Hey Everyone! Time to catch you up a bit on what's been happening 90 miles from the equator in the Stewart's lives.
First off, I have to mention Jakobine and the Cooley family. They all were a vital part of helping our family out with having Juniper in Brazil. Jakobine was our nurse extrodinaire (see last blog post for the whole story). 
The Cooley family (our amazing neighbors) were the BEST! They helped out with the practical needs: lining up meals, babysitting our boys, hanging laundry and making sure Jill wasn't over doing it. Huge thanks to them!
Rainy season has brought knee-high puddles and buckets of clothes soaking in bleach. (George's shirt was white at one time.) 
February found us planning our 3rd Valentine's Banquet...and yes, we were tired from it.
The students decorated their hearts out, and we all had a great time eating Valentine tacos! 
Taking care of our little Juni Bug is a lot of fun. She is a joyful little girl who loves her baths. Good thing too, because she gets one every afternoon in this heat. 
Happy 8th George!
The moment before impact. 
Juniper gets a kick out of her brothers. Always putting on a show for her! 
Some special visitors came to see us and meet Juniper! Uncle Dave, Tim's brother... 
Gramma, Tim's mom... 
and Yia Yia, Jill's mom.
Juni loved meeting everyone and relished being held 24-7.
Our high school CIA group (Christians in Action) is led by the Cooleys and us. We get together a few times a month to plan songs, stories and games to take to the children at the local orphanage. 
In December we got some gifts for the kids through a generous donation. (notice the 9-month belly) 
Game time with the kids. 
Song time. 
The kids receiving their Christmas gifts; it was a special day! 
Even Juni is part of CIA! (until nap time) 