;)

Please pray for continued wisdom; it's amazing how we [as in I] can become so lax with some very basic obedience issues... forgetting that bad habits of disobedience learned while children can totally affect our obedience to the Father later on in life. Please pray that God gives me patience and wisdom to instruct these kids in righteousness for HIS name's sake.