Meet the Parents

It was more like "Meet the FAMILY" for Luke =). We flew to the Philippines for Luke to meet my family. We were there for 3 weeks and he got a FULL picture of my childhood (sans pumping your own water for showers and tiny meals due to lack of funds). The fam, of course, LOVED him. Being a joker himself, he fit right in with my loud family. My mom has 11 brothers and sisters. All but one of them married and had kids. We're kind of a big family...

He rode a carabao, ate in a nipa hut, rode in a pedi-cab, bought coke in a bottle, ate native foods (every meal), ate exotic fruits right off the tree, saw bugs and plants that you cant see in the states, we stayed at a resort on a secluded island, hopped around the islands, bought ice cream from boys with a cart, walked the market on Market Day, watched a cock fight tournament, visited the outdoor slaughter house, roasted a whole pig over a fire (lechon), chopped a pig to sell the parts, picked a chicken - killed-plucked-and sliced for dinner, swam in a fresh spring, took a boat ride from one island to another, rode bikes around an island, harvested rice, harvested kalamanci, and of course...everywhere we went we were gawked at with wide eyes by everyone because we were WHITE.

Pictures to come! We took over 3500, but we will just post a few of our favs.

It's great to be back in the States where we can SHOWER with hot running water instead of bathing with cold spring water!