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Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Josiah's Birthday!
Josiah is 9!! Where does the time go? I took cupcakes to his class on Monday. Homemade Carrot Cake cupcakes at his request. He doesn't like cake, but this past weekend he told me that he liked carrot cake. So I whipped up a batch from scratch and brought them in at 2:00pm. Josiah seemed to be really glad I was there and had a great time. His entire class loved the cupcakes and many asked for the recipe. It was very cute. Josiah said it was much better than last year when he was in the German school and the class made fun of his 'different' birthday snack. But this year was different and he felt very special. I gave him a bouquet of yellow roses too and I think he liked them.
We threw together a last minute party for him. His birthday meal was Homemade Mac and Cheese. He has such a good memory that he was telling people that is what he chose for his birthday meal for the past three years. I thought it was so cute.
The next day he told me how a girl in his class that sits at his table asked what I looked like. He told her, "She's beautiful". Then apparently she said, "we'll see". She met me when I came in to have his birthday snack. The next day she told him, "You're right, your mom is beautiful". When he told me this I wanted to cry. I was so impressed and flattered that a 9 year old would think like that of his mommy AND that he would tell a girl that. So cool. I hope he stays that sweet!
God has blessed us with Josiah and we are so happy to have him in our lives. Here are a couple pictures of his birthday...
We threw together a last minute party for him. His birthday meal was Homemade Mac and Cheese. He has such a good memory that he was telling people that is what he chose for his birthday meal for the past three years. I thought it was so cute.
The next day he told me how a girl in his class that sits at his table asked what I looked like. He told her, "She's beautiful". Then apparently she said, "we'll see". She met me when I came in to have his birthday snack. The next day she told him, "You're right, your mom is beautiful". When he told me this I wanted to cry. I was so impressed and flattered that a 9 year old would think like that of his mommy AND that he would tell a girl that. So cool. I hope he stays that sweet!
God has blessed us with Josiah and we are so happy to have him in our lives. Here are a couple pictures of his birthday...
Do It Yourself Hairties
Do it yourself Hair ties....I made these one day for Luna's hair with some extra tulle I had from her tutu's. They are super easy to make and look so fun!
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Washington DC~ a visit from Grammy Marion and Aunt Sue
Grammy Marion and Aunt 'Grammy' Susie came to visit us while in D.C! They came Sunday night. We got to hang out with them all day Monday and Tuesday. We went shopping at Potomac Mills the first day. Luna was shopping around with Aunt Suzie when she said, "I'm glad you're here. And I'm glad Grammy Marion's here. But I'm even more glad I'm here". LOLOL! The kids got to go swimming both days at their hotel. They got spoiled by their grammy and aunt....and loved it. We had a great visit with them!
We made it! (to D.C.)
We made it here! Chad and Lolly picked us up from the airport in two separate cars to fit us all. It took a few days to adjust to the time change and three days of migraine but we are now on schedule.
It made my day when I saw this creature on the tree in their front yard the first morning we were here. The cardinal is my favorite bird!! Not only are cardinals beautiful and have a beautiful song...they are mates for life.
Happily reunited with the cousins!
Sunday we took a tour of the West Wing of the White House with Chad. Here are a couple photos.
The Formal Dining Room.....
It made my day when I saw this creature on the tree in their front yard the first morning we were here. The cardinal is my favorite bird!! Not only are cardinals beautiful and have a beautiful song...they are mates for life.
Happily reunited with the cousins!
Sunday we took a tour of the West Wing of the White House with Chad. Here are a couple photos.
The Formal Dining Room.....
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
30 November (Wednesday)
Today, Luna was getting ready to go to her friends house. She got her ballet shoes and said, "Carla will say these are so chic". And I said, "Oh yeah?" Then Luna said, "chic means ballet shoes". Three years old and she's already using the word chic. They must use that word at her at school when talking about her clothes. This is her third play date in two weeks with a different girl. They just love Luna. :)
I went jogging again this morning with Pace. It was a harder run than last time. But it feels good when I'm done. I ran 5 miles. Pacey did really good. I need to get the Weather Shield for him since it's so cold out and going to get even colder!
Elee and Josiah had popcorn day. They have it once a month. They brought it home in a paper bag. It totally reminded me of Bagel days when I was in grade school. They would sell bagels for $.25 each. I would always get salt or cheese. They were so good! Prices have changed! Just for popcorn it is .$50 a bag.
I went jogging again this morning with Pace. It was a harder run than last time. But it feels good when I'm done. I ran 5 miles. Pacey did really good. I need to get the Weather Shield for him since it's so cold out and going to get even colder!
Elee and Josiah had popcorn day. They have it once a month. They brought it home in a paper bag. It totally reminded me of Bagel days when I was in grade school. They would sell bagels for $.25 each. I would always get salt or cheese. They were so good! Prices have changed! Just for popcorn it is .$50 a bag.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Dad and Deb's visit!
Finally, a blog of my folks trip in October.....
October 1st through the 15th Dad and Deb came for a visit! The first day they got in, we went to Cologne for my half marathon. We stayed in probably the best hotel by far that we've stayed at in Germany, the Pullman. We received a free upgrade and ended up with two suites. Which was perfect with having the kids. The marathon went great and I ended up doing an average 9:45 minute/mile pace. After there we went to Dusseldorf for some lunch.
From there, we came home for a night and Dad and Deb left for Prague. Richie dropped them off at the train station in Wiesbaden. They got to the Frankfurt airport to realize that we had booked them the wrong dates for their trip. They tried changing but everything was so expensive so they finally found our number and was able to call me. They got a taxi to the house around 3pm. I changed their tickets to leave that day again only this time with the right tickets. Richie was gone on a work trip for the week, so I piled the kids and the car and dropped them off at the Frankfurt airport. They had a great time and it was worth all the hassle in the long run. They loved Prague!
They got back late Thursday night. The next Friday morning we went to our old town Langenseifen and to Bad Schwalbach. It was a nice drive in the hills. We got out to take a walk in the fields behind out old house. It was so cold! Then we went to Bad Schwalbach and went to a Backerei for some brotchen.
On Saturday, the 8th, we piled up in the car and all 8 of us drove to Amsterdam. It was a fun trip but there are just so many people there! We went to the NEMO museum which was a neat science museum for kids. Dad, Deb, Josiah and I went to the Vincent VanGogh gallery too. That was probably my favorite part. It was especially cool to see Josiah listening to his headset, telling of different paintings. He was the only kid there and he would kneel down in front of the painting and take notes. So neat.
After that, Dad and Deb left for Brugge, Belgium by train while we drove home. They came back the following Wednesday night. On Thursday, we went to the Aukum Thermalbad and wine tasting in our neighborhood after we picked Luna up from Kindergarten. That night we also took dad out for his 60th birthday! Daniela came over and watched the kids so we had a really nice dinner! It was so cold but we sat next to a heater and sat outdoors and it was actually perfect! On Friday, Dad's birthday, we went to Josiah's soccer game which they won and Josiah scored a goal! After the game we had cupcakes and ice cream. We had the Balls of Fury Tournament while they were here too. Which was a blast! They left the next morning.
It was a wonderful visit and seemed so short since they traveled while they were here. It was my dad's first time to Europe so it's cool that he got to see so much while he was here, AND he went to four different countries!
October 1st through the 15th Dad and Deb came for a visit! The first day they got in, we went to Cologne for my half marathon. We stayed in probably the best hotel by far that we've stayed at in Germany, the Pullman. We received a free upgrade and ended up with two suites. Which was perfect with having the kids. The marathon went great and I ended up doing an average 9:45 minute/mile pace. After there we went to Dusseldorf for some lunch.
From there, we came home for a night and Dad and Deb left for Prague. Richie dropped them off at the train station in Wiesbaden. They got to the Frankfurt airport to realize that we had booked them the wrong dates for their trip. They tried changing but everything was so expensive so they finally found our number and was able to call me. They got a taxi to the house around 3pm. I changed their tickets to leave that day again only this time with the right tickets. Richie was gone on a work trip for the week, so I piled the kids and the car and dropped them off at the Frankfurt airport. They had a great time and it was worth all the hassle in the long run. They loved Prague!
They got back late Thursday night. The next Friday morning we went to our old town Langenseifen and to Bad Schwalbach. It was a nice drive in the hills. We got out to take a walk in the fields behind out old house. It was so cold! Then we went to Bad Schwalbach and went to a Backerei for some brotchen.
On Saturday, the 8th, we piled up in the car and all 8 of us drove to Amsterdam. It was a fun trip but there are just so many people there! We went to the NEMO museum which was a neat science museum for kids. Dad, Deb, Josiah and I went to the Vincent VanGogh gallery too. That was probably my favorite part. It was especially cool to see Josiah listening to his headset, telling of different paintings. He was the only kid there and he would kneel down in front of the painting and take notes. So neat.
After that, Dad and Deb left for Brugge, Belgium by train while we drove home. They came back the following Wednesday night. On Thursday, we went to the Aukum Thermalbad and wine tasting in our neighborhood after we picked Luna up from Kindergarten. That night we also took dad out for his 60th birthday! Daniela came over and watched the kids so we had a really nice dinner! It was so cold but we sat next to a heater and sat outdoors and it was actually perfect! On Friday, Dad's birthday, we went to Josiah's soccer game which they won and Josiah scored a goal! After the game we had cupcakes and ice cream. We had the Balls of Fury Tournament while they were here too. Which was a blast! They left the next morning.
It was a wonderful visit and seemed so short since they traveled while they were here. It was my dad's first time to Europe so it's cool that he got to see so much while he was here, AND he went to four different countries!
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