Scenes from the truck =)

These are some pictures of the kids from our trip this weekend. They are mostly for my family~the ones that keep saying, "I want to see pictures of the kids!!" You know who you are!! =) Travelin' buddies!

Yes, I was really this happy!! (most of the time!)

This is what you do with your 'ninna' (her blanket) whe the sun is in your eyes!!

Readin' books

Adventurous Weekend

I'll try to remember all the details of our weekend in Mexico, but I'm sure I won't. =) Jonathan got off work around 4PM and we left our house to run a few last minute errands and go to Progreso bridge about 7:30PM, only to get to the immigration office to find out the car permit department was closed. =) So, we crossed back to the US, drove to Pharr, and got it all done there in Reynosa. We also got stopped by the Military there, so we all had to get out again, for them to inspect our truck. While we were filling up the truck with diesel there in Reynosa, 2 pickup truck loads of Federal Police pull in with there lights flashing! About 5 policemen piled out of each truck and surrounded the area with machine guns ready. I have to admit I was a little nervous. =) After about 10 minutes, with no activity, they left! Thankfully we had a uneventful rest of the trip to Cd. Victoria. We did see about 3 more Military/Federal Police check points on the way. They were mostly checking people heading north. We got to the motel around 1:30/2:00AM. Got unpacked and crashed into bed! Of course, since the kids had slept most of the way there, they were ready to be up playing, but we got them settled down and to sleep at least by 3!

Saturday, we slept in a little and just let the kids relax (I found that if I give Kylie some downtime, she does better with all the changes). Then we ate lunch and headed to the mountains and to visit Jumave again!

Mountain Road

We found a few more villages that we didn't know were there. Jonathn was able to talk to some people and it looks like the one only has a catholic church. We are still just praying and waiting on God for direction. He knows exactly where HE wants us and when HE wants us there. We are clinging very hard to this knowledge right now and doing the best we can, where He has us now!

Privacy Fence, anyone?

On the road past these 2 villages we found this little river, it was a beautiful place and was so peaceful! We stopped and let the kids play in it for awhile. They had been so good bouncing though the mountain roads for about 2 or 3 hours. The water was so warm and it was hot! We didn't have any change of clothes or towels, so they played in their diapers and then the sun dried them in just a few minutes!

Playing in the River

Sunday morning on our way to church we saw an accident happen before our eyes! It was the weirdest thing I think I've even seen. For once Jonathan & I both were speechless. We still haven't totally figured out what happened but we were on the frontage road and this black SUV was on the main road, was hit by a Pontiac sunfire, and just lost control, came sideways across the lane, hit a concrete barrier (about a foot off the ground), blew a few tires (I remember seeing them pop!) and landing about 5 feet in front of us! I think I remember Jonathan stopping a little quickly! I'm not sure if he remembers that or not. It was like watching something happen in slow motion. Needless to say we were about 25 minutes late for church. Jonathan got out and was seeing if people were ok and all that. The police and EMS people got there pretty quickly. I was impressed! Only 1 little girl was taken to the hospital.

Jonathan helping at the accident

Kylie & her new friends on Sunday in Cd. Victoria

Church was good, and we got there right before Bro. Domingo started preaching. Kylie went to Sunday School with the kids, but didn't last the whole time. =) Afterwards we enjoyed some wonderful food and good fellowship with the pastor and his family! We left there around 3PM to head back to the US, since Jonathan needed to be at work at 5AM today! No adventure on the way out thankfully!

The perfect ending to this trip was we were 'randomly selected' to get our truck searched by the US Border Patrol! =) (A first for us!)

Enjoy your Monday!! I'll be catching up on laundry and unpacking.

Christmas 07 in review

Thanks to Lynne & Sarah Nevseta, I just got these pictures from Christmas when we were in PA. Some were too good not to share, even though its months later! =) Enjoy!!
Lynne & Korey

Amsoil Blog

Hey ~ check out our new Amsoil blog www.amsoilspringers.blogspot.com
Here you will find news & information about Amsoil, which we are independent dealers. You can go 25,000 miles between oil changes in your car/truck/suv. We became dealers of this company to help us have an income and be away in Mexico at the same time.

Earn $25 and help missions!

I was a little hestitant to put this on my blog but after praying about it, I decided that it was ok, as long as it had a specific purpose. So, here is the purpose ~ To help missions! As you know our family has been trying to raise the money to get into Mexico for awhile and also my sister is planning a TLC trip to Uganda this summer. So, I am giving her half of the money I earn from this referral program. My half of the money will be put in our families mission account to help us get to Mexico. Now, let me tell you about Revolutionary Money Exchange. This is a REAL bank, member FDIC. =) And its similar to paypal. When you open an account until May 15th, they will give you $25 in your account within 24 hours (mine was there almost instantly). You can then link your regular checking account to this, and have the money transferred there or request them to send you a check in the mail. There is a $2.50 charge to have a check sent to you, but if you just request one for $22.50, your account will balance out to $0. I was not to sure about it when I first saw it but I checked yesterday and my $25 is safely in my checking account!
I can't get the link to publish in this post so it will be on the side bar and if you click and sign up though that one Becka & I will each get $5. I'll post an update below the link to let you know our progress. =) Thanks for your help and enjoy your $25!!

Easy Enchilada Casserole

For those of you who REALLY know me, you'll know, I really don't ENJOY cooking, but I've been trying to improve in this area and found this great recipe I thought I'd share with you.
I was VERY suprised how much it really tastes like chicken enchiladas ~ without meat!

15 oz bag tortilla chips, divided
2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
1 10 3/4 oz can cream of chicken soup
1 10 oz can enchilada sauce
1 10 oz can green chile sauce

Arrange a layer of chips over the bottom of a greased 13x9 casserole pan; sprinkle one cup cheddar cheese on top. Stir soup, enchilada sauce and green chile sauce together in a mixeing bowl; pour half over the cheese layer. Add another layer of chips; spread with remaining sauces. Sprinkle with remaining cheese; bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes.

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I was gonna take a picture of it, but it got kinda krispy(and I wasn't even having our friends the Sankey's over!) and not very good looking, I think next time I'll wait for the last layer of cheese on top til the last few minutes. And I'll not cook it the full 30 minutes. ~ or keep a better watch on it. I set the timer and basically forgot about it, and got busy. =)

Our week

WOW - what a week...Monday was starting out so good for me. I had lots of 'office work' that needed done and a lot of organizing and other things to do. Tuesday, Korey got the stomach flu, by Wednesday, he had shared it with his mom, and I in turn shared it with the love of my life, Jonathan. So far, Kylie has escaped this 'sharing' chain!! YEAH! But I think we that were sick are all finally better!! Korey had it the longest and even got to go see the Dr AGAIN because it was 48 hours and he wasn't much better. He got some meds for his stomach and was prescribed lots of pedilyte. The Dr said he was showing some signs of dehydration, and to keep a close watch on him.

Sorry, no new pictures this week ~ I should have taken some last night, but I was too busy getting things done and ready for today. Jonathan & I bought a used, broke car for a really good price last night, which he can fix, hopefully very inexpensivly and we'll probably sell it in a few months to raise some money to go to Mexico. Its almost tempting to keep it with the way gas prices are but we really don't NEED 3 vechicles and don't want to sell the truck or 4runner, so we probably won't end up doing that. And we'd rather be in Mexico so the money will be a big help to us! But, Kylie was out there right in the hood of the car with Jonathan 'helping' him. I'm sure there'll be other moments like that for pictures this next week!

I was able to get most of the newsletter done, we just have to proof it a few more times and then get it printed and copied! I also got our new prayer card finished. If you recieve our newsletter these will be included in it. You should be able to save it to your computer if you'd like.

Newsletter

Hi! Happy Monday to you!! I've been busy today~ laundry, my bro-in-laws state taxes, and the sometimes dreaded newsletter job! And lets not forget to add 'saving my son from my daughter' on the list!! (As I type, she is trying to 'ride' him while he's crawling!! But the best part is - he's laughing!!!)

Anyway ~ I'm working on our newsletter mailing list - if you would like to receive it, leave me a comment with your email address. I prefer to send it that way, but if you really want it snail mail, leave me your snail mail address. I will not publish these comments, so that 'everyone' will not see your information!

Have a great rest of the week!
~Renee

Picture update!