We are looking forward to 70 degree weather where we will finally stop sweating so much each day.
Can you tell that we are in need of a vacation?....Mexico here we come!!
Happy Independence Day
After saying goodbye to Erin on Friday we welcomed some friends into town to stay at our house for the evening. We loved seeing them again and catching up on life. Then this morning we hosted a 4th of July party (pictures to come hopefully) filled with lots of American stuff- watermelon, pickles, chips, and apple pie. And now we are off to Mexico (with Honduras in the state of political turmoil) to renew our visas.
We are looking forward to 70 degree weather where we will finally stop sweating so much each day.
Can you tell that we are in need of a vacation?....Mexico here we come!!
We are looking forward to 70 degree weather where we will finally stop sweating so much each day.
Can you tell that we are in need of a vacation?....Mexico here we come!!
Guest Post by Intern Erin
For the past month I, Erin, have had the pleasure of living with the McCanns and basically invading their lives to hopefully help out with their girls so they can be freed to do ministry. We have had a ton of fun and I will miss them greatly when I leave on Friday. Here is my tribute to Sean, Lindsey, Lucy, and Ellie.
10 Things I’ve Learned about Life and Parenting in Honduras
1. It amazing how easy it can be to solve the problems of a crying baby. If only someone could solve my problems by sticking a sippy cup or toy in front of me.
2. We recently learned from a Honduran friend that one of the keys to successful cooking in Honduras is the blender.
3. Household and personal items such as cups, spoons, t.v. remotes and chapstick sometimes make the best toys.
4. Oscillating fans are a miracle product.
5. Potty training takes time, patience, lots of jellybeans, and a sense of humor. Potty training in Honduras means that bushes and roadsides are acceptable places to “go potty”.
6. If the government goes awry on a Sunday morning, church will probably be cancelled, but Pizza Hut will be open for business.
7. When in doubt, bring up Elmo.
8. The need for car seats, in some situations, is flexible.
9. Water wings are also a miracle product.
10. Being a parent is not easy, but totally worth it.
Here’s to a great month.
10 Things I’ve Learned about Life and Parenting in Honduras
1. It amazing how easy it can be to solve the problems of a crying baby. If only someone could solve my problems by sticking a sippy cup or toy in front of me.
2. We recently learned from a Honduran friend that one of the keys to successful cooking in Honduras is the blender.
3. Household and personal items such as cups, spoons, t.v. remotes and chapstick sometimes make the best toys.
4. Oscillating fans are a miracle product.
5. Potty training takes time, patience, lots of jellybeans, and a sense of humor. Potty training in Honduras means that bushes and roadsides are acceptable places to “go potty”.
6. If the government goes awry on a Sunday morning, church will probably be cancelled, but Pizza Hut will be open for business.
7. When in doubt, bring up Elmo.
8. The need for car seats, in some situations, is flexible.
9. Water wings are also a miracle product.
10. Being a parent is not easy, but totally worth it.
Here’s to a great month.
One Small Joy of Summer Teams
Baby food can not be found down here that does not include sugar, lots of dried fruit and nuts which are outrageously expensive here, and playdough for Lucy which is always a big hit, all brought down here by one of our teams.
Thank you Houston Lake Presbyterian Church in Warner Robins, GA and Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church in Douglasville, GA!
Thank you Houston Lake Presbyterian Church in Warner Robins, GA and Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church in Douglasville, GA!
Update on Life in Honduras
Our second team for the summer leaves tomorrow, it has been awesome having so many people here to help us minister and exhausting at the same time. Erin leaves on Friday so we are trying to enjoy our last few days with her. On Sunday we leave for Mexico City to renew our 90 day visas. And the following week we welcome another summer intern, Sarah! So that is our life in a nutshell. And oh yeah in the midst of it all we are in the midst of a great political struggle, but praise the Lord there has not been much affect here in La Ceiba.
Check out Lucy nursing her baby.
I will post a video soon but Ellie on the verge of crawling and she has also found her voice box and has become quite chatty lately.
Check out Lucy nursing her baby.
I will post a video soon but Ellie on the verge of crawling and she has also found her voice box and has become quite chatty lately.
Intern Erin
We are all enjoying having Erin around. She is a big help with the girls, a good companion to me, and a great encouragement to the team. She leaves in less than a week so we are trying to fit in all the last minute stuff we need to get done before she leaves. We will miss her when we are gone but I think we have convinced her to at least come back to visit some time.
Happy Tuesday
All smiles here, Daddy is coming home after being gone in the States for a week. We are excited about celebrating with him, Father's Day that we missed last Sunday, and his birthday tomorrow, it truly is a Happy Tuesday!
What we have been up to, other than potty training...
Not much to be honest, potty training has been lots of work. Not to mention Sean is in the USA doing recruiting and we have our first summer team here. So sorry for the lack of blogging and lack of pictures but here is a snap shot of our life:
Hanging out with Erin. She has been such a big help with the girls and also an encouragement for me.
Playing with our friend Liam. Liam came into town for a few days last week and will be here again next week and as always Lucy has enjoyed the companionship.
Spending time in Armenia. Erin being here has given us a lot more freedom to spend more days in Armenia getting to play with the kids, and visit with some families, it has been a joy to have this extra time to build relationships.
Dancing. There is always time for dancing in the McCann household.
Playing chap stick and doing what Ellie does best, chillin with her big sis and being cute.
Hanging out with Erin. She has been such a big help with the girls and also an encouragement for me.
Playing with our friend Liam. Liam came into town for a few days last week and will be here again next week and as always Lucy has enjoyed the companionship.
Spending time in Armenia. Erin being here has given us a lot more freedom to spend more days in Armenia getting to play with the kids, and visit with some families, it has been a joy to have this extra time to build relationships.
Dancing. There is always time for dancing in the McCann household.
Playing chap stick and doing what Ellie does best, chillin with her big sis and being cute.
Goodbye Diapers
Okay so we haven't officially said goodbye to diapers but we are working on it. For the past week we have tried every day to use the potty and at last today we had big success! Potty training has been an emotional roller coaster for us all but I have never felt so proud as seeing Lucy peeing in the potty.
(The duck tape on the diapers are because the humidity here is so high that the tabs on the diapers loose their stickiness so we have to duck tape them so that they will stay on her when she wears dresses- hilarious)
(The duck tape on the diapers are because the humidity here is so high that the tabs on the diapers loose their stickiness so we have to duck tape them so that they will stay on her when she wears dresses- hilarious)
The River
There are several rivers here in La Ceiba, and there happens to be one just 5 minutes up the road from our house. We love going on hot days for a quick way to cool down.
Yes Ellie has a bathing suit but for all of you moms out there who have tried to put bathing suits on a child who can't stand know that it is no easy task, plus everyone in Honduras just swims in their clothes so this is our way of fitting in with the culture.
Lucy enjoying a snack break on the rocks.
And oh yeah I got my hair cut last week. It was getting too hot and so I decided to let my husband have a shot at cutting my hair. Its A LOT shorter than we had both planned but hey its pretty much even so I would say it was a success.
Lucy has finally become brave with her water wings and loves swimming with her friend Jude.
My mom friend, Amanda, and I always walk around town together with matching bjorns and laugh at ourselves- we finally got a picture of it!
There is a awesome rock that is probably about 12ft. high that we enjoy jumping off of.
Its nice to have our own tropical paradise just 5 minutes away!
Yes Ellie has a bathing suit but for all of you moms out there who have tried to put bathing suits on a child who can't stand know that it is no easy task, plus everyone in Honduras just swims in their clothes so this is our way of fitting in with the culture.
Lucy enjoying a snack break on the rocks.
And oh yeah I got my hair cut last week. It was getting too hot and so I decided to let my husband have a shot at cutting my hair. Its A LOT shorter than we had both planned but hey its pretty much even so I would say it was a success.
Lucy has finally become brave with her water wings and loves swimming with her friend Jude.
My mom friend, Amanda, and I always walk around town together with matching bjorns and laugh at ourselves- we finally got a picture of it!
There is a awesome rock that is probably about 12ft. high that we enjoy jumping off of.
Its nice to have our own tropical paradise just 5 minutes away!
Cooking for Summer teams
Erin, our summer intern, arrived on Saturday and since then we have been busy cooking for teams. In 2 days we cooked 16 casseroles! At one point we had 7 kids in our house running around and we still managed to get the food cooked. So all that to say Erin has been a great help and oh yeah the girls love her!
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