Week in Review
Sunday was a very nice
Sunday. We had our normal morning
routine and the headed off for church.
The weather was nice, so the trip back and forth was actually quite
pleasant. We also enjoyed the church
meetings and the kids had a great time in primary. After church, we watched a conference talk
and then had rest time, followed by dinner and a pleasant evening after the
kids were in bed.
Monday the weather was
gorgeous so we spent a good amount of time playing outside. For the first time, I let the kids take off
their shows and put their feet in the fountain by the playground, thinking it
would be a good way for them to cool down and have a little fun (also naively
thinking they wouldn’t get too wet!).
Within a couple minutes there had been so much splashing that everyone
was soaked! We had a great time and had
to change clothes after we got back to the apartment. The Johns joined us at our apartment for
dinner and brought a yummy Belarusian dish!
We had a great family home evening done completely by the girls
(Lia—music, Amber—lesson, and Sara—game).
It all went great and we enjoyed having the Johns with us for the evening. After they left and we got the kids to bed,
Jacque and I had a nice evening before hitting the sack ourselves.
Tuesday was Belarusian
Independence Day. We took off around 9
am so we could get to the big parade, and it was good we left so early. We got there and there were tons of people,
check points, and quite a bit of walking before we finally got to the spot we
wanted. The parade was basically a
display of the Belarusian military and the kids loved seeing all of the
soldiers, tanks, planes, helicopters, etc.
We got back to the apartment in time for lunch and rest time. After rest time iIt was quite warm, so I decided to let the
girls get into their swimming suits and took them down to play in the fountain. They loved it! The water is not the cleanest in the world
(in some ways kind of like canal water), so I was probably a bit overprotective
with them, but we all had a good time and were able to cool off. After dinner we had a movie night with
popcorn and treats and we all had a good time.
Then Jacque and I just hung out and chatted until it was time for
fireworks. We got the three oldest kids
up and took them out on the balcony so we could watch. They were very pretty, but they are also so
loud here (like canons going off every time).
It was a good day.
Wednesday was another
warm day. We ventured out to the mall so
Jacque could get some cross-stitching stuff and then found a little place that
had all sorts of little pastries and treats.
We got something for all of us for less than $3 and it was all yummy. After rest time I took the kids to the park
to play and Jacque also did some shopping.
Our evening routine was normal and Jacque and I had a nice evening after
the kids were in bed.
Thursday was a warm
day. After a typical morning of work and
playing with the kids, I took off for work and had my long day at the office,
with my MBA class in the evening. I got
home before 10 pm and Jacque and I hung out before bed.
The heat wave continued
into Friday. We had a normal morning and
then I went and spent half of the day dealing with immigration stuff. To say that I am frustrated with the
situation is a huge understatement. It has
been very frustrating as the rules and required documentation seems to change every time I go and meet with
the immigration officials. We are still
hoping that everything gets taken care of in the next couple of weeks (should
have been taken care of two months ago).
We then had a fairly quiet evening in the sauna that is our apartment
this week (thank you heat and humidity).
Saturday morning we
were all up early because of the heat and after breakfast we spent most of the
morning outside in the shade eating ice-cream and playing. We then had lunch and rest time and then we
spend a good part of the afternoon down at the park too. After the kids were in bed, Jacque and I
watched a live-stream on the internet of her uncle’s funeral back in Utah (we
are grateful for technology so we could participate). It was a very nice funeral and it was great to learn more about her uncle, who admittedly I did not know every well before his passing.
Today is another really hot/humid day already (and it is only 6 am). We are hoping it cools down a little soon.
Today is another really hot/humid day already (and it is only 6 am). We are hoping it cools down a little soon.
Seeing the kids swimming in the fountains made me miss Europe so much!!! It looks like you guys are having a great time!!!!!
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