Noah

Noah's birthday was an adventure in two parts. His gift from his siblings was that they stayed up the night before his birthday blowing and
 tying 70-something balloons to fill his room with. :) 

At lunch, he got to blow out his three candles and quickly get a piece of orange-chocolate cake, before we all got ready to head out to Ambato for the afternoon. (Because we are trading vehicles, we needed to get the belts changed, fluids checked, etc., before selling the truck, and Ambato is the closest large city.) Noah loves a good road trip, and was none too disappointed. We intended to come back later that night and finish off the rest of his birthday cake, but while we were in the city, the mud slides that the road maintenance crews have been battling all summer re-closed the road home. Praise the Lord, we were able to turn around and head back to the nearest town, where a Christian family we barely knew opened their home to us for the night. By the next morning, the road was clear again and we were able to get on our way. 

A couple of days later, Taylor was given the privilege of baptizing a young man from the States, who is volunteering here for the summer. He has walked with the Lord for a while, but wanted to take this step in obedience. Consequently, we were "forced" to visit one of our
 very favorite swimming holes. :) 

I may have to post more pictures of that trip later, 

but since this post is Noah's, I'll try to stick to pictures of him. 

...just-because Noah pictures from this week :)  

Good bye! We love you!