Let the Games End

The Olympics are over.

Now the only thing on at 3 a.m. is Hillbilly Handfishin'.

The only thing more entertaining than rhythmic gymnastics

is catching a 50 pound catfish with your bare hands,

or being eaten by a large T Rex,

or talking to mom in Minneapolis :) !

Kazakhstan Gold

The eagles aren't the only thing gold in Kazakhstan.

Currently KZ has 8 Olympic medals, 6 gold, including gold medals in

women's triple jump, men's cycling, and 4 weightlifting medals (3 to women).

The Kazakh fans went wild when little Svetlana cleaned and jerked 355 pounds!

Flags, Hats, and Goggles

Lucy watches gymnastics and thinks, "yeah, I could do that."

A sisterly welcome home for Grace

Meow, America!

Noah: Kazakh boy sporting El Salvadoran head gear

I will cheer for USA and China at the Olympics!

And I will cheer for Kazakhstan and, uh, El Salvador?

New goggles for our imaginary biplane flights.

Dinner with Friends: Pure Gold

Brad and Sharon and Beth came over and brought hamburgers and hotdogs to have a cookout.

Such fun! 

Rinat said the burgers were delicious, even with two broken arms.

Matt had a burger, too.

Samuel was quite taken with Kate and they were fast friends.

He also liked sitting with Abby, his new "popcorn pal"

We all congregated in the family room to watch Olympic gymnastics.

Samuel got some sugar

and the US took the gold!

Gorgeous