Our week consisted of many of the normal routines...school for all, homework and study, and out practicing our language. Friday was the start of another holiday here. The closest thing we have to it is the 4th of July, except this holiday is for 3 days. They say 3 days, but in reality it is closer to a week. Local schools closed early on Friday so that kids could travel home. They have the weekend off, then no school Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. They also get off Thursday and Friday because they move the following weekend up and the kids have their Thursday and Friday classes on Saturday and Sunday. Are you confused yet? 
We still met with our friends and played at the high school, but it seemed like a ghost town. The kids had the track all to themselves and had many races (on and off bikes). 
Since the kids are out of school, they are having many opportunities to play with their friends. Most of their local friends have left, but all the foreigners have stayed around. These are a couple of their best friends from their school.
Katherine had her first ever sleepover away from our house. She was just in the building across from us, but she had a great time. She told me that she was a very good girl and went to sleep with no talking :) 
Since Katherine was having a sleepover, it left Regan sleeping alone. So, Lauren had a sleepover with her big sister. As soon as Lauren found out, she took all of her things into Regan's room and just wanted to wait there. We finally talked her into coming back out to eat dinner, etc. Those girls did not go to sleep without talking, but they also had a good time :)Benjmain has been playing with his little friends, too, but they are a little more difficult to get pictures of. They have been in and out constantly and have a "secret hide out" that they have had fun being boys!
