Charley & Rachel in Nicaragua: North Carolina Pictures

Well, I said I'd make a post about our trip to Charlotte, NC so here it is. We went to visit a sister and her three daughters who we had the privilege of studying with until the point of baptism. She was the first study that I'd ever taken out in service for the first time, we took her to her first District Convention when she was 7 months pregnant with her third daughter. But less than a month after she got baptized, she moved to NC, and then to Mexico. That was 6 1/2 years ago! So when we found out she was back in NC, we just had to make a trip there to visit, even if it was only for a couple of days.

It was a long drive there, longer bc of traffic, but it was DEFINITELY worth the effort. We were thrilled to see her doing well spiritually, her oldest daughter is baptized and LOVES the ministry (she's auxiliary pioneering this month for the first time - Go Dani!!). Her middle daughter is talking about baptism now too, and the youngest is just a little riot! She was less than a year old when they left, so it was so much fun to see her now, 7 years old, and hilarious! We also got to spend some time with her family who are almost all in NC now.

On the way to Lazy Ranch

Escaped from the set of Shrek!

Dani, me, Evy, Sherlyn (white coat), Ariana, Dulce, Diana & Rosi. Evy is my old study, and Rosi is her sister.

Why is it the male that's so colorful?!

The horses that pulled the carriage ride through the ranch

On the carriage ride to feed the animals

Now THAT is a tongue!!

This baby had been born just a few hours earlier

They said the knots on this male giraffe are because he lives with six females!

Guess what that is?!!?

These camels were fighting for the food

HAHAHAHAHAAA wearing a tutu!

Outside the Charlotte Kingdom Hall that Evy and the girls go to

All of Evy's family - they all go to the same congregation

Dinner at Rosi's house - Posole - YUM!!!!

Tres leches cake that Ezequiel made!

Former CO and his wife with a couple from Cuba who had some AMAZING stories about being imprisoned for their faith in Cuba. And she did that painting of the CO and his wife.