Ok Nuchi, aqui te va!!!   ~Beth

I told them to "ponerse romanticos" and this is the result. =)

Eme...she misses you a LOT.

Valeria...vieras. She is hysterical. She would go up to a perfect stranger and just give them a big hug! She's so sweet!

Dorquitas is beautiful as you can see...

Jeny is really, really tiny...and so smart and cute. She never smiles at the camera no matter what you do. Siempre seria.

Dorcas is SO smart. She goes to Spanish school from 7 to 12 every morning and then after going home to eat, she bikes off to English school from 1 to 3. She talks perfect English, and was reading both languages to me...though she's better at reading Spanish. She amazes me.

Doña Virginia...

Ana...

Dolo...

His grin cracks me up...sorry. No podia resistir. =)

MANGOS!!!!!

Now you must guess where I found this little gem. I still laugh every time I see it. Makes you wonder what must have happened to make them post it up TWICE!

 Whadaya know! It's the little monster himself!

Piolin!!!

I love you.

~Beth 

"A smile confuses an approaching frown."

Ok Kris, here are the three best butterfly pics! =)

Flory and I...

Man, I miss Francis soooo much...

Ok. That's it. =)

~Beth

 Life IS pain...anyone who tells you different is trying to sell you something.  ~princess bride

There are your pics, Yola...if you want more, email, and I'll put more on.

My mountain...oh, how I miss him!

~Beth

My Papa bought me the awsomest car...

Totally, exactly what I wanted...beautiful. =)

"The best way your light shines is when you're going through hardship, Jesus is your everything."   --resolved2worship

Isn't it amazing how they can make even THESE glasses look cool?

My family...

These are pics of my last day: It was a horrible and sweet day all in one. Sweet cuz we were cramming in all the memories we could, and horrible, because everything was tainted with the fact that it was our last day. I felt like it was the last day of my life and I knew I was gonna die the next day...

My last porcion...yummm

Ok...take a leap through time...and LOTS of space...

Drum roll please....THIS--is my roooom...=) I think it's pretty cool. I shall call it mine until September when we finally get our house...

Dar came out to visit us...I miss you so much already...cuidate, ok?

Ok. That's it.

Adios...

Beth

Saying hello to God.

  "Padre mio, ya no aguanto el dolor. It feels like I'm stumbling around in a fog of it. Help me, God. Help me to love, even if I get ripped apart by the loss of every single person I hold most dear. Help me to love...even the ones who don't understand. The ones who don't know the pain of loss. The ones who don't realize they're tearing apart a family...for if they'd know the truth they wouldn't desire us hurt...I just know they wouldn't! Help me love even if I never understand...simply because I know YOU love them...help me see them through your eyes, and love...no matter what."                                            --March 29, 2008

"...but obviously, God knows who he can trust with pain..."   --Leeny

So I'm sitting here in "my" tower waiting for my dad to come back and pick me up, and was getting bored so I decided to update...there are some very random pics here, but here goes:

Went hiking the other day...the trail...

Jamie and I...she carved that J+B...for Jamie and Beth. =)

In remembrance of Erik...

After the hike we were all hot, and the sun was seriously BEATING down...so Nelson came up with a good way to create some shade...=)

Here we are again...spent most of the night on the hill looking at the moon and talking...

Cristian and I...there's your shirt Jenna!! =) (Cristian had figured out how to use the timer on my camera, so he set it on the swing, pushed all the right buttons and then he sprinted to my side and we quickly posed. =) He was very pleased with himself lol.

Alan and Harjy...so sweet!

Me and my mom...

All of us girls in black and white...this was taken a long time ago! =)

Ok...that's all for now...and it was definately a good way of passing the time...have a great week everyone!

--Flaca  

"This is either going to make me bitter or better--it's my choice." --Joni Erickson Tada

Ok everyone!!! I've been saving up for a loooong time, so this is gonna be a HUGE update...hope you can take all these pics. It's Anika's birthday, and I firmly believe that I shall make up for all the updates when I didn't put pictures of her on. So sit back and prepare to be astounded by her cuteness...

Are you in love yet?

It's Erik's bd too...and I found one of him when he was younger that is so CUTE.

He would be turning 18 today...how is it possible to miss someone so much, when I took it for granted that he'd live forever? This is my favorite one of him...in his natural habitat...cleaning his knife on his shirt. =)

And THEN...I found some delicious OLD pics from way back that just bring back sooo many memories... here goes:

This is the only one we have of Ronny on the computer...we have pics of him all over the house, but even though it's fuzzy and not the best pose, I just love it. I miss him a lot too. February 12 it woulda been 3 years since he is gone...Our family has never been the same without him. He was always the life of every party...the clown of the family. His sense of humor was amazing, and no family can be quite the same after that one, special person is gone. We will never forget him! 

Yolanda, Ninfa and Lidia...right after Yola came to live with us...they were so tiny and so VERY adorable!

A younger, skinnier version of Oscar, lol. =)

No te gusta, Dar? I thought this one was SO cute!!! =)

Semana Santa!!! This is how Easter is celebrated down here...lots of fishing...lots of swimming. I'll try to name them off for you guys. Back row: Albin, Ronny, Sammy (a guy visiting...he's now married and living in the States), Hector, Gil...front row: Willy, JD, Erik, Ryan and Darwin. I love these pictures. They capture my brothers so perfectly!!!

Spanish-moss-beards. JD and Trav...Kris, you gotta love this one! I love how JD's eyes sparkle. =)

Mi hermanito...a long time ago. Wasn't he just cute? =)

Oh yeah. And ME!!! (would you believe me if I told you I STILL have that hat?)

This was the whole home...we even got the dog. =)

Ok...that's it. Hope you guys enjoy!!

Peace  out...

Beth

Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain.    ---thanks to Cabob =)

We went to the beach...

Lidia...

Ninfa...

Yola...

Harji...loved the colors in this pic.

Yossi...

Ok...so this isn't such a great pic of Yossi, but I couldn't resist! This is the taking-out-of-the-braids. She was actually posing, so it just makes it a hysterical picture. =)  ...though I suppose it musta been a little painful.

The Stoll family...they went along...so much fun!

Our family...

Change of subject! We had this really awsome group of youth visit a few days ago...times with them were sooo much fun!

Micah...

Caleb...

Caleb with Vicki...

Merry (isn't that the coolest name?)

Michael and Merry. He was teaching her how to drive a dirtbike, and you can see the results by the scrapes on her cheek and arm...she said it was fun though, and she's gonna keep going with it! =)

Jon...

Caleb is a really cool photographer, and this is a result of one of his pics...a lot of these are his, actually...=)

Ok...that's all the pics for now. Wanted to add though, that God is good. We're really going through a horrible time rightnow. I used to think the pain of betrayal, and the pain of loss were pretty bad, but this pain we're going through now (haven't found a name for it yet), is the worst of all, and I seriously don't know how we're gonna make it...guess you guys can pray for us all...that we can love and see through the eyes of our God.

Have a great week, everyone!

Que Dios les bendiga y les guarde, hoy y para siempre,

Beth