We Made It!

Hello to all!!! We had a safe and successful border crossing on Monday, and after much searching, I finally found and Internet cafe today.
Currently, we are living on a beautiful ranch with 1000 head of cattle, about 30 horses, 10 dogs, 1.5 million ticks, and a wonderful couple from Texas, about 20 miles outside of Aldama. We are so greatful for the provision of such a wonderful place to land as our first stop in Mexico. We live in a private casita down the hill from the main casa. We had to evict several spiders when we moved in, and tick checks have become a regular part of our family routine. Other than that, I think this could possibly be paradise.
We like to come into town and hang out at the plaza de centro where the kids can play on the playground, we can mingle with the locals, and there is an ice cream shop nearby. We often don´t understand any of what the people are saying to us, but we go home and try to figure it out bit by bit. Rachel is amazing with languages and Í´m sure shell have it down soon.
So many stories to tell already, but the family is waiting out in the van so I must hurry. Our first day here found me cradling a newborn colt in my arms and carrying it to the corral. It had a rough birth and didn´t make it through the night despite our prayers. The kids are loving taking turns riding the horses and somehow I was able to go into a local parts store and dialouge enough with the manager to buy a new set of brake pads for the ¨Miracle Mobile.¨ They went on without a glitch though it did take me a while to figure out how to jack that huge machine up.
We are slowly finding our way around the land and the language and each day brings a new adventure. We can physically feel the prayer covering that we have from you all. Thank you for that! I will post pictures as soon as I can figure out this Mexican Internet.
That´s all from the front lines for now. Much love to all!