Honduras Excitement!!!!!!!

Hi Everyone,

We have received tons of e-mails from family and friends and we really appreciate everyone thinking about us. We are doing okay. We got our generator installed while we were in the states so it has come in handy when the power has gone out. Also we have the fridge stocked with food and plenty of water. Our house is within one mile of the presidential palace so it is a little unnerving since that is were most of the activity is taking place. When all this came down Sunday, the cops and military were out there with riot shields and there were some tanks rolling around.

Military planes and helicopters have been flying over the city the last few days. If Zelaya decides to come back on 4 July things could get real interesting. We are not affected too much and the Embassy has asked all families and mission personnel not to make unnecessary trips. Ken is obviously working like a maniac and I am more worried about him traveling back and forth due to the protests and demonstrations. If for some reason things get real bad, Jenna and I will come home. It is funny watching the inaccuracies on the news. On Fox, they stated the Hondurans were not taking any calls from US Diplomats.....totally wrong. Ken has received phone calls since Saturday evening (the day we returned to Honduras). At the direction of the State Dept. we are not to engage the Hondurans since the US does not recognize the new regime. It really is a shame because a lot of progress has been made, especially on the military side. I feel for Ken because a lot of programs, training, etc has stopped until further notice. Hopefully things will pick back up when the elections take place in November.

We had two Embassy events planned for the 4th and now they are cancelled for safety reasons. Also, Ken's brother, David and his kids were to arrive today for a week and a half. They cancelled their trip and thankfully David was able to receive full reimbursement for the tickets. We hope things settle down soon. Meanwhile I have Jenna to entertain me so staying at the house is not as bad as one would think.

Jenna turned 7 months on Monday. She is such a little sweetie and is doing real well with all the new foods Ken and I are introducing to her. She absolutely loves applesauce and sweet potatoes. When she wakes she has cereal or oatmeal with a bottle, a veggie at lunch with a bottle, veggie and some fruit at dinner and a bottle before she goes to bed. She still sleeps through the night and can sit up by herself unattended for small periods of time. The last few days Jenna has been teething a lot so I know she is uncomfortable. Since the bottle water we buy here does not contain flouride, we are giving her 0.5ml everyday. Jenna also has her first tooth!!!!!!!! It came in on her bottom left. Here are some photos from our trip back home, San Antonio / Chief Humphrey's Retirement and Ken's 1st Father's Day!!!!!!!!!!

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