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January 2024 Happenings

Gregory turned 43 in January! We enjoyed cupcakes a few days early and then a dinner out together.

We had a weekend retreat with our colleagues in Austria.

A highlight this time was taking the kids ice skating.

 

Our Peaceful Garden

And the grass is in!

It was a lot of work for Gregory and Nath to dig out the weeds and level it.

As a reminder, here is how it all started...

Now Gregory can get on with life! hahaha

Oh my goodness, how exciting?!

 A lot is happening in a few days!

Nath played in his first SC Brunn game!

Eva performed with our class for a Dance in Schools party and then in the massive Vienna concert venue in an incredible Monsterfreunde concert!

Oh, and we got the keys to our home!!!  Much to do...

Yea for Lower Austria travel cards!

May 2023

Memories from May 2023:

Nath's painting at school:

Gregory sorting his office files before moving!

One last time at the labyrinth in Oberlaa

Nath's football haircut

A broken finger

Eating out together after leaving the hospital

Eva's first and only ballet recital (all the others were cancelled during pandemic restrictions)

Church retreat in Neutal... We had a friend of Eva's stay with us in our room, and Nath and a few other boys stayed in this tent-type room!

Our box delivery. It is getting real!

Beautiful weather and a beautiful girl trying out her Christmas skates

 

Concluding the Manmaker Year

Nath stepping over the line into manhood on his 13th birthday:

Gregory put together an incredible year-long project to intentionally invest in Nathanael from age 12-13, going through a handful of values with the help of a handful of special men in their lives. What a year!

 

Manmaker Year Trip to Spain

Gregory and Nath flew to Spain during Easter break.  They hiked part of the pilgram's trail with our dear friend, Jacob, and they talked about missional leadership together. Then they served for a few days at a food truck and a cafe run by partners with our mission organization.  It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.