Loja's sunsets...

...are often quite spectacular if you can catch them for the few minutes that the sky is lit up! Often it's around the time Evie is eating dinner, so we just need to remember to turn our heads to the window to enjoy the great sight.

Tijs and Evie are going well, Tijs at 2 months has almost reached 7kg! Yikes!

Evie loves watching what goes on at the school behind our place, and there aren't many days where something doesn't happen. I have never known a place with so many 'events'. This is a picutre of the Mariachi band that played in honour of International Women's Day on 8th March.

Slippery dip

Playgrounds in Loja aren't for the faint hearted! We understand that driving is a danger and walking is a danger, but who would have thought a children's playground is a dangerous place? This slippery dip is located in a park that we pass on the way to the local supermarket. We are yet to see someone ride this dare devil of a slide, but we are sure it would result in a sore behind!

We have recently aquired some new postcards, thanks to John and his photo hobbie, combined with printing expertise. For months we have been trying to find postcards worthy enough for our recipients. We have done it. John has sorted out a few of the best of photos and has made his own postcards. Here's a quick preview...

Tijs arrives

"What?" you say, "Tijs", what is this? This is the short dutch version for Mattias, sort of. So now that you know that you are now wondering about how to pronounce two names. In dutch the 'ij' is like an 'a', but long, more like 'ay'.

Evie is enjoying Tijs being home and she gives him hugs at every opportunity. There is the odd "not too tight Evie", but she is getting there.

We are adjusting to being a family of four, having to change more nappies and enjoy more midnight hugs. We were thinking that Evie was still waking up a lot at night, but we've been reminded that it was nothing.

We have tried to give Evie some special moments in our time away from home. One of them was the bubble day we had after church. She had loads of fun chasing the bubbles all round the backyard here. It was a winner in her mind.