You've got a birthday... shout hurray...

So since i couldn't go get todd a regular old birthday present, i had to resort to this. which i'm sure he will be happily humilated by, since he loves making a big deal out of his birthday...so HAPPY BIRTHDAY TODD! i thuoght this picture fitting since he spends about 97% of his time in a hammock except when in class, he pretty much finds any place possible to put it up. under the boating dock, in my room.. and because you can see my face in the reflection of his glasses....okay.


i couldn't resist....

just the youth group.


so i got my hair done in corn rolls, corn rows? i don't know. todd's host sister michelle did it. it was a little bit not okay, but it was awesome when i took it out.


just a typical night at todd's house. they love uno. the house is pretty much run by girls. you are looking at daughters, granddaughters, and great granddaughters of miss nora.


And these are my host parents, oscar and katrine (newly weds). yesterday oscar rode up behind me on his bike and told me he had a surprise for me. i was expecting a mango, but yelped when i turned around and found a 6 foot crocadile hanging off his shoulder with it's mouth and legs tied. then they had some fun with it in the yard with a rope leash. it's normal.

Todd's host family... Tamara, Tafara, Miss Nora, and John. Just three of the seventeen kids could make it for the picture unfortunately. and i might add, only changing one letter in a name for the next kid is a normality here. i.e. brea, brena, brenan. latifa, talifa, matifa, and so on.

we went swimming with todd's host family. the water was creepily warm...

and just one more little side note... the menonites. i'm totally facinated. they came here from germany and by some fluke of nature they all of the same genes as tall and skinny. with beards. and suspenders. and when i came home from class one day there was a mirror up on the dresser which the menonites had made, b/c they make all wood things here. and when i asked about it my host parents said "oh yeah, the menonites dropped it off in there big truck that they drive thru here every week full of stuff people have ordered like dressers and doors. and then they take orders for the next week." and i said "ok. that's a completely regular answer." and so it is, in belize.

well we miss you and love you! and HAPPY BIRTHDAY TODD!