Last night we walked to our neighbors house at 8 to get the San Juan party started. Me and the girls hung out in the kitchen boiling hot dogs, talking about babies, and making cabbage topping for the dogs. The guys sat in the family room making a roaring fire, telling the kids not to get too close, and distracting the kids with card and dice games. Little by little, all the members of our Bible study showed up- the first time they've all been in the same room at the same time- and with all their kids! The house noise volume went up quite a bit as the kids started doing what they do best- play and scream. We were thankful that they all seemed to be enjoying each other. Claudia told me this was the first time she and Sergio were able to have a big group over to their new house since they moved in about 8 months ago and that it's something they've wanted to do for a long time. It was fun to chat with different people and munch on hotdogs and marshmallows. We played a few rounds of charades and tried to teach one of our favorite dice games- liars dice.
After a few more marshmallows, it was already past 11 and I was beginning to fade, along with most of the others.
We called it a night, but not before making plans to go out for a day in the country as a group on a Bolivian holiday in July. I continue to pray for unity and deeper friendships in this group of great people.
It might be hard to tell- but it was really smoky when we woke up this morning from all the tradition fires that were burned all night long.
Last night we walked to our neighbors house at 8 to get the San Juan party started. Me and the girls hung out in the kitchen boiling hot dogs, talking about babies, and making cabbage topping for the dogs. The guys sat in the family room making a roaring fire, telling the kids not to get too close, and distracting the kids with card and dice games. Little by little, all the members of our Bible study showed up- the first time they've all been in the same room at the same time- and with all their kids! The house noise volume went up quite a bit as the kids started doing what they do best- play and scream. We were thankful that they all seemed to be enjoying each other. Claudia told me this was the first time she and Sergio were able to have a big group over to their new house since they moved in about 8 months ago and that it's something they've wanted to do for a long time. It was fun to chat with different people and munch on hotdogs and marshmallows. We played a few rounds of charades and tried to teach one of our favorite dice games- liars dice. 
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