Kids in Poland

We were thankful that our whole family was able to be together while Gary taught in Poland. 

(I think most people who read our blog know that we don’t post ministry things on here.  This blog does have some cultural posts, but is more for our family and friends to see our kids “growing” and see some of the things they do since we only return to the States once every few years.   So, these posts about Poland will be more about the kids than ministry.) 

We stayed with a family who lives just outside of Warsaw.  Unfortunately, I didn’t take any pictures of the family, their daughters (who Ethan loved playing with) or their VERY large German Shepherd dog, named Grizzly, who Sienna feared the whole week (he was a friendly dog, just very big and loud).

This was the sunset near their house.  We were there during the longest day of the summer, so Gary and I ended up waking most mornings due to the sun coming in the windows—at 4:00 AM!  We did manage to go back to sleep though. :-)

The kids and I went to the office where Gary taught each day but spent some time visiting a few places within walking distance.I was shocked when we first saw this nice, new playground.  There were actually 2 playgrounds next to each other and then a set of ropes for kids to play on.  The first thing Ethan wanted to do was go to the playground for “older kids” and go down this slide.  He decided in the middle of the slide that he didn’t like it so much and somehow stopped himself.  He did end up coming down. :-)

After class one day we all stopped by a different playground that also had some cool things that I’ve never seen before like this tire-type swing above.This was also neat where the kids pedaled and went in circles.  Sienna couldn’t reach the pedals, so Ethan pedaled for the 2 of them.

There was a huge wooded area (everyone called it the forest) near the office, so the kids and I were able to go there one day.  We took Ethan’s bike with us knowing that this was nearby with bike trails.  I didn’t give us enough time to get to the forested area, so unfortunately we had to head back to the office for lunch as soon as we arrived to the forest.  It was just as well.  Just during the time it took for me to take this picture we were all surrounded by mosquitoes… an insect that LOVES me.

 Ethan watching Daddy teach

Sienna took her afternoon nap at the office every day, but on the last day Ethan told me he was sleepy and asked where he could sleep.  There really wasn’t anywhere, so I told him on the floor.  So, he lay down on the floor and went right to sleep.  It had been a long week for him.