Boys Jammin' and Hammin' it Up!

This semester Caleb's class studied events, leaders, and happenings around the world from the past 60 years. They even dressed up for each decade. I pulled the camera out for the 80s to capture the tightrolled jeans, mohawk, raised collar, and boom box! We added some blue for a touch of punk.

Benjamin jumped into Merril's shoes for a cool pose too!

A Broken Arm!

Isabel twisted her arm falling from the couch and we treated it as a mild sprain. After two days of complaining of pain when she moved it and not using it at all, we decided to carry her to the local clinic in our neighborhood. The xray showed no fracture but he said it still needed to be splinted. We then drove to the local pharmacy and bought the plaster and went back to the clinic for the doctor to cast it up. An eventful day, especially in another country.

Isabel's friends at Preschool waiting patiently to sign her cast. Miss Kamala writes "I Love You" inside a heart.

Fun Saturdays At Compass

One Saturday a month our family spends the day at Compass hanging out with members. This particular Saturday was spent chatting, cooking, watching a movie, and playing a game of spoons! We watched the movie "The Ultimate Gift" which is about a spoiled rich kid who inherits his grandfather's fortune, but not until completing a list of jobs that teach lifelong lessons. The kids even love taking part in the games and cooking!

Jump-a-thon

This year the school had their first annual Jump-a-thon! The students were divided into their "house" teams (red, blue, yellow, and green)and had at least 4 jumping from their team at a time. They jumped for an hour and raised about $1000 dollars. The money will go towards helping a home that houses homeless girls in our city.

We all wanted to say "Happy Birthday to You!" Hope today is a special day for you. Enjoy the song. We love you very much!

A New Year's Message from the Kids

After 3 days of falling snow, we were walking in a winter wonderland! By New Year's Day, with the drifted snow, some areas of our yard were well over a foot deep in snow. We all had so much fun playing in it! The tricky part was trying to keep warm in our house with no power during the day and a leaking radiator that keeps our house warm not working.

Snow, Snow, and More Snow!