The Laughlins

We had to run to campus again yesterday (Thursday) to take care of a few more registration items. It turns out that Mark's computer code workds, but mine does not :( They are going to fix it for me though. We stopped by the campus bookstore, and bought some more kid's books at various reading levels (in Hebrew) so that we can practice our skills as we get better. So far, our collection includes: "Had I Been..." "The Hungry Caterpillar" (I love that book!), "The Smartest Giant in Town," "Chicken Little," and "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix." We also got an electric hair trimming kit to cut Mark's hair (and maybe mine in this weather...I have considered it). We decided to take a taxi (instead of a bus) to the IBEX picnic (The Master's College extension campus) because of current events in Israel. Traffic was absolutely awful though. There were TONS of police cars out and about yesterday and helicopters flying around. Don't worry though - daily life is still normal besides some road delays. We got to YadHashmonah around 4pm, and had a nice little picnic with two of the IBEX professors and their extensive families. There was also a lady named Martha and her five kids there, and a woman Mark's age named Sarah who is the first IBEX student to get Israeli citizenship. She works for "Israel Today" (journalism), so it was interesting to hear some inside story kind of news. A number of Hebrew U students (that are TMC alumni) were invited to the picnic, but they all backed out because of final exams right now. At the very end of the picnic, Josh Clutterham showed up. He is probably the student in Israel that we know best right now (from SoCal and TMC), but he will only be there for the summer. We should be in the same summer classes though, so that will be fun. We got a ride into town with Martha after the picnic, and took a taxi from her house to ours (which was much closer). Here are some pictures of the picnic and our kid's books: