We Smith decedents take “shoot the moon” seriously.
Plaza Mayor seemed an unlikely place to find a new game idea for the Covenant Fall Festival, but I think Peyton could "pull this off" (pun intended.)
We finally got to play with the kids Laura has been teaching English.
She is (no surprise) amazing with them!
I chaperoned Sam’s field trip. Have you ever realized how difficult preschoolers are to understand when they are not speaking your first language?
The field trip was to the park to see a play.
Since our apartment for the month of May was near that park, we spent a LOT of time there!
Paul wanted to go to the cathedrals one last time before leaving Salamanca.
Will Salamanca ever be the same after having these three blessings run around it? I pray not.
These guys have caught my love of Jaguars
and my love of mantecados. If anyone can give me the recipe for something like this, I would be SO grateful! When I asked the panadería lady for the recipe, she didn't have it -- they are made elsewhere. I just know that they are made with almond and baked in a wood-fired oven… how hard can it be to make simple, flaky sweetness?
Poem for May:
For those who doubted me (me, myself, and I)
I never did drop anything while hanging things to dry!
By the boys’ last walk to school, they were quite accustomed to walking about 3 miles per day.
Paul was the most disappointed of the 5 of us to leave Salamanca.
His class gave him a goodbye gift.
"Pablo es extrovertido." - his teacher
This Pablo was in Micah’s class and on his soccer team.
Micah’s teacher gave him a big hug goodbye. He is sure that Micah will do great things.
Sam’s teacher had final words of wisdom for him.
