Zima Ferie

In Poland, the schools take 2 weeks off in January or February for Zima Ferie...........winter break. This is when the country takes time to enjoy the winter activities! I think it's a great idea!! We spent the first week doing one-on-one dates with each of our kids, enjoying activities around Krakow like ice skating, and continuing in minstry. Then we took off for the second week to the Polish mountains for a family ski trip. We had a great time making memories together! Here's a snapshot of our 5 days:

A great hotel with lots of places to play:

Innertubing:

Skiing (in the best weather imagineable -- sunny and warm):

Enjoying lunch on the top of the mountain:

The view while eating lunch:

Arin, and the hills she conquered:

(this is her hot-doggin' pose... love it!)

Tidbits of life...........

After the holidays, when the kids returned to school, Arin's school had their annual program in honor of Grandma/Granddad's day. Arin was an angel, and she had 2 separate speaking parts during the program. She delivered every word of her lines in Polish beautifully. And this year, she sang almost every word of every song !!! Her Polish is improving so much, and we, along with her teachers, are so very proud of her!
Here are a few shots of our ANGEL = ANIOŁ:


Sharing her handmade gifts with Mommy and Daddy:


A couple of weeks ago, we went to a mall to watch a friend's son perform in a dance competition. At the conclusion of the competition, they invited any kids up on stage who wanted a free dance lesson. Here's Kaleb and Arin trying their hand at hip-hop (in the front row):


Isn't life an adventure ?!?! Never a dull moment here!
I have so many more pics to post and stories to tell.........but there's not enough time in the days. We leave tomorrow for a few family days in the Polish mountains! As a very specific answer to our prayers, Al's x-rays on Wednesday showed complete healing in his finger, so the surgeon was able to remove to the wires yesterday!!!.............just in time for him to be able to ski with us on this vacation! We are so grateful to a God who cares about the details.............of even our lives.
Have you realized that HE cares about the details of your life too? Take notice of that today, because He takes notice of you !!!