Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Bitter Sweet Goodbyes

Today was my last day being Miss Lilly in Lithuania! I can't believe that this is real! It breaks my heart to leave these precious little monsters, I love them! For better or for worse, these kids have been my whole life for four months! We've laughed, we've cried, we've kicked and screamed, but oh can those little ones give hugs and loves :) I can't imagine not seeing them everyday, oh i will miss them dearly!! I can only hope that someday I will be lucky enough to crossed paths with one of my kids someday, to see that cute face just one more time and the wonderful person that grows from that bright eyed little one. I can't wait to Skype them all when I get home! Ahhh, I LOVE THEM I  LOVE THEM I LOVE THEM!!!
 So here they are folks, my little world:














We love selfies :)

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Praha Prague Prag Praga Прага

After 20 hours, yeah that's right...TWENTY HOURS on a bus we arrived in the beautiful city of Prague!! It was oh so crowded, and because of Easter there were festivals and ahh it was wonderful!!

This guard kept crackin smiles :)
 My fountain 'L' for Lilly


The smallest street!! It has a little traffic light because the street is so small, one at a time!

 On Charles Bridge, oh my what a remarkable sight!! The pictures really don't even scratch the surface on how breath taking this whole city is!!

This place is more crowed than Disneyland!

The clock tower, everyone was gathered around around every hour to watch the little figurines move...haha it was so great that I filmed it ;)


 DELICIOUS!!! This Large churro, cinnamon sugar pretzel thing...well its changed my life!


More on Charles Bridge :)



One of the many, but the best one in the city!

 S P R I N G . 2 0 1 4 you've been good to me!




 By this pretty little garden area there is a spot that some cute lady was really excited about showing us all, if you stand in the middle and sing the sounds echo in your head and it sounds like you are speaking in a microphone, but only you can hear it! Confusing to describe, but SO COOL!


This is some sort of false wall that was made to hide the secret garden...or something like that :)

 Charles bridge :) Our first night we got to have dinner on one of those boats!

...and their magic. We watched it all happen, and it's magic :)

I LOVE LOVE LOVE PRAGUE!!


Sunday, April 13, 2014

The paper chain is getting quite small!

This week...
We pretended to ride bikes because we could actually figure out how to rent one :)

We have a bit of a shopping addiction, EVERY store is better here!


BIG NEW! Our head teacher got dismissed, so it is just us 4 yet again :) It is all a lot less stressful now, also it means I have my very own room for the first time sense I've been here, which is quite wonderful! We only have 7 more TEACHING DAYS!!! I can't believe that I have to say goodbye to these kids so soon...Its going to be very hard but at the same time it's hard to be sad about leaving when I know I am leaving to a new adventure! I will diffidently be hard to leave my ward here too! I LOVE them! We made donuts for the conference broadcast at church today :)

Normal smiles-

 The 'Baltic" Smile (cause no one actually just smiles here haha,except for Steven of course)-

The missionary couple gets the young adults together every Saturday night and it's SO fun! We had the chance to all watch conference last week live together and it was wonderful! Watching conference with people who are investigators or new members to the church is a very different experience, you get to see all their excitement and how grateful they are to be able to listen to the voice of THE PROPHET! I love conference! When they mentioned people from all over the world who were streaming this and what not...that was actually me this time! I am also very excited for EASTER!! In preparation we have been doing many many Easter crafts with our kids...

When making hand print bunnies, sometimes you get lovely little bunnies :)

...and sometimes you get this

LOVE my kids, even when I don't ;) This week is their vacation so I don't teach ALL week, that will feel very strange indeed! However on Thursday we are PRAGUE bound :) I can't wait! 

In case I forget, Happy Easter :)


Sunday, April 6, 2014

The adventure continues...

What an eventful week it has been indeed...

Took a nice little walk in the Red Square Park,and on our way ran into the BEST burger place EVER! This was just the beginning of our fine dinning, we have found the best food this week...VERY grateful for that :)


 The last hour of everyday I spend with these cuties :)



 He wanted to take the selfie :)

So long story short I got moved out of my host family, all of a sudden they told me to pack :( So now I am in the apt with the other teachers. I miss my little polish family terribly but I guess it is for the best.

We spent Saturday with Dima and his family, and ended the day with some chips and salsa and our boy Theo ;)

Watching Conference at midnight was the highlight though! What a beautiful world :) The Elders invited us to come help them teach a few investigators they have that are from different places so they teach them in English! I am really excited for that!! 
This week is the start of our last full week of teaching! Next week we will be in Prague :) Boy oh boy does time go fast, I am loving it here!