Kylie and Brooke entered their first Horse Show on Sunday! They had a blast. It was a proud mom moment for sure! They both did very well! Kylie just began taking lessons in May and has made learned a lot in a short period of time. She did her first jump ever in the show. No practice. No instruction other than watching her younger sister in lessons. They can't wait to get back on the horses this week.
Kylie and Brooke finished their school year on Monday. Kylie is now officially a 5th grader! Brooke is now a 3rd grader! seems impossible. It's been a long year for all of us. There were times we all thought we wouldn't make it. A big thank you to those who stepped in and helped through out the year...two great grandmas, Vanessa, and Drew...Thank you so much for the time you invested in the girls and for the help it was to me! We had a fun celebration Monday night complete with mac 'n cheese with bacon, cupcakes, ice cream sundaes, movie, and sleep out on the balcony (by sleep out I mean Jeff and Kylie, Brooke for part of the night. Me, no I like my quiet bedroom)
Colton is just about finished with 8th grade. That seems impossible too! He's done a fantastic job of working very independently. He's proven himself to be very responsible!
Count down to Pennsylvania...
The kids and I will be flying back to PA on June 12th. I'll be staying for 10 days then returning to Haiti to work. The kids will be in town for 6 weeks. We are looking forward to some great memory making times with friends and family. The kids are more than ready to go back for a while it should be a fun filled summer for them!
some things they hope to do while back:
Colton -
Hershey Park
Olive Garden
play laser tag
Kylie -
Hershey Park
Olive Garden
Pretzel world
Ride Horses
Brooke -
Olive Garden
Dutch Wonderland
Ride horses
In Haiti, we'll be running 3 teams this summer that will be doing medical work and construction on the medical facility. Jeff will focus most of this time on the medical & dental facility. I'll be working on planning the medical program as well as helping with clinics, AWAKENHAITI writing, and spending time at the Good Samaritan Girls Home teaching computer and running gym classes.
We'll also be making room for the addition of 3 new full-time staff this summer! We're very excited to have Kimberlee Peifer and Ben & Jen Beachy joining our work in Haiti!
Hoping to see many of you soon!
~Deb
