Hey hey we're the monkeys....

We've been pivoting plans and re-pivoting plans all day (more on that to come) but spent time on some art therapy and lots of play therapy. #wafflewednesday quickly became a breakfast favorite!

This evening brought the first monkey spotting of the year and a walk with the littles (3 now, Salma and Aisha plus their friend Abby) around the neighborhood. All three were convinced they wanted to come back home to America with me until they learned that American schools aren't on summer vacation right now!

A long day which will be even longer tomorrow. Prayers for stress-free camp (VBS) preparation as we also work on moving everything to the new YRM house a bit sooner than planned. The devil is doing his best to block our plans, which just shows us how much we need to push through!

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