Renton, Washington and Family

Life has been so full of change lately. After four years in Vancouver, we said goodbye in the hope of finding something better. Moving meant weeks of cleaning, packing, border crossing formalities, pet relocation logistics, a Uhaul that changed pick up location, time and size and realizing we had more stuff than we thought. August said goodbye to his job and maybe even his industry. We said goodbye to our homelearner friends and swim/ soccer friends.

We are so glad that my brother and his family welcomed us into their new home. He even caught the shuttle bus to Vancouver to help us with the move. August's friend Jeremy also helped us. We couldn't have done it without them.

My parents came to visit from Hawaii, we had lunch with my cousin Kevin and his family and even August's brother and his wife stopped by unexpectedly.

We hope to be moving on soon to a new job, a new city, and new adventures. But we are taking this month to rest and recharge, prepare and plan, and to be grateful for all the love and support from the wonderful people around us.

Kids Baking- Apple Strudel with Vanilla Almond Ice Cream

We used up the remainder of our phyllo dough to make apple strudel. Together with the ice cream it was declared one of the best desserts ever. Hot and cold, flaky and creamy, subtle yet bold. It was so yummy we even made it twice.

Chocolate Ice Cream Sundaes

Mine

 

Sage's

 

Dagan's

 

 We made our chocolate ice cream the old fashioned way, with heavy cream, whole milk, egg yolks, sugar and chocolate. It came out thick, creamy and delicious. Then we topped it with whipped cream, raspberries, cherries and walnuts. It was funny because we ate them when we got home from the dentist.

Drawings and Paintings- January and February

Country of the Month: Greece

 Ate Baklava From Nuba Restaurant

Made Kourabiedes (Butter Cookies)

Made Psomi (Greek Bread)

Made Greek Pasta Salad

Made Diples (Fried Dough)

Sage Dusting Diples with Powdered Sugar

Lunch at Opa- Chicken Skewers, Pita, Rice and Baklava

Made Pita Flatbread

Made Greek Yogurt Lemon Cake

Our Wall of Gods and Goddesses

Sage's Minecraft Greek Temples

Troufakia (Walnut and Biscuit Chocolate Truffles)

Finikia (Orange Cookies)

(Tiganites) Greek- Style Pancakes with Honey and Walnuts)

Baklava Pouches Filled with Chocolate and Raspberries

Other activities we did:

-Watched Percy Jackson and the Olympians The Lightning Thief

- Watched Jason and the Argonauts

- Watched Percy Jackson Sea of Monsters

- Watched Hercules

- Read Books on Greek Gods and Goddesses and watched videos about them

- Learned words with Greek origins
- Listened to Greek music and watched musicians play traditional Greek instruments
- Watched Clash of the Titans
- Watched travel videos of Athens