Bicol trip - last installment :)

Hello again everyone. I thought I should finally get those last pics from our Bicol trip on here for those of you who are just dying to see them (ahem - Joanna! :) ). For the last several days that we were in Bicol, we stayed with a family who is working in Legaspi, about 1 1/2 hours south of where we hope to locate. They have 2 kids, and Mikayla and Zach hit it off wonderfully with Carly and Caleb. Ben tagged along for the ride and had a blast too.

We got to visit a wildlife park there in Legaspi, and the kids had a blast feeding the goats...

...climbing on the giant dinosaur...

...sliding down the slide...
... riding bikes...
...and going for a boat ride...
While this isn't the best pic of Mikayla, notice the horse in the background trying to get a hair-ribbon snack!
Zach and Caleb had an absolute ball together the whole weekend. While they had a blast, it was not a very good weekend for the toads in the area. Their favorite activity every night was catching every toad they could get their hands on. They even named them all! I don't know that any of them actually died from the toading spree, but I am guessing the toads were pretty happy to see us go!
We all had such a good time with our new friends, and we are so thankful that they will be living near us in just a few months. It will be wonderful to have some American friends not too far away for the kids, and Steve and I are looking forward to having some friends to hang with too. Our Heavenly Father truly does supply our every need, doesn't He? Thanks, Allens, for a wonderful time, and thank you, Father, for providing some great friends for us down in Bicol! I think we will leave the toad-catching to Zach and Caleb though...