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Elisabeth and Max had their last swimming lesson today. They both made lots of improvement during their four weeks of lessons. A couple weeks ago Elisabeth wanted to show me her new diving skills–but not until she was good and ready, and had a little fun teasing me. Max thought the diving looked like fun so he mustered up his courage to see if he could do it, too.
It’s summer time! Elisabeth and Max sure were glad when the school year ended and we sure were glad to see their report cards. We’re proud of their progress Max tends to go through phases. One of his first phases was cowboys, then came dinosaurs, then Thomas, then primates. When he’s in a phase he’s 100%. So when he was into primates he started becoming fanatic about climbing everything. He climbs trees, of course, but when he’s inside I’m one of his favorite climbing objects, and sometimes a door will do just as well. I guess it makes sense that he also likes gymnastics. This last year he took a pre-gymnastics course and during the last class Jana was able to take some clips of their activities. Click through for the video.
I am the only one in my family that is not a citizen of the Slovak Republic. Jana has Slovak citizenship because she was born in Slovakia and thanks to her so do Elisabeth and Max. All of them also have US citizenships. Jana became a citizen of the United States just a few weeks after Elisabeth was born and since Slovakia recognizes dual citizenship she did not lose her Slovak citizenship by becoming a citizen of the United States. So far this has been very nice.
Elisabeth has just finished her third year of ballet with the annual end of the year recital. After the jump you will find a video of the performance for beginner level 2. I thought it was beautifully done. We’re very proud of her progress! If you would like to see a few photos you can find them in the galleries. Once on the gallery page, click on the “All Categories” button on the bottom left, then look for the category “ballet recital.” Also, we haven’t said much about it, but over the past year Jana
You’ll find quite a few posts on this blog with updates on Jana’s Music Together endeavors and I suppose most everyone knows she keeps busy with the kids and taking on a lot of the family responsibilities we might usually share more of in normal circumstances. And of course she also serves the Trinity community or church in various ways. But you may not be aware of a certain passion Jana has developed that also absorbs a lot of her time and efforts–that is her passion for a healthy and natural lifestyle. You can enjoy a sampling with this recipe for Baked Pasta with Lentils (courtesy of our sister-in-law, Ivana). And hear ye now, this ode to Jana…
Check out the galleries to see some new photos from our Sunday trip to Brookfield Zoo. If you missed our Arizona trip photos you can find those in the galleries too. Just click on the button “All Categories” on the bottom left of the galleries page to find our other albums. If you like gibbons (my favorite lesser ape
We took our first family vacation in a long time during spring break, enjoying a week with grandma Terry in Phoenix, AZ. Perhaps the highlights of the trip included our encounters with creation. Someday I may create a special page for family and ministry videos but for now you can watch this clip of Jana and Max sledding in my parents’ pasture with about 30 miniature horses. Village Church of Lincolnshire begins their annual Christmas program, “The Hanging of the Greens,” with musical offerings from the children in the congregation. This year Elisabeth and Max performed a duet of “Angels We Have Heard on High.” |
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