Settling in - Fall 2016
*These are plants from our front yard. We spent the fall in McAllen: unpacking starting homeschool exploring the neighborhood finding parks taking in the deliciously different food options swimming - every day at the neighborhood pool visiting South Padre, at least once a month finding a church meeting Kyle's colleagues, and overall just getting accustomed to a new place. One of our first walks on the walking/running/biking trail a block from our house The climbing rope at La Vista park, a block away. He's the only one of us that can make it up. Bill Shupp park Parrots on a wire The neighborhood pool, with a diving board, oh my! Lots of great sunsets You might think that since we are still in Texas that it can't be that different. But it is, a lot different. The climate- hotter. The food- very mexican (not tex-mex). The language- very spanish (and some english). The native plants and animals/birds- very beau