Another year done!

Despite the schoolyear ending later here, the year seemed to go quickly.  The last few weeks have  had a lot of fun, stress, visitors, and farewells packed into them.  The girls had a lot of events, parties, and both girls got to have morning tea with the principals as rewards for some of their hard work.  Lastly, some of our good friends from the past two years are moving on to different adventures and it's been bittersweet hanging out with them more while their time was running out.  We will greatly miss Gill, Courtney, Deb & Graham but hope to visit all of them on their turf in Scotland, Tennessee, & Australia.  We've sadly had to leave our original apartment and moving is never fun.  We're finally getting set up and making the new place feel more homey.  Somehow we made the move between hosting visitors as our friend Esther stayed with us at the old apartment for a few days and then a White Bear friend, Katie, studying in Hangzhou, stayed with us a for a weekend in the new apartment.

Hey June

As everyone in the states begins their summer, we continue on in school, hot temps, and busy summer schedules.  Birthday parties, trips with friends, escape rooms, and laughs abound.  We made a trip with Ryan and Erin to a rotating restaurant.  The girls enjoyed the buffet and it was fun to watch the amazing city all around us.

We're also thrilled to have a new nephew in Benjamin Edward Solseth! We can't wait to meet Benny in a few weeks!  The girls are eager to play with their cousins and see family somewhat soon.  We sadly will have to move apartments before we leave, but here's to hoping that it all goes smoothly.

While you were sleeping...

Another fun weekend is in the books.  Today we went to watch an Australian Football League game when Port Adelaide took on St. Kilda.  You can throw out the record books when these two teams collide.  We "barracked" for St. Kilda and saw them get thrashed.  But all sports watching seems alike as we ate junk food, laughed with friends, and got slightly sun-burned. 

Saturday brought us to the NBA fun zone with some teacher friends who also have children.  The girls had a good time and, like their dad, got blisters on their hands from all the slam-dunking.  On a related note, Ben was awarded Coach of the Year at YCIS and we are very proud.

We took part in Global Child Day which is a fun celebration of many cultures.  We got to try foods, play games, and watch other countries showcase some of their holiday customs.  It was really cool to see so many countries represented, everyone full of pride in where they come from.  We donned our red, white, and blue, and had a great day.  The following day, to relax, we went to the movies and watched Aladdin.  The music from the show has been the latest craze in the Nak household as the girls seem to be singing it at all times.  While this can be a bit much, we did tell Pip, "You can sing as much as you want when we get home, but you can't sing like this in the theater." ;)