Completing our semester in language school !!!

Our university program has an official graduation ceremony each spring.  We decided to go and participate, (even though we are nowhere close to being finished studying this language), and it was SO OFFICIAL !!!  Cap and gowns, and all !!!  It was very impressive.....................and a great time of celebration with all of our classmates !!  So glad we went...........

 

 Arin was there to cheer us on.............Kaleb was at a friend's b-day party.

 Our kids deserved this recognition just as much as us................they put up with some crazy scheduling to make this semester work !!! 

 

 

  

 Albert receiving his diploma......

  

 Kirstin receiving her diploma.......

 Kirstin's class 

Al's class

Kids' Birthdays '13

 The end of May brought Kaleb's 10th birthday..................double digits !!!  I can't believe it !!

We did family celebrations on his day, then had a boys' sleepover the following weekend.

 

Ordered pizza

 

Played beyblades

worm dirt cake............by request of the birthday boy !!!



 

Legos and Wii

late night movies

 

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 10 days later, our princess turned 8!!!  She chose to celebrate with her favorite buddy, Pola.............a day at the water park and sleepover !!  Lots of crafting going on with these two!!!!

 

 

 

We are thankful for the lives of these two treasures............................and we celebrate them!!  We celebrate BIG, cuz life is just worth celebrating !!!

June Happenings

In June, summer began to arrive as school wound down to an end.  Before our university semester was over, Albert and I decided to have a joint grill for both of our classes as well as our professors.  It was a great opportunity to deepen our friendships with these 'youngins'.

 

 

 

 

Arin got to go on her very first "green school"  --a  3 day trip to the mountains with her class and teachers.  She had a great time and came back with so many stories.  She did cry one night for Mommy and Daddy, but we got to talk on the phone for a few minutes before she had to go join in on the next fun event.

 gathering at the school for departure

 loading onto the bus....final words of wisdom from Daddy.

 

We also celebrated Father's Day in June !!  -the American holiday and the Polish holiday.  Daddy still hasn't used his golfing gift certificate, but we sure enjoyed celebrating him !!!

 

We celebrated by enjoying an American treat, Pizza Hut  with teammates, the Edworthys......

 

and their new addition coming in October.......