Just a little catch up:

Here are a few pictures from our summer back home in Huntsville, Alabama.

Catching Up

So, it has been quite a while since my last post. Much has transpired, so here are a few tidbits.

Jonathan and I continue to do our Russian lessons on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9 till noon while our Nanny, Oksana watches the children. The children love Oksana and they continue to learn Russian from her, which is a huge help. Nahum and Isaac are keeping up with their schooling each day and are doing very well. Nahum is a whiz at Math and Isaac loves learning all the sounds that the letters make. Jesse and Jonas are talking much more these days and trying so hard to be like their big brothers. Miriam has begun to walk and climb on virtually everything, which is a little bit scary. Every week, we have a Russian couple or family over for a meal. It has been so wonderful to get to know some of the people better this way, and the children absolutely love having people over. They boys have become champion sledders as they tend to go sledding about every other day.

It is very busy here and time goes by very quickly. We look so forward to the weekend when we can all be together and rest at home.

For Two Buds on Their Third

And Now For Isaac

For Nahum on His Seventh

For Miriam on Her First

Christmas Celebrations

We have a wonderful past few days! On Christmas Eve, we joined Brad and Heather Klassen and their 4 children at the Volga for some freezing fun time (-8 degrees!). Then we all headed to their house to have Taco Night and let the children open some presents. We spent Christmas at home and had Turkey and Cornbread Dressing and other Yummies after watching the boys open numerous Star Wars toys and movies. Jonathan gave me my first Russian Egg and Miriam got her first doll. The day after Christmas we hosted the Christmas Party for the staff of Samara Preacher's Institute and Theological Seminary. We enjoyed a great evening with new friends and we all worshiped our Savior together by singing Russian and American Christmas carols.
For some reason, the pictures ended up in the opposite order from which I added them, so you will have to start from the bottom. Enjoy!