Boxing Match?~

This is what Cody and Nash do to relieve stress 

during finals their finals week....

Ahrweiler, Germany

Friends from church invited me to go visit 

charming Ahrweiler for an afternoon.

 ~Ingrid, Coreen, Dana~

Before going into the village we took a walk 

along the small river that runs through the area.  

We could not ask for more perfect weather!

 At the end of our walk we stopped for some ice cream.

One thing we have noticed while living here is the 

Germans love "their" Italian ice cream.  The shops 

make it even more fun with all the colored glass serving

dishes they put the ice cream in.  It makes it so fun to eat!

 Here is one of the two entrances into Ahrweiler.

 I will NEVER tire of looking at all the charming

fronts to the shops along the cobblestone walkway.

 Just charming!!!

 If only our shopping malls in the U.S. could look this cute!

 This one was darling with all sorts of flowers along the front.

 A view of the pedestrian walkway.

 The church in the center of the village is beautiful!

This is just one shot of the sqaure area where people

were sitting everywhere enjoying the sunshine and being 

serenaded by music with beautiful gardens to enjoy.

It was a lovely day!  I love Germany's village's! :-)

Elder Kent Engstrom serving in Ostrava, CZ~

Elder Engstrom sent a few photos from this past week.

 That square is DEAD!  Must be Sunday....

 Guessing it's a view from his Ostrava apartment.

Maybe the train ride to Brno for a conference meeting?

Great view!

Box's Badminton Buddies~

Ms. Box, one of the P.E. teachers at BIS, takes on

two of her students at badminton once a week.

 These past two years Callum, 12th grade, and Cody 

come in once a week before school to see who 

will be the the latest BIS badminton champ.

Callum, on the left, usually dominates...

 ~Ms. Box and Cody~

 Sending one back!

 ~Callum, Ms. Box, Cody~

Ms. Box is going to miss her badminton buddies next year!