Elijah on a village sale trip with Dad

Beautiful Lotus Flowers

Following the sales truck in the early morning

Off to distribute life-giving filters

Common scene today

More natural beauty

Typical Lao kitchen

Having fun Dad-Son time

Explaining the filter to a family who just purchased one

Another family checking out the filter before purchase

The local salesman in green

The filter is most often sold with a wicker stand and blue 20 L bottle

Hey, this looks good in my house!

I'm on my way - don't fall!

Heading home from the fields.

Elijah taking a break in the HinBoun river

Hey dad, are you proud of me?

Plowing the fields for another planting

A village sale meeting in progress

Another village sale meeting in progress

those toddler years

This little guy is turning 3 soon, and I can't quite seem to grasp it. I just keep thinking, my little two year old is almost three. My youngest is almost three. It's left me pondering life quite a bit lately... how can Zach be leaving the toddler years behind? I can remember when Eva turned three. One week after her birthday, Zach was born, and my three-year-old was suddenly the oldest of three. It feels like I was just there- mom to three little baby/toddler people, and suddenly they've moved passed those years. They feed themselves, they're potty trained, they sleep all night. Where are my crazy toddlers? I can't believe my little guy is turning 3 soon.

 

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more shots from a village sale event

 

village sale

Bridge under repair due to its popularity!

 

 

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Let's go fly a kite!

Bridge - Connecting Kids and Fun Times

Under Construction: Rope bridge to the bamboo fort

 Zach's helping hammer the wheelbarrow

 Two Friends helping stretch the ropes

 

Eijah working up the courage needed for a crossing

 neighborhood friend all smiles

Yehaw!  Let the fun begin

full house

School's been out the last few days and each day a few more kids have come to play. This was my picture from this morning, though its missing a couple of our kids closest friends. And Elijah and Zach didn't make it into the picture. Elijah's heading out with a soccer ball now... we may just have a team in the making. :)

 

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What happens after harvest?

Momma & baby walking through a just harvested rice field

You want some of me?

This field is mine

Mounds of freshly harvested rice stalks in the background

 

 

 

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