Sunday, Sunday

 We made it to church this morning!  It happens to be the 3rd weekend of the month so there was English translation at Stami Kirche. This was extra incentive, for me, to get everyone up and moving this morning and get us to the church on time.  I thought we would be pretty late because we did miss the bus I intended us to take, (out the door, out the door, GET OUT THE DOOR NOW!) but the next one got us there with a little time to spare. Good to know we can have a few extra minutes next Sunday.
   Good news:  Johanna and eventually Jackson went to children's church and enjoyed it- we were not paged- hooray!  Jackson said, "I didn't sing, I just played"  That is just fine Jack, as long as you are not crying I call it a win.
  We got to wear headphones and little radio packs- I kind of felt hard of hearing, but it was really nice to have the English translation. It actually helped me pick up a few Swiss words (Gnade = Mercy)
    Great new:  We met a bunch of people.  A lovely lady named Beatrix sat behind us in the service. She was eager to meet us and more eager to connect us with all the American church members. All women, interestingly.  Theresa from New York whose husband owns a bakery, Stefanie from Indiana, who invited me to an English speaking Bible study, and Melissa who speaks with no accent whether in English or in Swiss. 
   I think we will try to be at Stami on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month and the other Sundays depending on if we are in town or not.
   Had a lazy day at home after church. It was pretty warm here. I didn't pack for that. We are wearing clothes in what I consider to be the European way- over and over again without washing. I mentioned on Facebook that our laundry costs 5 chf a load and we have no dryer. And the washers here are ever so cute and little :(  Definitely miss my washing and dryer back home. 
   We did walk to the school park after supper. Kenny and I played ping pong. By the 4th game I almost won.  Jackson brought his bike. Did anyone notice in the last picture that there were no pedals?  I've seen this style before at home, but just about every little 3-4 year old has this style of bike here it seems like.  Child can learn balance first, skip training wheels, and go straight to the big two wheeler.  I'm hoping Jack picks up on the balance and remembers when we get home.

Here is the view of the town from our street.

And just because pictures are fun, here is Eli. We are trying to capture his grin on camera but he seems to be on to us.