For the month of June and July we taught some friends to cook American recipes. We all had a great time laughing and trying new dishes. From tortillas to apple pie, from lasagna to biscuits, we had delicious meals and fun doing it. Even Hannah joined in, painting their toe nails like Auntie Em taught her.

We took a family vacation to Disneyland and the kids haven’t stopped talking about it since. Now, when I sit down at the computer, Hannah asks, “Can I see our pictures from Disneyland?” So we will let you see some of them too! We couldn’t believe how clean it was in the park. No spitting. No littering. And when we came up to a water fountain and I picked Hannah up for a drink she was bewildered. “Mommy, is this water clean to drink?” The day was overcast and a bit rainy, so the park was not crowded. We rode everything we wanted to. We took a poll of our family and 50% of us loved Space Mountain and 50% of us hated it. You can guess which is which from the photo. (Hannah really is in the photo, just has her head buried.) We ate noodles for lunch and chicken fingers for dinner. The kids each came home with a souvenir. Joshua with a “claw” hand for reaching high places and Hannah with a baby Buzz Lightyear. We stayed to see the fireworks, which I never had done when I went growing up. The “OOOHHHs” and “AAAHHHs” were replaced with “WAAAAAs”. It was a really memorable time and we were so grateful to have been able to go.