Yesterday we spent the day downtown with our lawyer to get our visas. The process is a little different this year because we are renewing them completely since we’ve been her 5 years now. We renew them every year, but we only have to get new pictures and sign more papers every 5 years.
We went to this little place to get our pictures taken and to get the official paperwork filled out. The camera they use to take those pictures is really old.
We had to get a front shot and a profile shot for each of us. Ben’s turned out great. Nathan didn’t want to take a picture. Mine and Janell’s make us look pretty mean, too.
Our lawyer had to hang around for a little while to get a paper for someone else, so we went to Starbucks to wait.
The video below is our family hanging out in Starbucks, something that has become more of a habit for us now that Janell found a drink she likes there, too.
The good news is that all the paperwork is done for our visas. We have permission to stay in the country for at least another year.
I celebrated my birthday on Wednesday. It was a good day. I went with some students to Starbucks (for a class), and they got me a cake. I spent a lot of the day working, and then at night, we went over to some missionary friends’ house for dinner.
Overall, it was a great day. Oh…and I got an iphone. It’s a 1st generation, but it was a great price. Basically, I’m going to be able to sell my old phone and make up most of the difference with that. I have such a great wife that would let me get it despite all the nagging I had been doing about wanting one.
The best gift I got for my birthday, though, was the card that Nathan made me. He painted Mickey Mouse on some construction paper, traced his hand print, and wrote the first three letters of his name. I loved it! He also cut out a heart and taped it onto the card. I love that kid.
Last night, we spent some time with Jon and Nicolle. It was Jon’s birthday on Wednesday, too, so we celebrated both of our birthdays last night, too.
I got back from my grandmother’s funeral on Monday night. Tuesday we packed all of our stuff up so we could drive to Miami on Wednesday. On the way, we stopped in and saw some of our family (my cousin just had a baby).
Then we stayed in a hotel on Wednesday night and flew out on Thursday morning. We arrive in Mexico City on Thursday afternoon just in time to attend a Mexican Independence Day celebration at the seminary.
On Friday, I met my new youth ministry students and had a meeting with Huberto for 3 hours.
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Yesterday we spent the day downtown with our lawyer to get our visas. The process is a little different this year because we are renewing them completely since we’ve been her 5 years now. We renew them every year, but we only have to get new pictures and sign more papers every 5 years.
We had to get a front shot and a profile shot for each of us. Ben’s turned out great. Nathan didn’t want to take a picture. Mine and Janell’s make us look pretty mean, too. 
