Children's Museum

We left KY this morning, and we are now on our way back home. We had a great time visiting family the past few weeks.
These pictures are from the Children's Museum in Chattanooga. We went with my parents, my sister Sarah, and my niece and nephew (Amelia and Rowan.)
The kids all had a great time. Ian especially enjoyed a demonstration with dry ice. For about a week afterward, he kept asking when we could get some dry ice.

Santa Shop Presents

Ian and Isabelle had a Santa shop at school. We sent in presents, and then the kids could pick our things to buy for $1 each. They each bought things for the other one and for Caleb. We let them open them that day.

Shoveling Snow

I came out of my test Friday morning to see Caleb and Stephen shoveling snow. The people in our apartment building are responsible to keep the steps to the classroom shoveled in the winter.
Caleb was quite pleased with himself. He liked the chance to play in the snow.
Stephen had his last exam on Friday afternoon. Then it was time to pack for the trip and clean the house.
We left about 11AM on Saturday, and took 3 days to drive down to Chattanooga. (Really Northern GA) We have been enjoying time with my family, and keeping busy.
I brought quite a few french books, but I haven't taken them out of the bag yet. I don't want to forget everything I have learned so far!

Drawing

Princess Isabelle

Last Friday Isabelle went to our neighbor's birthday party. One of the things that they did was dress up in tissue paper costumes. Isabelle was quite proud of hers.
We have been staying very busy with school. We have one week of classes left. Monday is our review day, and then the next four days are exams.
On Thanksgiving, we had classes as usual. In the evening, I made a small Thanksgiving dinner. We had 3 of the Bible school students and one of our neighbors over to eat with us. Then on Saturday we had a Thanksgiving potluck with all of the language school students.
I will post more pictures and updates while we are on our break.

Cooking with Caleb

Caleb loves to help me cook. There are many things he can't help me with (anything involving hot or sharp objects.), but he does love to help make bread. Last week we made Pumpkin Bread together. It turned out very good even if the flour was on the table, the chair, the floor and Caleb!

Haircuts

In the past, I have had someone else cut Ian's and Caleb's hair. I decided I should try to start learning. It is a little too complicated for my limited language skills (trying to explain what I want their hair to look like to a barber or stylist.) I'm sure I could probably find someone who speaks English, or at least manage to get the main point across. But when we go to Africa, I will definitely need to know how to do it myself.
I borrowed some clippers from a neighbor, and much to my surprise, it went well. Ian wanted to be bald, like a bald eagle. I didn't let him do that, but we did get it pretty short. I just cut both of their hair short all over. That should be perfect for Africa!

Quebec City

Isabelle and I are looking at a display at the museum of chocolate.

This is the restaurant where we ate lunch.

Quebec City

Halloween Pictures

Halloween was different for us this year. The kids weren't allowed to dress-up for school (or bring candy to school.) It barely even seemed like Halloween.
In the evening we went to a "reformation party" that the Baptist church was having. The kids picked their outfits out of the dress-up box, and we let them wear what they wanted. They all had a great time.

More pictures from the science museum

Snow

On Wednesday we got our first snowfall here. (There were flurries another morning, but nothing that stuck.)
The snow fell lightly all day, but it kept melting when it hit the ground. There was just enough for the kids to play in the snow after school.

Science Museum

We were happy to have Stephen's parents visiting us this past week. One of the things that we did with them was to take a trip to a science museum. Here the kids are looking at a wall of water. It started on the second floor and flowed down to the first floor. They were all fascinated by it.

Newport, VT

The closest US town to us is Newport, VT. It is only about 30-40 minutes away. We have a PO Box there now, and we have gone to check mail and buy groceries every 2-3 weeks. There is also a boardwalk that goes partway around the lake.
This is from 2 Fridays ago. Stephen and I had class off, so we took Caleb with us to Newport. It was a beautiful fall day, and we had time for a walk before heading back to Canada.