Swim gala

On Friday, the elementary school had a swim gala. Zeric went up to cheer the kids on.. and said it was like a non-competitive swim competition. It was pretty intense!

Swim Gala for Grades 3, 4, & 5

• Bobbing for one minute (holding onto side or independently)
• Front and back glides – THREE TIMES EACH
• Dive & Freestyle width of pool – flip turn – ONCE
• Dive & Breaststroke width of pool – ONCE
• Dive & Butterfly width of pool – flip turn – ONCE
• Concurrent: Dive from block and swim underwater length of pool – TWICE
• Concurrent:  Enter from slide and swim underwater width of pool – TWICE

 

there was, however, time to be goofy..

mark, set, go!

helping each other out..

some moments of stress?

The kids said it went well, and they felt good about having done it.

Lots of great new things to learn from at TASOK!

Thanksgiving

We did not host Thanksgiving again this year, but we sure did do some cooking!

We made pies and rolls and ice cream and salad.. and then headed over to the Schaans late afternoon.

Chris, Michelle, Bella and Kat welcomed us, along with their dog, cat, rescue bird, and cameleon named Blaze. 

Zeric making magical pie crust

Bella's rose napkins

Two kinds of green beans and stuffing, chickens and a turkey.. and mashed potatoes of course!

and squashes... yum!

We were also there with the de Marcken-Sampson family.. 

so the kids table was (clockwise from Eben) - Eben, Bella, Mia, Jaffa, Kat
and Leo (yes, he is holding a turkey leg).

The grown-ups were (clockwise from Zoey) - 

Zoey, Chris, Zeric, Natasha, Adam, Michelle, and Aaron

We ate and ate and ate.. and drank.. and then ate pie! There was apple, cherry, pecan and pumpkin.

And then.. brought but not eaten.. was Jaffa's first ever pie: kiwi custard! 

We ate it the next day, when we could really appreciate it.. and it was fantastic!!

TASOK Flag Day

It was a celebration of all of the nationalities at TASOK, and it was wonderful!

The flag parade started with DRC, of course, followed by at least two dozen other countries.. in a school with about 350 students!

The Americans were near the end, but showed up in force!

And these cute little Koreans looked fantastic in their national dress!

and so then.. everyone got ready and stood where they were supposed to.. 

and the camera guy gave instructions

(this makes my stomach flip flop just looking at it!)

and ta da!! the wifi symbol 

(to compensate for what we don't have much of here!!)