Wichita, KS with Aunt Sheila and Aunt Paula

We had a great week in Wichita at Curt's parents lovely home. Even though our 3 kids probably turned their tidy home upside down and made more noise than they are used to on a daily basis, they made us feel very welcome and at home. We found lots of kids' activities to do every day. There are many great water parks, children's museums, a fantastic zoo, a baseball team, etc in Wichita. A very fun city for small ones. We were even lucky to hit a rodeo and a demolition derby! I'll post photos from these 2 events next.

In the meantime, I wanted to send a big thank you and farewell to Curt's 2 sisters Sheila (holding Mia below) and Paula. Thanks for keeping the kids constantly entertained by reading, playing games, watching movies with, etc. They all enjoyed your company so much. We will miss you in Kiawah this summer but hope to see you soon.

First Time on the Diving Board

When I was growing up it seemed every pool had diving boards. I think since I've been living overseas most pools have had them removed. Probably due to the high amount of accidents involved on or around the boards (especially the high dives).

While in Wichita, KS last week, we went to the public pool down the street from Curt's parents home. The kids were over the moon about their diving board. Immediately they were drawn to it even though they have never been on a diving board before. I thought both Terence and Mia would get up on it, chicken out and get off but they both jumped off it confidently. Mia hesitated slightly but Terence didn't. The pool depth they were diving into was about 10 feet deep. I thought that may scare them a little too, but it didn't.

It was really fun to watch them jumping over and over and over again.

I love this one of Mia. It's like she's trying to dive in. What a pose!

In Kiawah

We have made it to Kiawah. Having so much fun that I've had very limited personal computer time. We arrived on Saturday and are enjoying the company of our friends Craig and Tammy and their 4 1/2 month old sweet baby girl, Olivia. Also here is Alexandra's godmother Margaret, her brother, his wife and their 2 1/2 year old.

Even though the weather channel indicates storms in South Carolina, we have had nothing but sunshine.

The kids are loving the beach. Ali has learned all the English beach words very quickly including 'beach' and 'more beach' (after we've left), 'buckets', 'sand', 'shovel', 'waves', 'shells', 'kite', 'castle'. I didn't realize that she wasn't familiar with these words and said most of them in Hungarian. Her English has progressed so much in the 2 weeks we've been here.

This morning we met with GiGi - a full time resident on Kiawah Island who is from France and will be spending 3 days a week (1 1/2 hours each time) with Terence and Mia practicing French. She is lovely. She and her husband are semi-retired and she has started a French catering company in the area. However, she tutors a few children in the French language. So, after Terence and Mia's camp tomorrow they'll be spending 1 1/2 hours with her. I'm thrilled. Terence wasn't so excited at first but after meeting her he is very happy as she is very sweet. Mia's always been pretty open to it as she loves speaking French. The other point that helped seal the deal was that her full name is Genevieve which is the same name as his French tutor in Budapest who he adores. I love when a plan comes together.

Promise to post some photos very soon.

Hope you are all having a great summer.