Quick update

Well, as you have probably guessed, we still do not have internet at our house. That is why many of you think that we have dropped off the face of the earth. We are trying to find any wireless signal to use to send a quick email here and there, but it is quite difficult. You should have seen Josh the other day walking around a park with his laptop in the air trying to find a signal! It was pretty funny. We actually found one, and just as I sat down to check my email, the kids were hungry and Carli had to go to the bathroom, so I didn't get to do much. Today, Ira was so nice to bring us his laptop to use with his little wireless thing that lets him find a signal wherever he is. So I have a little more time. (That is until the kids need something!)

We finally recieved the things that we shipped! Praise God! It is a little like Christmas around here as we open all the boxes. The kids are so happy to have their toys. Now we are trying to figure out where to put everything. I did ship some of my pans that do not fit in my little European oven, so the kids might get to use those as sleds this winter! It is not until you move to a different place that you realize how much you don't need.

On Saturday, we did take a break from all of our unpacking to go to one of my favorite places in Vienna- Schoenbrunn Palace. We went to a bakery for breakfast and packed a lunch and brought our Nerf football and spent the day out there. Then the kids and I went to the zoo which is also right there at the palace. (Josh went to pick his team for Fantasy football). We had a lot of fun and it was a great break.

The kids have made some friends with the neighbor kids. Every day they go outside to ride their scooters and play with them. They cannot speak English and our kids can't speak German (yet) so they are constantly running inside asking Josh how to say certain words. It is amazing how kids can make friends so quickly and how language is not a barrier.

We enrolled in German classes last week. Josh and I will be at the same school (different levels of course) and he will go in the morning and I will go in the afternoon, so we will not have to find babysitters. We start classes on Sept. 3rd. We are both very excited.

That is a quick overview of what we have been up to. We should hopefully have our internet set up this week so we will be able to write more regularly. Meanwhile, please pray that God will continue to use us here in Vienna.