Settling in

We are doing well settling in to our routine and catching up on the time change. Layla and I actually went to bed at a normal time last night and woke up at 7am! Yeah...jet lag is so hard, especially when we are no 15 hours ahead of Denver time. So far we've gone to the market a few times to get some things for our house and food. We also went to the beach yesterday for the first time and Layla loved it! At first she was really scared to get in the water, but after some time and watching some of the other kids go in she was happy. She kept saying "I'm swimming with the fishies! Yeah!" Layla has also made friends with some of the other missionary kids here. This is them all hanging out on a big bouncy thing.













Yesterday Jack made us our first meal here. Eggs, potatoes, and some veggies. It was quite delicious and fun to make our own food.














In addition to that we've run into some creatures. The ants here are horrible! The laundry detergent and fabric softener that we used back home must smell sweet because the ants are attracted to our clothes like no other! This is a picture of the ants we swept up after killing them. They were in some of our clothes. It was disgusting! Since that picture we have had a few killing of ants like that. I just have to give up this battle I think, but there is something in me that won't let it go. I hate ants!!! I also saw my first gecko in our house last night. They are fun little creatures, but they're also a little freaky. Every time they move they scare me!















So now that we're settling in we will start up with the stuff we came here to do :) Jack will start helping out with the clinic and teaching the medical assistants some guitar and bible classes. I will be helping out there as well, plus I might start training to do some midwifery. We'll see what the Lord wants me to do, but until then we're excited to get started! We will keep you all posted as things get interesting. We love you all! Blessings!