New...

New Game:: Some friends let us borrow 'Ticket to Ride Europe' and the boys have fallen in love with it.

New Tulips::  Because life is too short to not enjoy fresh flowers :)

New Recipe:: For Scones made for the "Royal Wedding Partay"

(Our team got together to celebrate the new marriage of Prince William and Catherine.  It was so fun watching the days events and eating cucumber sandwiches and scones with lemon curd, while sipping Mimosa's...we also watched the TV closely to see if we could find Sonja, who just happened to plan a trip to London while the Royal wedding was happening)

New Baby:: Our neighbor just had a new baby...isn't he so sweet :)

New...

:: Brad and I went on a date on Tuesday, and I had Bulgogi for the first time...delish!

:: Beginning next Tuesday, we will be starting, "English Cafe" nights at New City Wien. It will be an opportunity for University students to come and practice their English and drink some lattes.

:: Abby got some new ice skates, so we had to try them out at the Rathaus

:: and I'll leave you with another new salad recipe that we just tried out...

Pecan-Crusted Chicken salad with honey-mustard dressing

2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

(put chicken in this mixture before adding the "crust")
2 egg whites
2 tsp. cornstarch
juice of half of a lemon

"crust"
3/4 c. finely chopped pecans
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
1/2 tsp. dried thyme
1/2 tsp. paprika
1/4 tsp. cayenne

Dressing:
1/4 c honey
3 Tbsp. Dijon Mustard
3 Tbsp. olive oil
1 Tbsp. minced shallot
1 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar
juice of 1/2 lemon
salt and pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 450 degrees
Prepare chicken breasts by halving and pounding
Whisk egg whites, cornstarch and lemon juice together.

Dip chicken in the egg white mixture and then the pecan mixture (the crust)
Saute until browned and then roast until cooked through

Serve the chicken with mixed greens and
1/2 c thinly sliced red onion
4 oz. feta or goat cheese crumbled and then add honey-mustard dressing

(taken from the magazine "Cuisine at home")

New...

:: the antibiotic that Abby started today

After running a fever for 8 days and the Dr. telling us that she just had a cold, Brad spent the morning at the children's hospital getting blood work and a chest X-ray done. She too was diagnosed with pneumonia and will be out of school the rest of this week


:: Levi has discovered a new way to put his shoes on after watching Daddy use a shoe horn (this kid cracks me up)

:: salad recipe worth trying


:: postcards for New City Wien (made by Lindsay and ordered for FREE with VistaPrint)

*New*

*new* to the terrace...SNOW

At our Christmas worship service, we had many *new* folks join us for the first time

And for our devotional for the kiddos, we adapted a lesson from my *new* "What God wants for Christmas". The kids loved passing all of the figures around and setting up the nativity.

For our team Christmas dinner we tried a *new* restaurant called Camelot
Abby looks happy here doesn't she...really she just realized that we don't get to eat with forks...
the boys of course were thrilled!

our eating utensils...sans fork

LOTS OF MEAT!!!

We also exchanged gifts and I am loving my *new* candle holder from Lindsay

And from our family to yours...we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy *New* Year

P.S. Finally a *NEW* POST

NEW...

Tomorrow we will be making new friends, as a team of folks from Chapelgate PCA

come to help us paint our new facility, promote our english camp this summer and help with an outreach to addicts

New blog that my beautiful niece, Elisabeth has started

New orchid Luke bought with his own money... just because he loves being a green thumb :)

New brownie recipe I am going to try

Our family just got a new UNO Spin...loads of fun! (Thanks for the recommendation Shanna)

NEW...

New green grass that is growing on our terrace

New blooms on our rose bush

New bottle of Motrin I had to open this weekend, as a result of fevers

New set of keys to the Storefront that will eventually hold our worship services

New Recipe that I tried today

New...

I have a new shade of "dark chocolate" or "black" as the kiddos say, to cover the gray

We have new covers for our pillows thanks to Alisha

Abby is on a new mission...to learn sign language. This all started when we read a book about Helen Keller

New brilliant shades of yellow are popping up all over...I think Spring is finally here!

And with the new season finally here, bring on the ice cream!!!

P.S. We're also getting a new addition to our team :)

New...

1. New In-line skates for Abby girl. She got them for her birthday, and every spare second she has, she is wearing them...


2. Brad's new coffee cup that Abby made him for his birthday. Every spare second he has, there is coffee in it...just kidding


3. New library cards. After living here for 21 months, I finally went today with my neighbor.


4. Milka has a new friend. His name is Sky. Look how adoringly she looks at him :)


5. New vocab cards for me. Thanks mom.