January 2019

The weather has been extreme.  We've had extremely cold days - so cold school was closed.  We've also had unseasonably warm days that have felt like spring.  It's hard to know how to plan for the weather.  The kids have had fun despite the weather.  Liam participated in an Ellis Island Day at school.  He immigrated from Germany and had to go through all the steps on Ellis Island to become an immigrant.  Dave helped as one of the officers.  During the days off school the kids had many adventures and played really well together.  Once it was warm enough to go outside, we enjoyed all the snow!

Our new friends took us to an authentic Korean restaurant and helped us order some dishes to try.

Liam trying seaweed

Lilly loved the food!

Bee-Bim Bop

Thanks to the Brockman's that are over in Kenya right now, we got an updated picture of our sponsor daughter Mitchell Cathy.

We got together with the Bolts and the kids made this creation!

We sent a care package to Luke and included a note for the foster mother.  A Central parents (who was born in Korea) translated the card for us).

we sent a recordable book - Liam read some of the pages too

Liam assembled on of Luke's new toys

Ellis Island - Immigration Day

Lilly opened her beauty salon again and Liam was a costumer

getting ready for Chinese New Year by making sugar cookies

the floor was lava!

Our piano came!

not sure what's going on here

Liam asked for a Slytherin scarf - so I made him one

National Lutheran Schools Week - Decade Day

Doc Brown and Marty McFly