Tuesday, June 19, 2007

From Heather's Point of View

I (Amy) am really not in the mood to blog right now, but my beautiful friend, Heather Furrer is here right now and she is going to tell you about our day of chaperoning adventure from her point of view.

Yes, I am honored to blog for Amy :)

Today Amy, Sheila, and I had the delight of playing the 'parents' of about 20 kids at a 6th grade graduation party- hosted by their teacher. (Correction: Amy played the parent, Sheila played the girl who can slightly communicate with the kids, and I am the one who can merely smile, nod my head, and say 'si!')

The afternoon's expectations were to pick up ALL the students in the 15 passenger CVE van, then watch the kids swim for a few hours. We did have quite a full van, but it turns out the kids can swim for days in MX and not stop!

Although my communication skills are nearly nada, it was fun to sit and watch the kids play together for hours and not get bored for a second- the teacher was even caught up in the fun, with no thought of passing time...

By the end of the day, Ames and Sheila had both fell victims to the kid's desire to be joined in the pool.. note: sitting on the Other side of the fence while reading a book keeps a person out of the pool. :)


Michelle and a few of her classmates enjoying the pool


Sheila and I relaxing beside the pool and trying to stay as cool as possible- yes, an impossible task in the MX heat! I believe Sheila thinks she has both staying cool and being the inconspicuous American mastered with the straw hat. :)


One of the other activities available for the kids: trampolines. Uriel is quite the athlete, working on mastering his flips..


No party is complete without snacks! Lili and her friends take a break from swimming to eat... although Lili seems to be the only one enjoying the food..


The boys impressing the girls with their strength..


At the end of the pool party before departure. Yes, this pic was taken at 9:00 pm :)

Overall, a wonderful day spent in the hot sun with great company!!

Signing off,
Heather

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

wow. sheila does look cool. :)

Anonymous said...

My 3 favorite girls all together in my most favorite place, hope your all having a great time- heather give Ames a big hug from me
your really tan,cute,humble brother
:)
adios-

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the guest post Heather. It was so nice to know that you and Sheila were with Amy in Magdalena this past week. What wonderful friendships you gals are blessed with! Amy, we like the new format on your blog!

Love and blessings!

Anonymous said...

ames, i really like the new look of your blog! keep up the great posts!
love ya~carissa

Unknown said...

I too like the new look Ami!

Thanks to everyone at CVE for letting Sheiba and I come chill for the wk- it's always such a blessing!

Ami, it was super good to be with you.. you know I'll be praying for you!! Miss you already :)

te quiero!
Ava