The thick of it.

first of all, thank you henry for the picture above. i look [pretty] good and at least you got dad's sexy beard.

secondly, lets update the heck out of it! january has been a month from the demons. really, just quite terrible. we got back from our (month long + amazing) christmas vacation on the third, and we have been battling every sickness on the planet for the past 25 days. i caught pneumonia to start the marathon off then i gave it to charles then henry got it, and now he has a parasite just to make sure we are nice and almost dead.

today was the first day that we could see light at the end of the tunnel, we're still in the tunnel mind you, but i did see some light in the distance, and honestly, that's all I need right now!

its not all bad though, through every trail you learn. sometimes the harder things are the harder you pray, and plead and weep, begging God to spare this fragil life of yours so that you can be with those you love for just another day. i really felt like i was fighting for my life for those three weeks i was battling pneumonia. and i feel so grateful and joyful that i'm here today with my four men.

one thing that's been keeping us happy is bbq. every night. the boys chase the goats, george practices his crawling by our feet, daniel mans fire and i get the food. thank you, brazil for always having perfect weather.

Xo