banana et mango

for this is the day the Lord has made; rejoice and be glad in it!

this morning we had a fun day with the kids (which honestly was a real fun day for the teachers!) and the A&E team from Kona helped organize games and activities to participate in. after the disco and a fun, yet complicated game of something like swab the deck, i realized i really should be photographing this.

and then i remembered: how much i love taking pictures.

i've gotten a little lax on it here, and that has hurt my heart now that i've realized it! with a mere 19 days until departure, it's time to step up my game. i also had a genius idea, which i plan on keeping under wraps, but i will give a bit of a sneak-peek of what i captured today.

the kids had an absolute blast playing games with erin, and listening to robbie sing his catchy creole "banane-nane et mango" song. in fact, my little ones even organized a small circle game, on their own nonetheless!, and i managed to snap a lovely photo of the whole group. i was really blessed by the free-ness of this morning.

the afternoon/evening portion was a bit frustrating; trying to organize an overnight hiking trip up the mountain to Goyavier (6 miles each way!), which i just found out we aren't allowed to go. i am craving a bit of nature, and need to get out of these gates. i'm feeling confined. taking it in stride, and knowing it's only 19 days until i'm once again responsible for myself.