Lion, Witch & Wardrobe

How fun to see Lori working on their Spring production - The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe.  We got to eat a delicious gluten-free lasagna lunch in Dave's beautiful art studio.  We also got to see the props.  Wow!  Reeve wore a mask for the chief wolf.   Some of the costumes were incredibly elaborate.

The kids also got to ride in the White Witch's sleigh.  Scary!

Swimming Video

Here is a short video montage to show the very Happy Day we had.

Faith Academy Pool

To start Spring Break, we arrived late in Manila and made our way to Dave and Lori's house.  The next day was Saturday, and we had a great start of the day enjoying the majestic view over Manila from Faith Academy's vantage point.  The swimming pool was great fun, as always.

With a diving board, the kids had lots of extra fun.  Reeve continues to amaze with his flips!

Tracy to Melbourne

Tracy went with a colleague to a conference in Melbourne.  The conference had a lot of great applications, especially for the Young Women's Leadership Group that Tracy is co-sponsoring.  It was also wonderful to see Melbourne, have some cooler weather and what a beautiful city!

U-11 Tournament

Reeve had his end of year tournament to finish off the U-11 Soccer season.  Playing with the 4th grade team, they had a long, hot day at Alice Smith school.  They did pretty well against older competition (mostly 5th grade teams), ending up with a lot of ties, a couple of losses and a win.

Reeve played a bit of goalie - though against the toughest team, it was a big challenge.  

Reeve came close to scoring several times - though did have some nice passing to set up some of their team's goals. 

Midwest Picnic

We had the second annual Midwest picnic.  It was even beter attendance than last year's Midwest picnic, with those that have Midwest roots from ISKL joining together for the great February / March tradition of gathering around the watering hole.  Okay, so we swam, played tennis and ate way too much good food.

It was a fun time! Good conversation, the rain held off, and kids got to play together.

Buckin' Bronco

As part of International Fest, the inflatables that fill the gym are always a big hit.  This year the kids tried the buckin' bronco.  Here are Gabi's attempts.  Sure was fun.

International Fest

ISKL's International Fest is one of the highlights of the calendar.  Our kids absolutely love it, and it is a great event for families, as well as the whole community.  Bands, groups and individuals all performing.  The flag parade.  A gym full of blow-up toys for the kids.  And best of all - the incredible food from all nations.  Yum!

 Gabi made it all the way to the top of one of the huge climbing toys!  It was pretty impressive.

But one of the best things was seeing our kids so happy with some of their good friends from school. 

The girls sure enjoyed getting face paintings from one of the booths, and we had a great time wandering around the school celebrating the international flavor that makes ISKL so special.

Flat Stanley

Reeve had a homework assignment where he had to tell a story using his Flat Stanley.  I think there was a fire truck, a dog, a car, and a celebration with chocolate cake all involved in the story.  

You'll have to ask Reeve to hear everything that happened on this adventure.