A Birthday Weekend!

Here's a little video of our weekend's events! It was a busy, but really fun way to celebrate Noah's 2nd and Michael's 28th Birthdays! On Friday, for Noah's birthday, we had a really special family time in the morning, reading the Bible, worshiping together, and giving him a present from us - Mr. Potato Head, which he affectionately refers to as "Papas." At Noah's school on Friday, all the kids sang to him and gave him a little crown to wear, which Noah actually liked wearing! That night, Elita stayed with him while we celebrated Michael's birthday by going out with friends to Pardo's Chicken (the best "Pollos a la Brasa" that we've had here in Peru!). Then we came back to our teammates' house for a little more partying to include a little Salsa music and Martha's 3-Leches Cake - basically a beautiful, moist combination of cake, cream, milk, and strawberries.
The next morning, neighbors and friends gathered for Noah's birthday party complete with cute kids songs (led by our teammates Becca and Laura - thanks girls!), games, carrot cake, arroz con leche, and a piñata! It was a "Cars" theme and again, Laura, helped me with most of the decorating. Elita also helped with a lot of the food prep, what an angel! Then later that night, we had one more family party (for Michael's actual b-day) to finish opening gifts.
It was a very special time for all of us, even though we were celebrating all these birthdays for the first time away from family. What a gift to experience the love shared in the family of Christ - crossing cultural and language barriers. And as a side note, tonight Noah put together his first 3-word phrase: "Daddy's at church." (c: