Chickenpox Girl

Please pray for us and our family. Mariah has what looks like chickenpox. We will know exactly when the test results come back. She has red dots all over her body. The worst spots are on her face and on her scalp. She looks terrible and miserable. Please pray that she will not get any in her mouth which is painful to eat. Also pray that she is able to sleep through the night (this has been the worst part so far). Last night she was so miserable that she could not sleep. Pray also that it will not spread to the rest of us. Poor thing. She is so tiny to be so spotty. She is still cute despite all of the spots.

A Busy Christmas Season for Jeff

Christmas is always really busy at Agape Flights. For instance, the week before Christmas Agape did three flights down to Haiti and Dominican Republic just to try to get all of the Christmas items down to the missionaries. Jeff flew one of the flights down to Haiti. He also did a flight to Arkansas to pick up Agape's new plane. We had sent our ugly duckling plane to have a paint job and now it is a beauty. She looks amazing.

BEFORE

AFTER

This Christmas marked a year since Agape's plane crashed into the Bahama's water. It also was amazing that we went a year without our own plane and still was able to do the work and get all of the items needed for the missionaries. Thank God for our safety this year. Now with our new plane God has awesome plans for Agape Flights. Join us in our journey by praying for us and our family.

Family Pictures Sept

We had family pictures while my parents were here (taken by Lisa Velez, an awesome photographer). Check out her website listed under my websites.

A day for princesses!

We took an actual vacation two weeks ago to Orlando. We live so close and yet never take a vacation there until now. We stayed in a nice hotel with separate living room. Great for putting the kids to bed and not having to tiptoe around them. My friend works at Disney, so she gave us free tickets. How awesome is that!!! Thanks, Chelsea!! Wednesday, we did a half day of Magic Kingdom (Chelsea let us in before she had to go to work). It was so much fun. The day started with the Mickey parade with almost every Disney character in it. Macayla was waving and blowing kisses to all of the characters in the parade. Then, you should have seen how excited Macayla was to see the huge castle and to meet her favorite princesses. She was jumping off the walls with excitement.

It was awesome to meet the princesses, Cinderella, Belle, Sleeping Beauty, and Ariel. Ariel is her favorite princess. They each sat and just talked to Macayla and Mariah. Macayla hugged each one.


She also met Mickey and Minnie. She ran to Minnie to give her a hug. She loved walking through Minnie's house with her table and tea set.

When night fell, the castle was lit up in Macayla's favorite colors pink and purple. We enjoyed our day so much.

The next day we spent the day swimming, eating out, and shopping at IKEA (our first time there).

On Friday, we did another day at Disney. Epcot for half of the day and then to Animal Kingdom for part of the day. Some of the rides were really cool.

The next day, we had thought about doing Universal but decided it was too much for all of us. So we relaxed, swam, packed up, and headed home. We stopped at Busch Gardens for a few hours (we have season passes). We arrived home exhausted, but so excited that we had an actual vacation. Our first vacation with two children. The girls did really well. We were so thankful that we were able to do it!

Rollercoaster Fun

While my parents were here we went to Busch Gardens. Jeff took our camera on the rollercoaster Sheikra and videoed it. It turned out awesome. Press play to see....

Surprise Birthday Party for Jeff!

I planned a surprise birthday party for Jeff on Friday. A lot of people came to celebrate with Jeff. It was great to see so many people there. Jeff got a little suspicious towards the end, but he still was thrilled to have a surprise party thrown for him. We had a lot of fun. My parents were here for the party too. Press play on the video to see Jeff walk into the room.

Hurricane Relief Flight

Monday I flew a non-Agape flight to assist a pilot that had never been to Haiti before. We flew a hurricane relief flight. The plane had a full load of medicines and food for victims in LesCayes, Haiti. Bill Earl's, owner of N643WM (plane number), donated his time and airplane for this flight.

I was able to assist Bill because of my experience with Agape Flights. Plus it was a priviledge to be a part of such an important mission.

Happy 33rd Birthday!

Happy Birthday Jeff! We had one of his favorite meals of chicken cutlets, but we may save the cake for tomorrow. We will celebrate mostly when my parents come tomorrow. Well, gotta run, I need to put my hyper 2 year old to bed. She is bouncing off the walls tonight, at least she is happy.

Fountains

Today we went with our friends to the fountains here in Venice. There is always kids playing in the water. Today, Macayla really enjoyed it. She ran through all of the water fountains, even the big one in the center. Mariah slept through the whole thing. Then her friends came over to play. She loves seeing her friends.

My Girls

"Summer ice cream cones are great! Nana taught me how to eat them!"-Macayla

"I would rather suck my thumb then have my paci" - Mariah

"I love to smile when you talk to me" - Mariah

Agape Interview

Here is yet another interview about Agape and how the hurricanes have affected us. Click here for the interview.

Happy Birthday!!

Jeff's Birthday is this Wednesday! Send an email or comment on this blog to tell him Happy Birthday! My parents are coming on Thursday and will be here for a week. I can't wait. Macayla is really excited too. When we went to church yesterday, she said "Nonnie and Pappy come to church today", we said not today. She says, " Nonnie and Pappy coming soon. They stay at my home." She has been talking about them every day. We are all excited.

We went canoeing on Saturday. It was awesome. I will post about it later when I have the pics.

Hurricane Damage in Haiti

Go to this website and read the article about Agape Flights.

Also click watch the story and you will see a video where they interviewed Jeff.

http://www.baynews9.com/content/36/2008/9/9/380821.html?title=Missionary+group+aids+Haiti+in+wake+of+deadly+storms

There has been several hurricanes that have affected Haiti and Dominican Republic. It has hit them with lots of rain and flooding. In Haiti as it rains down the mountain it creates mud slides which can wipe out entire cities in moments. Please pray for the people of Haiti and Dominican Republic and for our missionaries who are doing their best to help them.

These pictures were taken by a missionary in Haiti.