Monday, April 11, 2011

Winter, Spring, Summer and Faaaallll,

 

all you have to do is call!  My kindergartener learned about the 4 seasons today.  I thought that this was a lesson I should not breeze over, since we only have one season, spring, here in PNG.IMG_5009 IMG_5010 IMG_5011 IMG_5016

I think she already knew the seasons, but we had fun dressing up, taking pictures, writing the seasons, and drawing pictures of seasonal activities.

Things that made me smile

 

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I was sick this weekend.  Sunday afternoon, some PNG girls came by and they all made mud pies together.  They looked good enough to eat!  It brightened up my day (when I finally ventured from the house!).

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Spontaneous Lunch

Friday 12:20, arriving home from an errand, 3 friends are at our house.  They just stopped by to say “HI!” and share some of their garden food with us.  A knock at the door and 2 more friends arrive. 

So we turned our 5 loaves and 2 fish into 10 PB and Jelly sandwiches, kaukau chips, cucumbers and oranges.  Finished off by twizzlers.  There wasn’t any think left over, and I think a few of us were still hungry, but it was a fun time.

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We played with Nerf guns and watched Tom and Jerry, then our friends left about 2:30.  It was a fun-spontaneous- time!

Friday, April 1, 2011

My cute girls on vacation

 

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Box from our friends

 

Our friends in Springfield, MO, cleaned out their toy box and sent us their “extra” toys.

My girls picked out one toy each to keep (I make them trade 3 for one), they picked out 3 new ones to share with new missionary kids coming to live at Kudjip, and shared the rest up at the hospital.IMG_4886 At our little Missionary Kid school, we have been learning about being loving to others.  To really take this point home, we shared toys and our loving words with sick kids at the hospital.IMG_4887 IMG_4889 IMG_4890 IMG_4893 IMG_4894 IMG_4898

Of course, the PNG kids (and parents) loved the gift!  It was fun to share!

Thanks Matt, Rachael, Anna and Alex!

Birthdays!

 

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Vacation!

 

It was Spring Break, and we decided to make the most of it!  So, we packed our bags, grabbed some friends, and headed out on our 9 hour tour!

We break up the tour by stopping at our favorite spots.  We added a new one in this year, a coffee shop on the side of the road.  They had to-go cups!  Even though the road was bumpy, we didn’t spill!IMG_4946 IMG_4947 Had to stop in Garoka for cotton candy.  On the way back, they were out of sugar, so only got “candy floss” once.

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The rest of our time was spent at the ocean, pool, and restaurants, and then back on the road.

It was a great time!  I’d go again, but wait a bit, until my body recovers from the car ride!