Life in the Philippines

Ok so I’m not Lonestar and it’s not the front porch…actually not a porch at all but here’s the view from the pool side of the house looking into the family room area.  We had dinner outside one night.

I need to invest in some placemats, and we need to do this more often. It was a beautiful night.  The kids have really enjoyed doing simple things like this. We had gotten away from sitting down at the table and enjoying dinner together but we’ve done so since getting here. It’s fun hearing how the conversation varies and I am sure it do so even more once the kids start to school.

Today wound up being exercise day for us. It’s Rizal Day in the Philippines which is a holiday here. Jose Rizal is a National Phillipine hero and this holiday observes the day he was killed. The Embassy observes some of the Philippine holidays too, so Johnnie was off.  The kids convinced him getting in the pool would be a good idea, so he did his 15 laps and then went bike riding. I pool walked while he rode, and Ariel continued to swim. Gosh she has a lot of energy!  This afternoon we ate at a Japanese restaurant, and then finished the day off playing basketball at the park.  Chris is pretty good for a kid who has never played but at the end of the day he says he still prefers his double bass!

And so that’s another day of Living in the Philippines. Johnnie has been here 4 months now. I am sure in the next 32 months we’ll have a lot more to share.

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