Honduras

My elbow itches as it is covered in bights from some strange beast that ate at me all night. It rained so hard last night in the little town I was in that all the streets turned to rivers. I was on a bike with some friends and I had to ride the bike through a river at least a foot deep. As my pedal went down my feet would be submerged. A day later my shoes are still wet and I don´t think they will dry until I get home. All is well and I am amazed at all of the changes in the country some for good but some are not so good. It makes me feel grateful to have a loving family and have all the blessings that I do living where I do with what I have. I was in one home during the strongest part of the storm and as lightning struck I felt so insecure about my surroundings. Thunder shook the small home and the water was rising to the point that we all thought it would soon enter. Eduardo, the father, began shoveling and digging trying to keep the water from rising too much and flood the house, he worked with a smile and was happy to have a home to protect. I wish there was more equality in the world and I wish that everyone could reach their full potential without being held back by the suffocating grip of poverty.
-Tyler

Don't wake me up, or I will get MAD!

Leia has some fun faces.

Eli Skates!

Eli has picked up a new sport from his hero next door. He has started to skate and if we lose him we only have to go out and find him ripping it up in the street. Often he skates with Marcus the neighbor boy. Here are a few pictures of him and one of him picking up some moves from Marcus. (He likes to pose for the camera)

Liza

A couple of weeks ago Tyler was in Ogden and a man was trying to get rid of a dog. Tyler didn't want the dog to go to someone crazy so he brought it home. The kids wanted her to have her own post so here it is. We don't know how old she is or what her name was but now she is named Liza. She sleeps with the kids and plays with them all day. She has grown really attached to them!

Luke's Mission

Luke is on his mission. He was called to Spain Barcelona, but had Visa problems and is serving in Baltimore Maryland. Luke hasn't sent any pictures but when he does we will post them. For now we will post some pictures of Luke and his friends before the mission. We miss Luke and it doesn't seem the same without him. Every Wednesday we wait around for his e-mails.