Keukenhof

For Spring Break Carrie and I (as well as two other teachers) were invited by a family at school to travel to Amsterdam with them.  I was an amazing trip!  We were very comfortable and were able to stay with a relative of this family!  They were wonderful and we felt so blessed.  On our first day in Amsterdam we went to Keukenhof which is a HUGE flower garden mostly consisting of tulips.  It was so beautiful and reminded us that God is so creative!

This was one spot were you could see fields of tulips!  

RECESS!

Recess is the favorite part of school for most elementary aged children worldwide.  Recently, Carrie tooks some cute photos of her kids participating in this most favorite activity.

Cuteness 1

Cuteness 2 and no she is not Indian..she just decided to use maker to put a red dot on her forehead.

Cuteness 3

Swing action shot.  Most all playground swings here in Vienna look like this.

Tough boy 1

Tough boy 2

The 2nd grade boys LOVE everything about Soccer.

Cuteness 4

I giggle everytime..

Carrie and I received this tea in the mail from a good friend at Christmas time!  It is very good tea.  I was looking at the ingredients the other day.  Don't ask me why.  I guess it is just a habit when you have food allergies.  There are not many ingredients but one in particular makes me giggle each time I see it...Natural Sugar Cookie Flavoring.  I think that is the ingredient that makes it such a yummy tea!

Did you see that?!

Coming home on the U-bahn one day I saw something that really confused me.  So, I had to take a second look but the Ubahn was pulling away by that point.  I was, however, able to get a second look and this is what I saw...

A sign advertising our school!

It is at the Kaisermuehlen stop.  This is also the stop for the United Nations and the  IAEA.

Full of Cuteness...

Every year, for Book Month, the Kindergarten (called Primary here) through 2nd grade classes perform a musical based on a book.  This year it was called Goldie and the Bears, based off of, you guessed it, Goldilocks and the Three Bears!  The kiddos were so CUTE!  Soak in the cuteness below with the pictures!  They will make you smile and your heart melt just a tad!  ;)

There's Goldie!

Flowers and Trees of the forest singing their little hearts out!

Baby Bear is shocked

A cute flower in the garden

An adorable Mama Bear

Welcome David

David recently joined the 3rd grade class!  He is so fun to have around!  Welcomd David we are so glad you are here!

Baby Quilt #5

This is baby quilt #5.  It is for our friend here who are sports enthusiasts.  Happy Birthday Noah Robert.  We hope you love this quilt forever and ever!  :)

A paper pieced sports quilt for Noah Robert!  

Yummy-ness

Katie asked us to teach her how to make empanadas.  We happily obliged but warned her that we are not professional empanada makers since we are both of European/German decent!  :)  Here is the yummy-ness in all of it's glory!

All-Day Read in

Another activity of book month is an all day read in.  It is a lot of fun.  We all wear our pajamas and read our favorite books outloud and silently.  The kids make 'tents' to read in and we have a grand time.

IFFN

International Family Fun Night is always one of my favorite evenings of our school year.  We get together to celebrate the many different cultures within our ICSV community.  We experience cultural dress, food, and talents.  It is a blast and so fun to see everyone in their country garb.  Americans are quite boring compared to all of the fabulous outfits from around the world!

Namibia and Ethiopia

South Korea and Ethiopia

South Korea

United States of America and Zimbabwe

China

The Netherlands (Holland)

Nigeria

Book Costume Character Contest

Book Month is in March at our school.  There are several fun activities to encourage reading and creativity within our elementary student body.  One of my favorite activities is the costume contest.  Here are a few pictures of the cuteness and creativity.

Brittany from Alvin and the Chipmunks

A Bug's Life - Butterfly

Baseball player

Michael Jackson

Olivia the Pig

Soccer players

Patrick Star from Spongebob Squarepants

The Mouse from If You Give A Mouse A Cookie

Pinkalicious from the book Pinkalicious

King Tut's Mummy

The cutest little Mario I have ever seen

Welcome Erik!

Welcome to the 3rd grade Erik!  We are so happy you are here!  You make us laugh and are so smart!