What's Been Going On

 Sorry it has been a while since I last blogged. I have been busy and will tell you about it.
  Zac' my newest little brother is doing great!! He did not cry a lot on our way to Missouri. We had to go to Missouri to return a rented van from a ministry called Righteous Rides. It was great but when we had Zac our family became a family of 8...the van was only 7 passenger. God first provided a small 5 passenger car, from then on out we had to take 2 vehicles.Then they sold the car, that same day a guy from church let us borrow a truck.. We were taking two vehicles everywhere. Then we meet a man at Beautiful Feet  (a place where the homeless in downtown Forth Worth can get some food) who let us borrow his 8 passenger van...Thank God for it!!!   So Yesterday we brought the 7 passenger back to Missouri, Then we came to Illinois to visit some supporters and friends.  Later we will go to one's graduation party.
 Other than this not a lot of anything else has been happening except for seeing some friends, family, and horse-back riding with my BFF...It was a TON of fun!!! Also I went to Barns and Noble with my Aunt to get the next book in my favorite series called Out of Sight Out of Time. It is GREAT!!! I have reads it 3 times in almost a week.

                  Well I should probably go now...Hope to write again soon,
                                                                      Lexi

James

 On last Monday my dad, my sister Erin and I went to BSF. BSF is Bible Study Fellowship. We were studying the book of James. We studied Chapters 3,4 and 5 (but right now I want to consontrate on Capter 3)  Our theme was "The Untamable Tounge" from chapter 3. It gives us 3 examples about how one bridel (from verse 3), one rudder (verse 4), and one little spark (in verse 6), these somewhat small things, can control or make something much bigger. In the same way the tounge, one of the smallest organs in the body, is very powerful. From it we have this beautiful world. In verse 9 it says..." With it (the tounge) we praise our God and with it we curse man."  Later in verse 11 it says... "Can both salt and fresh water flow from the same fountain?" Not many people realize how the tounge can have a major inpact on someone. In verse 8 it says..."But no human being can tame the tounge."

 My blog is named Laba Laba because I like to talk. In Jamaica if you call someone a laba laba it means you talk a lot.

 I know that I have to be truthful in what I say, because what I says could have an impact on other's lives.

Baby's Name

Well I was just talking to my Grandma (we are still at her house)

and she asked if I got a text from my dad last night.

I told her no because my phone is dead from yesterday's excitment.

I understood her too well.

I screamed, "Is it?"

"YES"  she says

"Is it one we talked about last night?" I asked

It is ZACHARY RYAN DANIEL!!

That is my new baby brother's name.

Now after my excitment...well some of it...my grandma, Erin,

Allison and I will go to the mall for Manies and Petties!

Then we will go to the Easter Service at my grandma's church.

I cant wait to post the pics...

If only my phone was not dead 

YEAH!!

 Wow we have had an exciting and busy time lately. My dad, Allison, Pickle, and myself flew back to Texas, 11 days ago...My mom, Erin, and little brother flew back a month ago...Why? Because my mom was pregnant with my fith syboling. I say "was" becaus he was born today. (I will post pics soon) He was born at 12:37pm, weighing 9lbs 10oz, 21 inches.
  I refer to him as "He" because he does not have a name yet, but as soon as I find out the name I will post it along with some pics.
  
   This is how my day has gone....

 We (my grandma,Pickle,and me) were going to pick up my little cousin...We got her and started to head back to my Grandma's house when we got a call to head to the hospital,we took my little cousin back. When we got to the hospital we got to see my mom for a little while, next we had to go to the waiting room. I waited for what seemed like forerver (well seemed like many hours) then I got a text from my dad saying he has been born!! My dad teased me a lot because I don't like hospitals...he was ADORABLE totally worth waiting for! 
 Now I am at my grandma's house about to start baking. Trust me I will post some pics soon....And please continue praying for my family.

Looking Through Pictures

I was looking through pictures from previous work teams. And thought you might enjoy them too.

We have had fun!!!!

Busy

 It has been a while, and a lot has happened recently. My mom left and went back to Texas last Friday. With her went my little sister Erin and Matthew my youngest brother... My mom is pregnant with a little boy, the due date is April 18 :)  I want the name to be Zachary, but we still don't know. 







                  Also we have had some more teams and have had a good time

We have also had some beautiful scenery pics.

Lately

 Sorry it has been such a while scence I last blogged. We have had several teams in last weeks, they have been have been great. We had a group from Bolling Green,Kentucky. It was awesome to have a group of kids my age. It was nice to have a week long brake.
 The group we have now is a group from New Jersey. They are fun already. It is a group of 16 people. There are 14 teens and 2 adults, they are all a little older than me. But, I still like it.   
 This Tuesday, is sports day. Sports day is like a field day. We have 2 house colors (teams) , the colors are blue and red. I am in red house and most of my sibilings are in blue house...of course.  Anyways this is an exciting week, hopfully I will have pictures later.

                                                                                                                                    -God Bless

Feeling Bored

  Well to tell you the truth I'm feeling bored. We dropped off our 2nd team today, and we pick up the next team soon.
  But yesterday we had a blast at YS Falls. We jumped of a rope swing into a "pool" on the waterfall.
A LOT! I did jump about 15 times. It might not seem like a lot, but it really was. I will admit that I did do 2 bellyflops, and 1 backflop. (I'm sore today to prove it) We also zip lined. I had a lot of fun with the teens, even if they were older:)
  It is very hard to say good bye to some people, but I love seeing/meeting people on the next team. You have to give up one to get the other. There's the Pair-of-ducks again. Also I prod the team to come back next year:)

     The God given beauty of YS

And of course the fun

Gettin back in the Rhythm

 We have been getting back into the rhythm of things here. We hosted our first workteam of the year. They were a mission group from Trinity Christian Collage.

A few of us got to sort through and identify all of the keys that have accumulated over the years.

It was a great team!!

Now we have a group from Draper Valley, Virgina.

We have been back for 2 weeks and already on our 2nd team. Please pray that I can catch up on all of the school work I've missed:) Also our newest guard dog Princess grew a LOT.

Well I've got to go , Bye





Back to Jamaica

It has been great visiting Texas. I have enjoyed being there and seeing family and friends. Some of my favorite things while there was seeing my dog, friends, family, sleepovers (but did not sleep much) and shopping...Well that is about all we did.

The flight was good a little bumpy, but good. The captain said the flight would be 3 hrs. and 5 min. It was 3 hours 16 minutes and 18.4 seconds  (I timed it to the exact second:) It was an overall good flight.

It was hard to say good-bye to my family, but knowing I will be back in a couple of months makes it easier. Don't get me wrong I did miss Jamaica, but part of me will always be in Texas.

We enjoyed being there for the holidays. For Christmas all of us kids wanted boots, and trust me we're wearing them.

I thank God for providing the funds for my family to go to Texas and I'm happy that we were able to go, but it went bye too quickly, way too quickly!