The tons of donations are packed!

Wow! We have been overwhelmed with donations to take with us to Guatemala for Hannah's Hope (the orphanage) and Project San Miguel (the child sponsorship project). We now have 7 full and heavy totes packed exclusively full of donations, and 9 other bags each about half full of donations or gifts (plus two booster seats hidden in there!). Aaron and I did the test last night to see if we can actually fit all of this in our van along with 9 people, and we can do it! The ultimate packing test! All we have left to add are two more car seats, and those will be under kids on the way to the airport... :-)

Heather spent Saturday treating all our clothes for our trip to Tikal with insect repellent to keep those malaria carrying mosquitoes away when we're in the rain forest. Although I was careful, I still think no mosquito will come near me for quite some time!

One of Ella's preschool teachers gave her a gift card to buy donations for her friends in Guatemala. We had lots of fun shopping for art supplies and puzzles for Project San Miguel! Can you believe we got all those boxes of 24 Crayola crayons for only 30 cents each? They were just marking them down as we got there... pretty sweet!


The pile of luggage... all packed and ready to go. ONLY 4 DAYS!!!!!!

Just for fun- Here's a list of what's in those totes:
245 Toothbrushes
22 kids toothbrush/toothpaste sets
28 tubes of toothpaste
2 dental floss
17 packages Baby wipes
108 bars of soap
14 Bottles of shampoo
17 Bottles of conditioner
11 Bottles of body wash
17 bottles of lotion
8 bottles baby wash/shampoo
1 liquid hand soap
15 Pairs of scissors
49 Spanish books
9 Rulers
1 Watercolor paint set
191 Pencils
2 boxes sidewalk chalk
22 erasers
14 glue sticks
714 crayons
692+ sheets of construction paper
26 sponge stamps
60 paintbrushes
100 markers
10 jars poster paint
72 colored pencils
4 containers of glue
36 pens
6 blankets
5 infant blankets
44 washcloths
3 bath towels
9.8 pounds chocolate
3 soccer shin guards
2 sets sheets
24 splash balls
3 Frisbees
9 tubes antibiotic ointment
2 tubes hydrocortisone cream
1 tube antifungal cream
2 tubes orajel
6 tubes diaper rash cream
4 jars Vaseline
10 cold or hot/cold packs
1 ace wrap
50 large Tegaderm
3 rolls dressing tape
1 eye patch
3 rolls gauze
3 boxes exam gloves
2 eyewash bottles
3 bottles eye drops
1 bottle saline drops
1 nasal aspirator
14 girls’ head bands
97 barrettes
24 mini pinch clips
281 hair elastics
6 craft kits
5 Soccer balls
4 sippy cups
52 AA batteries
1522 Band-aids
5 bottles Children’s Tylenol/ Ibuprofen
1858 tablets pain reliever/fever reducer
534 antacid tablets
30 Citracel tablets
3 bottles Pepto-Bismol
1 bottle children’s Benadryl
36 Benadryl tablets
6 packages/bottles cold/cough medicine
3 containers baby powder
18 pairs of shoes
40 articles of clothing
9 puzzles
1 can powdered formula
200 cotton balls
4 boxes Kleenex
8 bottles hand sanitizer
2 manicure sets
1000 Q-tips
200 cotton rounds
3 bottles hydrogen peroxide
5 bottles rubbing alcohol
2 thermometers
4 bottles vitamins
1 pair tweezers
2 flashlights
2 manuscript tablets
2 coloring books
7 small toys

WOW! Thanks, everyone!

Again, can you believe ONLY 4 DAYS?????? We'll be at our hotel in Guatemala by now in 4 days... yeah! :-)