Scenes from English camp...

The English camp is going great!  The St. Andrews team and the interns are doing a fantastic job! :)

They made it!

The team from St. Andrews finally made it in late last night, after being delayed by several hours because of bad weather.  We are so thankful they are here to help with our English camp, which begins on Monday!

The St. Andrews "Trippers"

Last day of school!

Abby and Miss Sarah

Miss Ulli, Levi and Miss Petzi

Abby and Miss Jeanine

Levi, Miss Gabi and Abby

Today was finally the last day of school!  Here are a few photos of the kiddos with their teachers.  We are ready for summer!

AND Check out these fun ideas for the 4th! HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE!

Stylin...

Since Erin has been staying with us the last few weeks, we have had a live in hair stylist for Abby :)

This is how she did her hair for the end of the year party last night!  So pretty :)

A Few Treats...

:: I don't know the actual name of this dessert, but it is like a homemade Reese's Peanut Butter cup or a flat version of a "buckeye"!  So delicious and soooo easy to make.

Here is the basic recipe~
Melt 1/2 cup of butter and 1 cup of peanut butter over the stove top.  Add about a box of powdered sugar and stir until the lumps are all out.  Pour into a 9x13 pan and let cool a little bit.  While that is cooling, melt THIS yummy goodness (I actually used 2 of the Glasur containers) and then pour over your peanut butter mixture.  Let this harden and cut into squares.

And if you don't live in a place where they have Dr. Oetker products , then I am sure you can melt some chocolate and cream to make a nice glaze.

:: And we can check off *make cinnamon rolls* off of our summer list!
(even though our youngest kiddos still have one more week of school left)

You can find the recipe HERE

Hope you all are having a good weekend!

Saying goodbye...

When you live a life overseas, it is normal to get "good" at saying goodbyes.  I am not saying it is easy~ but I am saying that we try to make a big deal of it.  Make it special. Eat a meal together. Give hugs. Pray for one another.  Share memories.

Tonight was one of those nights where we had to say many goodbyes.  Some folks are just gone for the summer, while others are headed back to the States for good.  So sad. It certainly has been fun sharing our lives together for this particular season...

until we meet again :)    

The Opera...

Here are Erin and Abby, with their matching braids...all ready to head out to the Opera, "The Magic 
Flute".

We arrived about 80 minutes before the performance started, and waited in line for the standing only/ cheap tickets.

While they stood in line, I snapped a bunch of photos of Levi as he did his own winning performance...

Act 1:: dancing, singing and having a great ol' time running around

Act 2:: Enough waiting already and a meltdown...

THE END.
 

Family Night...

Along with the interns regular responsibilities, once a week we get to get together for "Family Night"~ where lots of eating, story telling, laughing and games are played! :)

Die Schöpfung (the Creation)

A few weeks ago, the kids had a program at school featuring all they had learned about Creation. Here is Abby with a few of her friends in masks they had made.

Levi was a giraffe

This is Levi's teacher, Mrs. Ulli leading the songs

After the program was finished, we walked around the school and saw the projects that the students had completed on the theme of creation

Levi's class drew pictures describing what they wanted to be when they grew up...

lo and behold, Levi said he wanted to be a Pastor!  Gotta love him standing at his "pulpit" overlooking his congregation...with the sun shining none the less :)

They did a great job and it was fun to see lots of their hard work come together.

Meet our Interns...

Eva, Allie, Alli, Brie and Amanda :)

A little crafting and a Flower Friday...

I am glad it is Friday!  It has been a busy week, but I don't have many photos to show for it because Abby and I were hit hard with a stomach bug :(

But our 5 interns arrived safely with goodies in tow (Thanks Mrs. Kimball!) and we are glad they are here to help us this summer! (pictures to come soon)

Earlier this week, Levi came home with some crafts that he made it school...a cute hedgehog and a "garbage" man

And today after school Abby worked on this craft

AdOrAbLe!  Thanks Memoo for sending me the butterfly stamp :)

And here is my Flower Friday!

Lovin...

:: that my hubby is home and recovering nicely from hernia surgery!

:: that our good friends (and old next door neighbors) from Florida are here visiting!

:: that we can watch break dancers in the 1st District

:: being able to watch my friends sing on Kärntner Straße

:: my yellow flowers from Hofer

:: my new polka dotted pinwheel for our terrace

:: my new stack of People magazines that Memoo sent me

:: how Milka pooch watches me cook in the kitchen

:: that my house smells like fresh baked brownies