Movie Night

Fiona loves her Marcel! We invited some of the youth from Peine and some new friends from Göttingen to watch some movies at our house. Fiona cuddled right up to Marcel.

Cute Girls and church

We got together with Steve and Christin on Sunday. We ate together and had a little Bible study and sang our favorite worship songs. It felt like, well, church. The girls really like playing together and so I thought I'd share some pictures of them doing so.

Here's where I work.

Busy weekend!

So I turned 30!! We had some guests on Friday, Thomas and Sabine, that stayed until just after midnight to usher in my birthday. There's something just not right about wishing a happy birthday before the actual birthday here in Germany.


I was able to celebrate just like I wanted to on Saturday--with a girls night out!! It was loads of fun! We went to see Mama Mia, which was great since they had the volume incredibly loud so as to allow for the karaoke-effect Abba has on most people.

One of my presents from my friends was a day of pampering at a hair salon in Peine (so we can all be together again!). They also gave me nail polish and Fiona was very sad when I wouldn't paint her fingernails. I promised we'd do it today, so here's the proof!

Jon and Shonda Hall came for a quick visit on Sunday. They're stationed in Landstuhl, Germany for the next couple of years. They brought us many American treats--Taco Bell, Cinnabon, Mountain Dew, pillow cases and fire escape ladders (since our house is made of matchsticks). It was great to meet them and made sweeter (pun intended) by the treasures that accompanied them!! Thanks a lot to them and Rhonda and Jared Adamson!!

Rainbow kids and a sick little girl...

So I've only been to Rainbow Kids once, but this very thing happened a lot. The little girls tend to get hurt quite often. I don't think they really mind, though, since Jasna (who is in charge) is a very good comforter and they probably don't get cuddled like this at home. A lot of the kids come from pretty rough homes. Brett went yesterday and the boys love playing basketball with him. The gym-time is usually followed by a story from God's Word.

Fiona's first words to me this morning, "I don't feel good." She then proved her sickness by falling asleep on her father.