Snowball fight!

Snowballs are delicious!

Snowball fight!!!

Janos

Zorro

Marga

Poor Mama Julie! They are got her just as Jeff took the picture!

Making Christmas cards

Making Christmas cards for our families back home. Jack loved it and was quite sad when we were finished and had to take a bath!

Before:)

After!

Let it Snow!

This was our first day of snow...and Jack's first time in it! He eventually loved it and begged to go outside everyday!

Yummm!

What's on my hands.....

Get it off!!!!

Loving it!

Christmas cookies!

Baking Christmas cookies is always a fun family tradition Jeff has enjoyed since he was little. This year we made cookies for the kids teachers for their last day of school. We used American recipes, a real treat for them! The kids loved mixing, watching the cookies bake, and of course getting to eat a few once they were done!

Anna loves to cook and bake at Casa Rebecca!
Levi, supervising the cookies!

Bela baking away!

Laura making the perfect cookie

Sergui loves to make funny faces for the camera

Daniella's sticky fingers...they decided using hands was way more fun than using a spoon!

Fanel cleaning up!

Great job guys!

Yummy!

Yaya and Granddaddy sent Jack a children's nativity set for fun...Jack hasn't taken the donkey, sheep or cow out of his mouth since then! Thanks Yaya and "Gee!" i love you - jack

Trimming the Trees

On December 1st and 2nd we went to Casa Ana Nadia and Casa Rebecca to help trim the trees. With the Christmas music playing, the kids all rallied around to string the lights, place the garlands in the just the right places and hang the ornaments. Jack had so much fun playing with the "balls" of all different colors! It think throughout the month though he managed to take off most of the ornaments 3 feet and below on both trees! It was a great start to the Christmas season!

Emese hanging a few ornaments with Eniko
Daniella was so proud of the tree

Daniella, Marga and Laura

Fanel loved hanging the ornaments on the top of the tree

We are still here!

Yes, we are still here in Romania. Our apologies for not continuing to update our blog throughout December. It has been a very, very busy month. From daily activities with the kids for Advent, me being sick and in bed for almost 2 1/2 weeks and some time in the hospital, to keeping up with a 16 month old...there wasn't much time to update! But, here are a few of the highlights of the month. Enjoy and thank you for loving us and for all of your prayers! With love, Jen

Welcome November!

Here are a few pics from the past few weeks..welcome November!

Romanian farmhouse on the country road
Some of the leadership team working out our human knot!

Stefan loving his new roller blades

At the mall with Alina and Marga. Jack LOVES the cars at the mall!

Learning from Daniella

Showing off my precious hat made from Auntie Jill

Texting at 15 months!

Jeff pruning our "vineyard!"

October Fun

Here are a few snapshots of the month of October. This update is long overdue, but here you go! Its been a very busy crazy month. Fall is here, lots og change in the air and fun memories made.

Stefan's Birthday

Kati and Geza's Birthday

Girls' slumber party...both the boys are girls stayed up until 5am...

Jeff and I didn't make it that long!

Boys after a soccer game

Romanian Twister at the boys slumber party

At a concert with some Casa Rebecca kids

Jack loved it!

Now that he is walking and runnings...he is also climbing on everything! Never thought I'd see him trying to get INTO the playpen!

At the market buying a pumpkin...took us a month to find one!

Sitting on a bench outside the mall in Cluj...just after mom got a starbucks...yeah!!

Climbing again:)