The other day I was making oatmeal when suddenly I heard a loud, low noise, somewhere between a rumble and a hiss. It kept starting and then stopping again. I said to two year old Grant, “What in the world

Here in Mexico lots of people eat a lot of nopal cactus. This is a picture of some I saw for sale in an open air market. They scrape off the spines before they cook it. I have had it in soup once and enjoyed

We saw this on our jungle stroll about a week ago. Our guide said it used to be a tequila factory.

I like this little layered rock. Plus, it is my favorite color, orange!

Saw these cute little decorations hanging up in a taco stand. Yo vi esas decoraciones preciosas en una tienda de tacos.

Mexico has some cool jungles, and they are especially fun to experience since there is nothing quite like them in the United States. Part of why we picked the town we are currently renting in is because

My kids are adorable. That is all.

Went to visit a botanical garden last week. They showed us a couple of green houses, one where the collection had started in the 1920s, and the other where they plant baby cacti. Then they took us to the

Don’t get me wrong, my life is great right now. Since my last big post I’ve been to the beach, the market, a botanical garden full of cacti, and a pyramid. At the beach my husband and I went to splash

I visited this pyramid with a friend and my sons this week. There are many pyramids in Mexico. This one is 45 minutes from my house, and we just found it going on a drive and then following the signs pointing

A couple of weeks ago we went exploring downtown in the nearby city of San Juan. Grant’s cousins fought over who got to push his stroller. This is in the central plaza.

I originally saw this idea on Pinterest. This photo is of the one I made for my son.

When we have a quiet day at home, I try to take the kids on a walk in the neighborhood. Sometimes we go visit the ducks and geese, sometimes I just talk with two year old Grant about what we see. Often

For the past two and a half months, we have been on the road. Finally, 2 weeks ago we signed contracts for renting homes. My brother in law Gavin moved in that day, but our house still needed a bit of

Today is day 72 of the road trip that never ends. Or at least it feels that way sometimes. But I think I can now see a light at the end of the tunnel. We believe we have picked out the town we would like

“But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19 The other day I was struggling with feeling frustrated about not being settled yet, and my husband

Only 14% of Mexican mother’s breastfeed, as opposed to 77% in the US. Apparently part of the reason is because Nestle has a big ad campaign for formula down here. I saw an ad on tv recently talking about

“Presta me tu bebé,” she said. That translates to, “lend me your baby.” I had only met her 5 minutes earlier, and I handed little Ros over with a smile. She held him for the next half an hour while we

Hi! My name is Allie and I am a mom from the US living in Mexico. My husband and I moved down here because the US has serious problems. Though Mexico is far from perfect, it is much better. We believe