Church Retreat

This was the 2nd retreat that our church in Budapest had, and once again we were over it.  Last time Ethan was 2 months old, and I didn’t have responsibilities once we arrived at the hotel.  It was more difficult this time with Gary and me both needing to be in different places at the same time to deal with things and us having a one-year old and a very mobile and active three-year old.

Gary and I would both describe the weekend as “work,” but thankfully we were able to do a few “fun” things Saturday afternoon before and after the kids took their naps.   Sienna’s first time in the pool. She doesn’t look happy in this picture, but I think another kid was splashing or something to cause her and Gary to squint/close their eyes.Sienna loved splashing and kicking around in the pool. She had a blast!  Ethan enjoyed it, but was much less comfortable. At one point he slipped, and his head and legs were all under water with his bottom in the air above water. That really scared him. I realized that we’ve got to get the kids to the pool this summer so they won’t be afraid of the water. We only took Ethan a few times last year, and he played in a kiddy pool that was pretty shallow.Ethan having a ball on the trampoline with the middle school girls.Sienna wanting to go play with the “big” kids.The hotel had a great little play room for younger kids.  This is where the 0-3 year olds stayed while the adults were in meetings.      In addition to being in charge Gary gave 2 of the 4 talks.  People seemed to enjoy it, and the evaluations about the weekend were very positive, so that was good.