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Thursday, December 15, 2016

Nippers

We are loving the area that we are living in!  We are about a mile from the beach and it is such an awesome location.  Each town along the beach has their own life saving clubs.  These clubs help patrol the beach during the summer months.  They also have a kids program called "Nippers".  It teaches the kids life saving techniques at the beach.  Anything from CPR to how to save someone struggling in the water.  It is a great program.  We are 2 weeks in (it will go all summer) and the kids are really enjoying it!  Here are the kids at their first week. Our babysitter took the kids because Marc and I were up in Sydney for a whirlwind trip (look for that story on another post!).
*all kids have to wear the pink rash guards...Isaac wasn't so excited but he's ok with it now. :)
Below is a video from Isaac's first time on the nipper board.



The water is still pretty chilly (should warm up mid-summer) but the girls don't seem to mind.

  Not only does the life saving club have a kids program but they also have an adult program to earn your certification for patrolling the beach.  Marc took the month long course and now is a certified beach patroller. :)  Here is is with a few other guys from his course.

Here were the kids all lined up to start this last weekend. The boys not in pink were some friends we brought to check it out.  

They have to wear these swim caps in the water when they swim.  Here are the girls with all their PINK (the color of the cap is by age group).  Isabella is playing in the sand and would not look at the camera. :)
Lots of fun times!!

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Foundation Graduation!


Where do you think this silly face is headed??

To their Foundation (also called Prep...which is equal to US Kindergarten) GRADUATION!
YEP, THE QUICKEST SCHOOL YEAR EVER! 
(The school year here goes from February- December and so we started mid-year in July)

It was a sweet graduation ceremony with a couple of songs, passing out of the certificates and a video of the students saying what they were grateful for!  The girls scored big when both said they were grateful for their parents. :)

Here is Isabella with her sweet teacher.  The girls have had the perfect teachers for their personalities!

Here is Ava's sweet teacher!
We are so proud of these girls!  We have gotten wonderful feedback for how well they have adjusted and how much they are enjoying school.  We got their report cards and they both passed with flying colors. They are more than ready for 1st grade!

WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU AVA AND ISABELLA!
WE LOVE YOU!!!!