Saturday, November 13, 2010
ayden's b-day
and when we asked her what her favorite thing to do here is, she said going to the mountains. so a group of us went and climbed and brought snacks. It was a fun day out and she had a great time climbing all around.
so even though we didn't have a "party" it felt like her b-day lasted forever, I think we sang to her 5 or 6 times, and I think she had a lot of fun!
the next morning i did get the cinnamon rolls made and so we sang again, can't believe she is 7!
after dinner we came home and made banana splits! she loved that too.
went to ayden's favorite place to eat that night, kirk had painted all their faces and then she got to eat chicken strips and french fries, so it was a good night
Made cup cakes and brought them to her school when I went to pick her up, the kids all enjoyed them but not sure that translated (bringing cake for someones b-day to school), they still weren't sure why I had brought them.
didn't have time to make cinnamon rolls that morning so she had cup cakes from a local bakery for breakfast, kirk walked to get them that morning, and they left a lot to be desired, I think each of the kids had one bite and that was about all they wanted of that. (cakes here are not made with much sugar and they are very dry)
This was really on Kirk's B-day, but while we were together with some friends we sang to both of them
so even though we didn't have a "party" it felt like her b-day lasted forever, I think we sang to her 5 or 6 times, and I think she had a lot of fun!
the next morning i did get the cinnamon rolls made and so we sang again, can't believe she is 7!
after dinner we came home and made banana splits! she loved that too.
went to ayden's favorite place to eat that night, kirk had painted all their faces and then she got to eat chicken strips and french fries, so it was a good night
Made cup cakes and brought them to her school when I went to pick her up, the kids all enjoyed them but not sure that translated (bringing cake for someones b-day to school), they still weren't sure why I had brought them.
didn't have time to make cinnamon rolls that morning so she had cup cakes from a local bakery for breakfast, kirk walked to get them that morning, and they left a lot to be desired, I think each of the kids had one bite and that was about all they wanted of that. (cakes here are not made with much sugar and they are very dry)
This was really on Kirk's B-day, but while we were together with some friends we sang to both of them
Sunday, October 31, 2010
this summer
this are old videos from when mom and dad came this summer,
i just figured out how to get it from the camera to the blog
i just figured out how to get it from the camera to the blog
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
2nd school for ayden
well this week Ayden has been in a private school not far from our house. I have been bring her and staying with her all day. It is so much better then the other. Kirk is there with her today, he wanted to go and check it out and make sure he has a peace about leaving her there before we commit. We will be pr.. about this over the weekend and then on Sat. either give them their books back or enroll her.
I am thankful we did the govt. school first and now I can really see how good the private school is. I think had we done the private school first I would have seen all its problems and seen how far behind the states it is, but instead i can see how far they have come.
Ayden looks so cute in her little uniform and she is already making some friends, there are two little girls that she mainly plays with at the break time, but everyone there has been very kind to her. I think she would really pick up the lang. fast if she goes, which is the main reason for having her there, and she should do really well in the eng. class since they are just learning the alphabet. I would still have to do some school at home so that is an issue, just trying to find time for everything. She would need to keep up her reading and her math at home. the only part in eng. is the eng. class and they bring in a teacher for that, and her eng. is actually pretty good (at a lot of schools the eng. teacher can barely speak the lang.) and her main teacher does not speak any eng. which i think is good, it really makes ayden try to understand what they are saying and when she does try, she can really figure out a lot. but because nothing is in eng. we will have to do reading and math when she gets home to keep her at grade level with those two things.
I am thankful we did the govt. school first and now I can really see how good the private school is. I think had we done the private school first I would have seen all its problems and seen how far behind the states it is, but instead i can see how far they have come.
Ayden looks so cute in her little uniform and she is already making some friends, there are two little girls that she mainly plays with at the break time, but everyone there has been very kind to her. I think she would really pick up the lang. fast if she goes, which is the main reason for having her there, and she should do really well in the eng. class since they are just learning the alphabet. I would still have to do some school at home so that is an issue, just trying to find time for everything. She would need to keep up her reading and her math at home. the only part in eng. is the eng. class and they bring in a teacher for that, and her eng. is actually pretty good (at a lot of schools the eng. teacher can barely speak the lang.) and her main teacher does not speak any eng. which i think is good, it really makes ayden try to understand what they are saying and when she does try, she can really figure out a lot. but because nothing is in eng. we will have to do reading and math when she gets home to keep her at grade level with those two things.
Friday, October 22, 2010
school
Busy week, We put Ayden in a national school, and it has been interesting! Of course, i have stayed with her the entire time, and I have learned so much about the govt. schools and about culture in general. It has been a real eye opener. She goes from 1:00 pm until about 4. But we have come to the conclusion that it is not a place that we would ever fell comfortable leaving her, so we don't know how long she will be able to go. We are going look at a private school tomorrow and then from there we will make a decision that school is from about 7:30am - 1pm. (a little more of a school day). Still having to homeschool and her go to school and kirk and I having our lang. class has been a lot so we will have to figure it out. She loves being with the other kids and she is picking up some of the lang. so we hope we can work something out.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
airplane
Our little seasoned traveler. Addie is kicked back, carsyn in the lap, arms crossed, legs crossed, watching none other then the exciting safety video before the flight!
other pics
view from our room in Santorini, and yes that is Carsyn, Addie is holding. She still has to go most places with us!!!
This is the day we took the hair down, so funny with all the curls! That is Sydney, Kirk's sister with them, they loved having a cousin around.
Kirk and I decided to do what they say is a 2 hour hike from our room to one of the cities on the island. It is up and down through the mountains, and it was not a 2 hour but a 4 hour hike for us. The girls loved it and we had a picnic along the way. The picture is when we finally made it to the city, the view was incredible!!!
This is the day we took the hair down, so funny with all the curls! That is Sydney, Kirk's sister with them, they loved having a cousin around.
Kirk and I decided to do what they say is a 2 hour hike from our room to one of the cities on the island. It is up and down through the mountains, and it was not a 2 hour but a 4 hour hike for us. The girls loved it and we had a picnic along the way. The picture is when we finally made it to the city, the view was incredible!!!
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