Juliana with preschool teachers and assistants - Miss Sopheak and Miss Somphoa from Cambodia (standing in the back), Miss Rose from the Philippines (kneeling on left) and Mrs. Katy from New Zealand (and Josiah snuck in, too!)
Since school's out, Juliana's added playing "school" to her make-believe play repertoire. She also recently got play-married to her brother Kai (despite her previous declaration to never marry so that she wouldn't have to leave her beloved family! When asked for comment, she replied, "It's just pretend married, when I'm little.") Here are a few "wedding photos" of the newlywed couple... 
"You may now kiss the groom." Note the ring on her finger, and the headband with attached wig of long, fake hair. (Thanks, MawMaw!)
We've also rediscovered a book on our shelf - 501 TV-Free Activities for Kids - which has already contributed to the creativity in our household - just in time for summer break! Juliana and I made a hobby horse together out of an old mop-stick, cloth diapers, one of Daddy's socks, and other odds-and-ends. We're currently in the process of turning two milk-powder cans into stilts, so there's no end in sight to the creativity around here!
And in other news, Ryan and I are entering our last week of classes at Institute of Foreign Languages for this term. We will miss our wonderful teacher, Phara, as he doesn't teach the 3rd and 4th levels. This past weekend, one of our classmates hosted a carry-in dinner party, and we had fun sharing Western and Asian food dishes with each other. We tried kimchi (sp?), the Korean staple made from pickled Chinese cabbage, garlic, hot chilies, etc. Our Korean and Khmer friends enjoyed baked corn, PA-style, and someone's chocolate brownies received a favorable review from at least one uninitiated Korean. It's been fun to learn more about other cultures, in addition to our Khmer culture discoveries.
-Bethany
5 comments:
Love the new look to your blog...great family picture for your heading! Have a great summer. We've been making lots of indoor tents around here due to all the rain we've been having...I think I will leave the stilts to you guys...I don't trust my kids with those for a second. :) Take care. Love, Mis.
Love the new look! Thanks for the newsy updates and photos! Gotta love a 4-year-old's imagination! Miss you all! Love, Auntie Joanne
Hi Bethany- just wanted to say you look beautiful in that purple outfit in the first picture! It was fun to see what you guys are up to. I don't know if I gave you my personal blog address yet, but come visit me sometime! http://justcandice.wordpress.com/
Blessings! Candice M.
Next best thing to being there with you for all those fun times is reading and seeing your blog. I love the new look.
The 'groom' seems quite happy to have found a wife. Now you have a Mr. and Mrs Jack Spratt (in reverse)!! and all the platters are licked clean?? MaMa
Did you like the kimchi? We hosted a Korean friend of Dawnell's from Word of Life over spring break and she made that meal for us three times. She could eat it every day, but once or twice was about enough for us.
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