Feliz Anos Nuevo

Jordan and Everett eating breakfast (we have no table)

Our Christmas Tree - good job Jose!

The boys' gingerbread house made the day after Christmas

Laundry on the line!

A favorite Christmas gift - Socker Boppers!

Just after arriving in Honduras

Car problems on the typical Honduran van Jose borrowed to pick us up!

Our new home

Fresh limes

The boys!

Hola from Honduras!  We've survived our first week in our new home.It's been a loonnnngg week!  The boys are over the moon about being with dad so that's the best part.  Our typical day consists of long walks on the golf course, picking limes right off the trees, and lots of rough housing.  The boys have been getting up at the crack of dawn when Jose leaves for work and are rearing to go!  I have been working on becoming domesticated.  Washing dishes by hand, hanging clothes on a clothes line and sweeping dirt and dog hair off the tile floor several times a day.  When Jose found a pair of his pants in the dirt in the back yard he decided to get me a dryer.  I'm not complaining.  Everett is picking up the language already saying "Hola! Como Estas?"  to everyone he sees.  Jordan has met a few kids here and there but most of the kids in our neighborhood are on holiday until later this week.  The house is beautiful and has most of the comforts of what we are used to except that today Jose found and killed two scorpions inside our house.  We have very limited furniture but will be adding to it as time goes by.  The shopping in this town is a bit limited and we have to travel about an hour to get to the big city over the mountains.  Last night was an experience - we went out in town to some parties hosted by co-workers of Jose's.  Fireworks everywhere - and we even blew up some dynomite - yes the real deal....  and it can be purchased at the roadside fireworks stand- crazy!  They have a custom they call "burning the old man" - at midnight they light a scarecrow type figure that is filled with firecrackers and it burns until its gone.  This symbolizes saying goodbye to all the bad of the old year.   We were with some local Honduran people at their "Pulperia" (like a little store) at midnight and got to experience this custom.  Jordan ran around with all the other kids lighting fireworks and having a ball!