A Typical Day...

 It's been awhile since i posted and i thought maybe you were all curious what we are up too out here in the jungle. We are pretty well settled in our house in Pei and have moved into full time Cultural and Language Study. Each day has become pretty scheduled so that we can be diligent and dedicated to this work. (*justin's days looks much different from mine- he gets 8-10 hour days studying, while i strive to
5 hours in)
Anyway, one day i decided to document a day in pictures so you can get an idea of my daily life.
Each morning we have a little time to wake up and gear up for the day. Paisley decided to sing "He loves us" to Pax and iron man. Thanks to our sweet friend Ally Glover, Paisley plays this song a lot and even tries out the piano on the iPad for an added musical experience.

Quickly followed by a dance/dress up session while i do the laundry...

Now we are ready to head out to the village till lunch.

Paisley jumped into a canoe with her tribal sister to get a little lesson on how to use the oar, sit properly,  and for some fun :) 

Pax however is not so fond on the canoe yet and chose to stay on land and make some play knives out of wood with his tribal brother, Natin. I love this picture of them below- Pax looks up to him already and Natin is very kind to teach him things that Pei boys like to do- which typically involve knives and bow and arrows!

I learned how to make a basket for catching river shrimp with my tribal daughter. This is a "Culture Event" and I took pictures of all the steps we took and had her record in Pefiyahe what we were doing and all the objects names. This is how each day goes in language study. This is at the same time the kids are playing right beside me.

Now that i got a good "CE" done and ready for studying in the afternoon, we decide to go see what Justin is up too.  

Found him helping a friend make the roof of a house. 

Took a minute to say hi and play in a new area; then off to the house to check in on the radio. 

Each day at noon we are required to check in with New Tribes Mission. This allows them to keep tabs on us and know if anyone is sick or in need of assistance. After check in i make lunch and the kids go down for a rest/nap time. At this time I put in my ear buds and review the recordings i got from the morning and all "old stuff".  

Making bread because we ran out

When the kids get up we have an hour of inside play and mommy time. Today we did bean bag toss.

Time to to head back out till dinner

It's also a chance for me to get some more language and to try out what i have been studying.

The kids always end up in the river with there friends...

Eating some snacks...

Seeds in her hand are a go to snack in Pei

Our favorite snack is fresh coconut. Justin cutting it with a bush knife, which is the multi tool of the jungle for sure. After this the kids and I go inside. I get them cleaned up and start dinner. Justin comes in for dinner and bed time each night. When the kids are to bed he heads back into the village for a couple hours at night. And i clean up and relax! (or study)

It's been really great getting into a routine with the kids but when you live in the tribe you never know what the day will hold.