The First Day Of School

This year we celebrated two first days of school, one for home school (World Net Academy) and one for Serbian School (Dusko Radovic).  Both Girls are doing home school this year.  Kyleigh will do only home school every day and we will continue that next semester on our stateside.  Miki is doing Serbian school every day and every other week she is doing a full home school day also (those are long weeks for the kid but she loves school).  We started home school back in August so we could get ahead and have flexibility when we come to the U.S. for our stateside.  I love the fact that both my kids get to spend hours every day learning form the person that loves them the most and wants the best for their future.  I am blessed to have a wife that gives up time she could be doing something else to make sure our kids get everything they need.  Wilson is not doing any school but he does spend three morning a week with Mira and that is all Serbian all the time.  Here are some first day pics.

First day of World Net Academy

Wilson was ready for school... poor guy has to wait

First day at Dusko Radovic - 2nd Grade

K caught up with her friends on their first day

REUNITED

Wilson going on a walk with Mira - his school day

95 DAYS!!!

100 day countdowns are way overdone so I am giving you the 95 day warning.  The Stevens family, all five of us will be standing on U.S. soil, together, for the first time in 4 years in 95 Days.  Our lives have changed so much, I have no idea how we will react to being back in the U.S.  We have had a great four years in Serbia but are looking forward to a time of recharging our batteries.  Over the coming months, provided I have time, I'll be writing some reflections as well as sharing old posts on Throwback Thursday.  In the mean time, this is a song we are singing alot write now at home.  We do miss "our southern comfort zone"

Throwback Thursday: Language

As I have gone back through our blog, I wrote about language ALOT!  I was terrible at and am still terrible at it.  Things are better but I do not know if I'll ever be good at this.  Here is a short blog form 2011 with a little language explination.
 LANGUAGE!

Throwback Thursday: The Great Crate Adventure

I know its Friday so if it makes you feel better call today Flashback Friday...
This week I am linking you to the blog about our crate arriving.  It was a true Serbian Adventure.  I can not believe we brought all this stuff across the ocean. If we knew then what we do now we would have done it very differently.
Click here for part 1
Click here for part 2

Thanks for following this crazy group and hope you enjoy it as much as we do looking back at it.

Throwback Thursday: Laundry In Europe

Doing laundry here is very different.  The machines are smaller, they take longer and the dryer is really a fluffer, so everything has to hang to dry.  This is not so bad in the summer but on wet cool day like today, clothes may never dry. 
Not much has changed in the 3+ years since this post, I've just gotten a little grayer.
Click here and enjoy

12 years.... I can not belleve it.

So this past  Sunday my  baby girl turned 12.  I can not believe that the girl that made me a dad is almost a teenager.  Watching her grow and mature has been a pleasure.  The grace with which she has handled all the changes in her life over the last four years is a lesson to all of us.  I get so much inspiration form the brave kid that she has grown up to be.  She is not jaded or cynical, but brave and attacks every situation knowing God is on her side.  I could write forever all the great qualities she possess but I am most proud of the Godly young lady she is becoming.  Her dreams of growing up to serve God, however he may ask her, challenge me to have faith like her.
Here are some pics of my almost TEEN!!!!

Last day as an 11 year old

The big 12

Throwback Thursday... A visit to the zoo.

So in honor of this beautiful weather we are having I thought I would share the story of our first trip to the Belgrade Zoo.  San Diego it is not.  Click here to journey back.
HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!!!!