It feels like we've been here forever but we only just got here a little over a week ago. I just finished reading over my past posts and it's amazing what life is like. --Full of variety, exploration, discovery and surprise. I told myself (& numerous others) when I got to Guatemala that I wouldn't be moving for a LONG time. Mistake #1: Don't talk to yourself. Hahah, no, I'm kidding. Talking to yourself can be healthy.... I think.
Anyway, Willy loves lizards. I posted about that a few times but this is where it gets good. He left a few of his prime catches with Danny when we left but he insisted on taking Mr.Right with him. Mr.Right is a baby Helmeted Lizard (I spelt that wrong in my other post about him). Willy guesses he was 4 weeks old when we left. As most of us know, it is generally illegal to transport animals, food & other things that belong to another country when you're trying to cross a border. Willy kept Mr.Right in a Tupperware container with a slit in the top for air, a branch of the tree he was on when he was captured and a little water sliding back and forth on the bottom. Even though he tried to make things as cushy as possible for his precious little find, Willy still had an unquenchable fear that we would be harrassed by the border patrol and that Mr.Right would be confiscated by those who we'll call the Mr. Wrongs. It was delicious to watch Willy tremble and squirm in his back seat, alongside Wynter who watched him intently as he begged God to let him keep his lizard and cross the border unnoticed. It was genuinely hilarious to see Willy confessing all his past mistakes and begging God to forgive the sins he had so unwittingly committed--all of this to keep Mr.Right right where he belongs, on Willy's lap. Oh dear.
Anyway, the picture above is of Willy with Mr.Right just seconds after the kind, cuddly border patrol guy waved us through into Los Estados Unidos without incidence. :) The first pic is Wynter's budding photography--me smiling nervously as she finally pushes the right button. Another pic is Wynter wearing Willy's new fashion find: a fresh diaper hat. The last pic is of 2 best friends, Wynter Jane and her Papa, soaking up the love that Jesus has so fully poured down on us. We love you all, stay tuned for more of our adventures....every day is getting better! XOXO!
7 comments:
Julie, where are you guys?? I want to meet Mr. Right!! I want Willy to (finally) sing "Bend Me" in Japanese! Ha ha ok that sounded wrong, but really, let us know what you're up to. Love!
--Clare
hey Willy, how did you get the lizard into the states ? And guess what Pablo grabed Spike and he got hurt and now Danny let him go cus he could die so we are not gonna take him with us any way we love you guys -Laura and Laurence
hey Willy, did you hear that Danny caught another baby helmeted lizard that we are going to take with us its pretty awsome -Laura
Hey you know what? Danny caught another baby helmeted lizard it is pretty awsome, the first one was just like the one that willy caught but the second one was bigger and was kinda like the big black and green one but smaller but it only had black on it is pretty awsome -Laura
hey you guys Christian looks like he was super tired from working all day and he just fell on the bed and Wynter decided to jump on him hahaha
ok wait i missed something you guys moved?!??! gosh i really need to view your blog more often so where did you guys go?
Good for people to know.
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