Family Birthdays

Cake baker and party organizer extraordinaire Ruth Marisol Bedoya Palacios de Farnsworth (her oficial Ecuadorian name)!


Last week we celebrated abuelito Wilson's birthday. What fun we have with our family get-togethers, especially after our being out of the country for so many years.

Yesterday we invited the Luz family for lunch to help us celebrate my BIG day. Mirjam helped to take care of Elias after lunch.

Marlene, with Jacob, likes to hold our babies.

Joel was overjoyed to play Legos with Benjamin and Mark after lunch.

We were happy to have time with the Luz family before they leave Ecuador on April 30 after 13 years of ministry here. I stayed with Edgar, Gyongyver, Mirjam and Marlene when I first came as a Liebenzell missionary back in April 2001. Benjamin and Mark have joined the family since then.

Two Wizard of Oz fans

Last night Marisol's parents and sister Negui surprised us by coming over for supper and cake. Jacob kept Abuelita Zulema busy all night!

Jacob looks on at his first birthday celebration for Daddy!

Blowing hard. It's getting harder every year.


I celebrated my birthday yesterday, along with Robert Downey, Jr. We both turned 47, and we both had kids this year. Jacob Stephen and ELIAS Samuel were born into our family on January 28 in Quito, and on February 8 Exton ELIAS was born to Robert and Susan Downey in California. I think it's funny that both of us named our kids ELIAS.

Joel and Amelia made an M&M smile for my cake.

Comments

Jorge said…
Hi Ned and family!
It's great to see all the photos!! ... the old and new ones.
And I enjoyed to see the foto of the Luz-family, too.
Bye and G.b.y.! Jörn
April 10, 2012 at 1:37 AM
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