Luke
  • We celebrated the end of school with a trip to an adventure net park
  • We explored some nearby caves in Līgatne
  • Everyone was tired on the way home
  • Christopher has a fascination with big machines
  • Caroline’s socially-distant end-of-the-year party
  • Eleanor went on a field trip with her class
  • And she got to show off her skills on stilts
  • We had a massive downpour that flooded the parking lot of our apartment building
  • An eerie fog at 10:45PM one night
  • Christopher’s “stomping in puddles” gear
  • “I can’t believe mommy is letting me do this”
  • We planted some flowers and herbs
  • Fun times on the playground
  • Swimming season is open, but good luck staying in the water for more than 20 minutes (it is a little cold!)
  • First time swimming!
  • Christopher made himself a play corner
  • Luke’s birthday cake
  • And some presents from the girls!
  • Several men from our church went on a overnight hike (Christopher just wanted to be in the picture)
  • The boys trying to start a fire
  • Luke’s hammock and mosquito net
  • Hiking the next day
  • Exploring an abandoned Soviet bunker
  • More hiking
  • Finally done after a total of 33km (~20 miles) over two days
  • Gifts for Luke from the men on the hike. Reminders to be salt and light in the world.
  • Eleanor got to enjoy a sleepover at her kindergarten planned by her awesome teacher
  • Here was their “midnight walk” (11PM) down to the river
  • Sunday morning worship service
  • Celebrating our 13th wedding anniversary with a special family dinner
  • Eleanor bringing her wildflower bouquet for Jāņu Day
  • All the girl’s with their wreaths for Jāņi
  • Christopher starting his basketball training
  • Exploring while at a friend’s house
  • A picture of Eleanor at her graduation
  • All of the families met at a recreation complex to celebrate
  • Eleanor with her teachers
  • There was lots of yummy food
  • The party even had a person come and do bubbles for the kids
  • Christopher enjoying some of the low-ropes course
  • Caroline showing off her rope skills
  • Congratulations Eleanor!
  • A normal summer day on our terrace
  • We took an evening walk at a park in Rīga
  • Christopher loves finding sticks and trying to sword fight with them
  • Our Catan diva 🙂
  • It was a close game but Anna Kate got the win!
  • Cards and stickers from some dear friends in the States
  • Our church’s women’s group had an evening out with appetizers and SUPboarding
  • We went into the city one afternoon and Christopher was mesmerized by the buildings and traffic
  • We enjoyed a Sunday evening at the sea
  • Luke is helping lead a cohort with ministry leaders in Latvia to try out some curriculum called City Changers
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