Alyssa always likes to remind us that Laura is her friend too! She loves Laura...we all love Laura!
Yes, I would say, that she is loved by the Olsen family...wouldn't you?!?!? :)
Lianna was super excited for her first school Christmas concert. She did a great job singing on stage!
Our little man...he looks so innocent here, doesn't he? Hmm.....what did he just do?!? ;)
Merry Christmas from the Olsen family! We had a GREAT Christmas focusing on Christ's birth, WHO He is, and WHY he came! This year we had a lot of fun putting the Jesse Tree ornaments on our tree after reading the Advent devotions.
This Christmas Eve we celebrated with Miss Mandie Maher and her mom, Natalie. We had a wonderful Christmas dinner together and enjoyed each others company. We had fun exchanging gifts!
Opening gifts on Christmas morning. When my Oma and Papa came in October, they brought a suitcase filled with gifts from their aunts and uncles, grandmas and grandpas, and cousins. It was so special! They were so excited to get these gifts from their families when they were so far away from Chicago.
Christmas Day we celebrated with the Mullet family. They had all four of their kids here with their spouses/ fiance and even their sweet granddaughter. We had so much fun laughing and making a few more memories before the left for the states just a few days after this. Sniff, sniff. The girls couldn't get enough of playing with Uncle Peter!
It was hard to have to remind the kids that Brad Baci and Kari Neni were leaving on the plane to go to America. At the end of the night, Alyssa told us that she knew that they were leaving, and then proceeded to put her head down and frown saying, "It's just that it's so sad." Brad and Kari recruited us to the mission field in 2005. They have been our big brother and big sister here in Hungary, and have walked with us through some dark days. We praise God for their friendship and miss them greatly. However, we are excited to see how God is at work in their lives and leading them to a new ministry. So, alas, living the life of transition...we often have to say goodbye or should I say, "szia" later!
Josiah was enjoying having some Daddy time eating a sandwich on the bench during the alumni game.
It is hard to believe that here is Miriam with Josiah..she is now in 5th grade. It doesn't seem like that long ago that she was just a bit bigger than Josiah running around. Now she is one of the big kids! Wow...time flies! Thanks for lovin' on Josiah, Miriam! :)
