I've been meaning to post to our blog for quite a while now but I didn't realize that it had been since January.  We've had a busy winter and are excited at the beginnings of spring happening around us and the nearness of summer.   

  We were blessed to request and get approval for me to be allowed to work only part time at school beginning in August.  So we will be staying in Korea at least through June of 2011.  I'll also be changing positions from the Early Learning Center to working with research curriculum in the secondary library.  It's been wonderful to have been with Nina while I had to work full time but I am excited to have more time at home...both for our family and for being able to have students over on a more regular basis.  So I won't be with Nina in the mornings next fall but I'll get to bring her home with me in the afternoons. I've never had that kind of time with just her so it will be fun to do that for a year before she starts kindergarten in 2010.   John will stay in the same history position.

 We're  making plans to be back in Florida this summer from mid-June to the end of July.  Just looking at the calendar and all that we'd like to do in that time  and I know it will go by very quickly. We leave here June 8 and will spend about  a week in Hawaii before we head to Florida.  It will be a nice long "layover" for us.  We found a pool and have been trying to get Nina used to the water and  Silas used to the water again...he's forgotten that he knows how to swim.  Sara's part fish and has even been learning to use a snorkel and fins so she'll be all ready to look for sea turtles and fish.  I can't wait to watch the kids explore outdoors, to see a big blue sky, and to feel the sand between my toes.  

  John's on his way home today from a two week teacher exchange trip.  Our school exchanges teachers once per year with  St.Georges School in Rhode Island.  The first part of his trip was aboard the school's teaching sailboat in the waters surrounding the Puerto Rico islands.  What a rough "business trip!"  They snorkeled with sea turtles, watched schools of rays playing, and spotted  a whale.  After a  week on the boat he went to observe at the school in Rhode Island.  He had a great trip but we are more than excited to have him coming home tonight!     

  I'll post some photos to a March album of the last few months.  Last weekend Silas "ran" (sprinted and walked) his first 5K. He was very proud. I thought it might slow him down the rest of the day...not a chance!

When the Sara was 3 and Silas was almost 2 we started acting out the story of Jesus' birth on Christmas Eve.  This year we decided to record our story.  We did not have a rehearsal so there are several bloopers to keep you laughing as you watch.   I must also clarify that Nina is not normally a nose picker but something must be itching her nose tonight.  The video also ends with Silas as one of the three kings worshiping Jesus with a song...for those of you not fluent in Korean he is singing Happy Birthday in Korean.  Click on the image above to see the video.