Christmas-Ski Trip!!

We went skiing for our Christmas vacation~ from Friday to Sunday we went to Ulugdag. We had great time!! These are some pictures from Christmas day and our ski trip!!

Middle School Retreat

I recently went on the Middle School Retreat. I was a lot of fun, as it is every year! We played a lot of sports and games. 8th grade led worship, so my friends and I got to sing. We had meetings, and the best of all was that 8th grade got to stay up later than all of the other classes! We were the oldest! We left early on a Saturday morning and then left late afternoon on Sunday! We stayed at a place called Yalova. It is about 2-3 hours from Istanbul. It was sooooooo much fun!!

2 of my Korean friends, and 1 Chinese friend!

My whole class!

All the girls!

1 Canadain friend and another Chinese friend!

Me and one of my Korean friends!!

Daddy's Birthday

On September 30th, Daddy celebrated his 44th birthday. He wanted a pumpkin pie instead of a cake for his birthday. So, we made a pumpkin pie and Molly put 44 on the pie with chocolate chips. The next day we made him a carrot cake and celebrated with some friends.

The Ozley's

On Tuesday, September 30th we went and met the Ozley's. These are good friends of our grandparents that happened to have been on a cruise that ended here! It was a lot of fun. We took them to Ortakoy and we ate some dessert there, at a fancy restuarant! Then when we got back to their hotel, Miss Chris, gave us some beautiful hand bags! On the way back it was cold on the ferry boat and so that is why we have our hoods on!

First Day of school

Sorry I haven't posted lately, I have been busy with school! We have had two great weeks of school! I have a lot of homework but I somehow get through it all by the next day! The first picture is taken on the first day of school. Then the second one was taken from our balcony. Mama and Daddy watch us from the balcony everyday when we are waiting for the bus. Molly and I always make fun of them, because when we look up to the balcony all you can see are their heads!! We call them turtles!

Aunt Julie's Visit

Aunt Julie is the only one of our relatives that has come to visit us twice since we have lived here! This time she got to stay longer and we weren't in school! We had a lot of fun together. We took her to Ortakoy, a really pretty section of Istanbul. We ate some good mexican food and bought some gifts there. We also took her to Kahve Dunyasi(Coffee World). We got chocolate fondue and some really good banana drinks! If you would come and visit we will take you there too!! We love our Aunt Julie!!!

Team AGM

For our Team 2008 AGM we went to Kartepe. It was a blast, but the most fun of all of it was that Aunt Julie came with her church to put it on!! These are some of the pictures from the AGM:

Fun in the Sun

We went to the beach on Thursday! We had a lot of fun! The waves were huge and almost always pushed Molly and I under the water!! We had a relaxing time at the beach!