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Hevenlee's poor Chin
We made it to on the plane, we did!
My friend Kim and me
A bitter sweet good bye at the airport before the fun began!
Egg dying
Using the traditional Lithunian method of wrapping the eggs with small leaves in gauze and boiling them in water with red onion skins to get this fine brown and yellow color. Then a rubbing them with a fine coat of olive oil for a nice shine.
Egg Dying
Boaz got creative....
Egg Dying
A closer look....Sonshyne did this one with her mom and it turned our looking almost like ones you see in the States.
Egg Dying
A closer look....
Easter
The girls were so pleased to find their baskets full of fun things this morning!
Easter
Ezra always enjoys Easter morning. Isn't his hair getting so long!
Easter
Boaz isn't too old for an Easter basket either!
Easter
The girls are looking so cute in their new Easter dresses that Grandpa and Grandma sent.
Easter
What a beautiful group of kids eh?
Getting to see Santa
These are all the kids whose parents work at LCC, both Lithuanian and Missionaries
Getting to see Santa
Santa reallly makes you work for your candy here in Lithuania. And he doesn't seem to be intereseted in visiting with each child individually. But it is reallly a good time and the kids just loved it.
Getting to see Santa
Since Santa doesn't sit for photos, Hevenlee went to stand beside Santa for our annual "Photo with Santa"
A Cake For Jesus's Birthday
Each year, the day before Christmas, we bake a cake for Jesus's birhday. The kids do all the decorating.
A Cake For Jesus's Birthday
Of course the frosting had to move to the more fun places other than the cake. Boaz was decorated by our friend Jonna with a mustache and a beard!
A Cake For Jesus's Birthday
Boaz decided that his mommy needed a great big kiss with his new man mustach and beard!
A Cake For Jesus's Birthday
Oh the pride of completion!
A Cake For Jesus's Birthday
This is our finished product. We tested it out on our company the next day and many people ate a whole piece! So our cake was finally edible. It has taken several year for this to happen:) It was a beautiful cake. The whole entire thing was made from scratch down to the cream cheese frosting that was DELICIOUS!!!!
Christmas Day
We had a group of students from LCC come and hang out with us for the day. It was wonderful to hang out with them and get to know them a little better!
The Donut Making Tradition Continues!
We usually use buscuits from a package, but they don't have those here, so we went with a recipe from scratch. We weren't sure they would turn out at all but they turned out better than we've ever had before. We will do this again for sure!
The Donut Making Tradition Continues!
We wasted no time in recruiting our basketball players from Senigal to shake powdered sugar on the finished donuts!
The Donut Making Tradition Continues!
Ahhh! The final delicious product! sugar! sugar! sugar! And not one was thrown away!
On our way to get our tree!
This road goes to our house. It just felt a little but like Little House On the Prairie:)
We Found It!
This tree is the right one for us!
Bringing it home
It took some doing not to drag it in the mud on the way home, but we did it.
It is finished
The proud decorating crew!
Our Stuff is here!!!
It has arrived! I have never heard so many cheers and screems as we unpacked boxes!
Old Communist Housing
Oh, and by the way, park on the sidewalk if you can't find a place:)
Old Communist Housing
Pockets of this kind of housing is all over the country. Most apartments have been totally renovated and are modern and can go for more than a 100,000 USD
Kretinga Flea Market
It seems that no matter what the weather, this place is open for business
Kretinga Flea Market
I go to this market every saturday to get our veggies, even though we can buy them at the store, it is much more fun to come to the flea market
Kretinga Flea Market
Random things people sell at the market
Kretinga Flea Market
this woman yelled at a man for honking at her to use the parking space, evidently she was not done talking to her friend. I couldn't help but to laugh out loud and take a photo to share with you.
LCC 15 year celebration
More yummy international food
LCC 15 year celebration
Many country's cooked and shared thier traditional foods.
LCC 15 year Celebration
International Celebration
LCC International University
Just part of the campus
LCC Community Day
Hot Dog peeling
LCC Community Day
Hot dogs come all connected and you have to peel them all, fun fun fun
LCC Community Day
And more......cucumbers!
LCC Community Day
Cucumbers, Cucumbers, Cucumbers!
Hot Dogs Lithuanian Style
Cucumbers go with everyting around here
Interesting Storybook
Some kind of scary wolf story eh?
Interesting Storybook
Let's just sit right back and loosen up those pants why don't you:)
Interesting Storybook!
Okay, so the mother lamb cuts the sucker open and out pops her babies. It was so nice of her to sew him up as well. Who wouldn't want to read this to their kids!
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!
Boaz says,"It is raining today because God is sad that we are going to school and won't have all this free time to worship Him."
First Day Of School
At the School. It is called, " Rainbow School."
First Day Of School
Big Opening Ceremony. Everyone gathers around with flowers in hand!
TEACHER'S CAPTURED!
There was a big show of capturing the teachers and the students had to beg for them to be released. (notice the GUN in the pirates wasteband, he waved it around at several students)
1st graders are welcomed with pomp and circumstance. A very special group.
Flowers are given to each teacher by all the kids in their class. It is a very big deal!
Sonshyne's Kindergarden Class
There are 6 kids(7 if you count mom). One other girl if the parents can get her to stay. It is such a good class.
Hevenlee's first day of School
It is tradition that you bring a flower to the teacher. She took it back 2 days later.
Sonshyne on the only jungle gym:)
Does this remind you of someone Grandma?
The Rainbow School
This would be the play ground. Severly lacking in equitment like balls etc.
Long Day At School?
Sonshyne just could not stay awake, even for her chicken nuggets!
Pooped out little girl.....
Hevenlee at her preschool at nap time.
Baptism
What great weather for a Baptism!!!!! lol
5 people got Baptized!
Check out those waves. Look at the beach photos I posted earlier to make a comparison!
Pastor Saul Karosas
Feelin a bit chilly and said, " This was our last baptism of the summer." Okay!
After Baptism Party at Our House!
The first place got cancelled due to the inclimate weather.
Good Use of our BBQ
So much meat to BBQ that is was time to use the top to get the job done!
Our packed out kitchen!
We had about 75 people come over! Good thing we clean on Saturday:)
Kurgistan (sp?) Melon
The missionary from the church came back from Kurgiston and brought this GIANT melon. It was super tasty!
BREAKFAST!
I went early to the farmer's market. I bought eggs, potatoes and cinnomin buns so we had a fresh breakfast! mmmmm
Fresh Veggies!
They just looked so colorful on my counter!
Veggies into Vegetable soup.
This is the day I made the soup right but did everyting else wrong! Isn't it great color!
The Beach at the Baltic Sea
Soooo many people go to the beach to take advantage of the great weather!
On the Beach at the Baltic Sea!
It was a bit stormy and we got a rainbow out of it!
Outside the hospital grounds
Kids get to see thier dad for the first time since he got sick.
Garrett in the Hospital
4 to a room
FIRE FUN
The boys enjoy making a fire in the outdoor BBQ
Modified Bath Tub for the Girls!
We will be getting a real bathtub soon we hope!
Sonshyne's Birthday Part Ends with a BANG!!!
Diet Coke and a roll of mentos.....thanks Wood family for the idea!
First Day in our house and Having a Party!
Feels like home!!!!
Sonshyne and Eric's 5th Birthday Party
It was a Princess/Pirate Party
Hevenlee and Nike "Washing" Dishes
Feeling right at home:)
Child Size Sink You Say............
I Say [Bi-day]
We Made It! Now for our 3 hour drive to Klaipeda:)
By the way, these people are NOT mad:)
The Layover In Ireland is Not what we expected.
Garrett was sick with the flu so we mostly stayed in this area for several hours.
After Months Of Preparation, We are Finally Leaving!
When we put our hands up as we take off, we hear chuckling all around us:)
Take Off!
We are ready to start our trip!
Our Trip to Lithuania
YES! Mom is super stoked that there are TV's on every seat!
Cliff Jumpin on the American River
The boys were so brave to try something new! The water was ice cold!
My Garden
Peppers, tomatoes and cucumbers oh my!
My Garden in Southern California
Sunflowers, Cosmos and Vincas oh my!
Yosemite
Ezra and Sonshyne
Yosemite
On the Valley floor going for a swim!
Yosemite!
we are at the top of the Valley!
MORRO ROCK in the Sierras
this is the rock we were out on top of!
We made it!
Ezra and Sophi on top of Morro Rock
Gillilands
Giant Redwoods. This is General Sherman, the largest living tree in the world.
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Looks good ... cant wait to see how this all develops
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