It's not a tourist trap area - so nobody was there but the team
it was amazing!
the catholic church across the way
Immersion Team
It takes forever to upload pics - so more to come later of Lacken House!
at the airport!
finally in Dublin!
Ludie driving us to Lacken House - he's steering on the RIGHT SIDE!
She loves the Irish Crack [Happy Hippo snacks]
our beds - i'm on the bottom
the sitting room - you can see it, but the view spans for Kilometers and kilometers of fields.
the fields across from the house - with sheep!
lacken house
the back entrance - where the staff live
the cabins
i love the stone walls
i LOVE this doorway
Alena - caught near the swing set
they're having fun
We all love this door.
it's the front of the lackenhouse, where the family lives
this is on the field across from ours. :P
this was a NEAT ilttle shed/hut at the entrance of the road to the house
the road to the house
a cow in a field near the house
her ADORABLE baby - I call him Mayfield. :)
Our fearless leaders - Cornell and Lukas
We finally reached the castle ruins!
There are a lot of cows and babies - but the cows here are NOT that friendly - keep your distance. :)
Clonmacnoise - turning point for Christianity - built in the 540s
It was beautiful
[it had such a cool graveyard!!]
the oldest building-the burial ground of St. Ciarán the founder
the really pretty graveyard that branches from the church grounds
The team!
Lenna fights in class
She was acting. ;)
Happy Alena. :P
on our way to the woods for a walk!
Cooen! He's such a cute dog!
Shenayd [sp]
Walking through a bog.
Dinner at Ludie's! Alena is excited...
He's such a creeper.
The most adorable Baby in the world! Ruthie!
Playing football!
Pictures at the lake during the sunset
SLIDE!
The boys linked arms and skipped...
The Graveyard Ludie lives next door to!!!!
Happy Birthday Ming U!
All aboard the Big Red Bus!
Game coordinators. Fierce.
Aww. Such sweet Homies. :) [inside joke]
The Big Red Bus heads back to Lacken!
At a neat place called "boda borgue" where you go through mazes and puzzle rooms for team building!
Ruthie!
the church on the property
Eating the cookie dough! Notice who has MORE. ;)
mixing - she's an excellent mixer
AMERICAN COOKIE DOUGH!!!!!
Alena scolding me
You can tell I was ignoring her...
the first batch!
milk and cookies! pretty much amazing!
Ok! Here's Ireland...
Here's our last cookie before cooking: notice it looks like Ireland
our finished product! it looks like ireland!!
In Mountmelick
Church of Ireland
cool graveyard. :P
Roman Catholic Church
inside! it was really pretty
the Saint that founded the church.
Alena getting ready for confession. ;)
alter
a prayer at one of the alters
notice the bottom of this prayer...
An Irish TLAC! [picture for Miss Gay :P ]
This sign made me laugh...and think of Katie M. :)
Getting ready to go into the town of Emo. [again, I think of Katie M]
We stopped to take an emo picture by the sign.
The river that runs through the town. On our way to meet the Prime Minister.
The Catholic Priest, Rev Rosemary of the Methodist church, and Rev. William of the Presbyterian church
They were giving the prayer at the newly build and government-funded community center. In the states, the ACLU would be all over that...
The Prime Minister! [yes. i'm in political heaven right then] :P
What we usually do on a Wednesday.
Alena showing how to make coffee for our guests.
books!
alena caught me singing Hannah Montana...
The sign outside!
What we do during our time there...
Alena reading the bible and me....reading Obama. :P
As I'm reading the book, she's witnessing to me. :)
This book. It scares me.
For Alena's mom. :)
i'm scared for her.
This is usually what we do on Wednesdays.
"'Diet Coke and a pizza please.' Diet coke?! I'm on my knees! Big Girl, you are beautiful!" :laughs:
Me: These books will solve my problems Alena: No! Jesus solves your problems! yay!
