After lunch time, Luna said, "I want to paint machen". I thought it was so cool! machen in German means to make, and I believe that's how they would say I want to a paint. She is just loving kindergarten and enjoys going there everyday!
Had a very relaxing day yesterday since I didn't need to go running. The boys didn't have any sports. Very nice indeed. We just hung out. We need more of these days!
Three more days until Dad and Deb are here. Wow! So looking forward to it!
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Friday, September 23, 2011
Richie's at Oktoberfest right now. He comes home tomorrow. Today they had a table under the tent for about 4 hours. That's a really long time when your're getting beers by the liter!
I packed up all four kids and took Elee to Taewondo and Josiah to his soccer game. Josiah's team lost but Josiah scored the only goal on his team...1-3. Another $5 for Josiah. We told him we'd give him $5 for every goal he scored. He's already earned $25 in just 3 or 4 games! Last game he scored three goals! He really had enjoyed playing now that he is on an American team. I'm glad he's really into and wants to go to practice and to the games. Elee is doing really well in Taekwondo. Last week, Master Seo told Richie, "Elee good boy". That was really cool to hear from the instructor. I've never seen Elee sit so still like that for 5 minutes doing nothing. He's always wanted to do some sort of marital arts. Because he wants to be there, I think this will be great to help him learn self control and discipline in a fun way.
Tonight, Elee has his first sleepover at Liam, Finn and Jack's house. Him and Josiah were so excited to go. We are going over to their house tomorrow to hang out so it works out perfect.
I ran 4 miles the other day. I did 1 mile of serious up hill action. Then another mile of slight uphill. The last two miles were downhill. It was a good workout. I will run 10 miles tomorrow and then the marathon next weekend. WOW! Dad and Deb will be here next weekend too. We are looking forward to that very much!
I packed up all four kids and took Elee to Taewondo and Josiah to his soccer game. Josiah's team lost but Josiah scored the only goal on his team...1-3. Another $5 for Josiah. We told him we'd give him $5 for every goal he scored. He's already earned $25 in just 3 or 4 games! Last game he scored three goals! He really had enjoyed playing now that he is on an American team. I'm glad he's really into and wants to go to practice and to the games. Elee is doing really well in Taekwondo. Last week, Master Seo told Richie, "Elee good boy". That was really cool to hear from the instructor. I've never seen Elee sit so still like that for 5 minutes doing nothing. He's always wanted to do some sort of marital arts. Because he wants to be there, I think this will be great to help him learn self control and discipline in a fun way.
Tonight, Elee has his first sleepover at Liam, Finn and Jack's house. Him and Josiah were so excited to go. We are going over to their house tomorrow to hang out so it works out perfect.
I ran 4 miles the other day. I did 1 mile of serious up hill action. Then another mile of slight uphill. The last two miles were downhill. It was a good workout. I will run 10 miles tomorrow and then the marathon next weekend. WOW! Dad and Deb will be here next weekend too. We are looking forward to that very much!
Saturday, September 17, 2011
8 miles!!!!
I ran 8.10 miles today! I totally took my time just to finish without walking. I stopped a couple times to stretch my calfs and feet. Stopped once at a porta potty to go number 2 and couldn't go. Including all the stops it took me one hour and 34 minutes and 45 seconds! It feels so good to have gotten that far, although i wish i had ran 10 miles a couple times. Half marathon is in two weeks!!!!
We had some friends come in from Bamburg last night. They left this afternoon. It was SUCH a nice visit. My friend Sandra and I m et at a worship conference in May. So this was the first time getting together after that AND with the families. The kids got along great. We will definitely be hanging with them again. Too bad they live so far away!!!!!
We had some friends come in from Bamburg last night. They left this afternoon. It was SUCH a nice visit. My friend Sandra and I m et at a worship conference in May. So this was the first time getting together after that AND with the families. The kids got along great. We will definitely be hanging with them again. Too bad they live so far away!!!!!
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Thankful to be a Stay at Home Mom!
After I got the boys out of the door for school and dropped Luna off at kindergarten, Pacey and I went downtown Walluf. I put a letter in the yellow mailbox, then we went and got some brotchen. I got Pacey a raisin bread and I got a Kartoffel Kase bread. A potato cheese bread that I haven't tried before. It was pretty good. I hadn't planned on taking a walk but we ended up walking to the Rhine River (just down the cobblestone street). I couldn't believe that I get to stay at home and watch the kids and do this! It was such a beautiful morning. It started to lightly rain a bit, but it was so nice to walk around pushing Pacey in his stroller. I really love moments like that when you can really take everything in and appreciate the gifts that God has given you. I'm so thankful for Richie, and the kids. What a good start to my day!
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Josiah's First Soccer Game~ Sept 9th, 2011
Josiah had his first soccer game on Friday and he loved it! His team is called the Comets.
He played pretty well for his first game and he scored the only goal for his team! They lost 1-4 but it was cool to watch them learn as they go. It was really the first time they got to play like that. The coach said afterward that he knows who his offense players are, speaking of Josiah, but that he can't play favorites and that he rotates all the kids to give them a chance. I like that. Especially at their age to learn to play as a team.
So Josiah gets $5. We told him every goal he scores in a game he'll get $5. That's enough motivation for him! It dawned on me while he was playing that I'm an official soccer mom. What in the world???? This can't be! Really!!! It's so weird for me to sit there and watch Josiah play soccer. Oh yeah, and we DO have the mini van.
I ran 6 miles today! I ran it in about 63 minutes. I ran some good hills. I took along some honey in a bag too for the half way point. It was nice to have. Richie ran in the morning before me and he did 13 miles in one hour 41 minutes. He's in great shape. I haven't been running as long and it's going to take me a while to get to where I want to be. I have my 1/2 marathon coming up soon and I'm not ready. I'd love to have a better base but I'm still going to try and do it. 6 miles was rough for me. That was the longest I've run since after having Josiah. Wow! Time to get in shape!
The boys had music lessons today. Elee for guitar. Josiah for piano. I have to order Elee a guitar lesson book. He really wants to play the electric, but he'll have to practice at home on his acoustic. The electric we have doesn't work right. When he gets older and if he still likes playig, then that will be something that we can get him later.
Richie ordered the ping pong table today. We are getting excited for the Ping Pong tournament. We just sent out invites for it yesterday for our 4th annual. It will be on the 15th of October while Dad and Deb are here. Now time to get our costumes ready!
Can't help but thinking I'll be slightly stiff tomorrow....better stretch before bed.
(Alicia and I) Official soccer moms. Woah!!
He played pretty well for his first game and he scored the only goal for his team! They lost 1-4 but it was cool to watch them learn as they go. It was really the first time they got to play like that. The coach said afterward that he knows who his offense players are, speaking of Josiah, but that he can't play favorites and that he rotates all the kids to give them a chance. I like that. Especially at their age to learn to play as a team.
So Josiah gets $5. We told him every goal he scores in a game he'll get $5. That's enough motivation for him! It dawned on me while he was playing that I'm an official soccer mom. What in the world???? This can't be! Really!!! It's so weird for me to sit there and watch Josiah play soccer. Oh yeah, and we DO have the mini van.
I ran 6 miles today! I ran it in about 63 minutes. I ran some good hills. I took along some honey in a bag too for the half way point. It was nice to have. Richie ran in the morning before me and he did 13 miles in one hour 41 minutes. He's in great shape. I haven't been running as long and it's going to take me a while to get to where I want to be. I have my 1/2 marathon coming up soon and I'm not ready. I'd love to have a better base but I'm still going to try and do it. 6 miles was rough for me. That was the longest I've run since after having Josiah. Wow! Time to get in shape!
The boys had music lessons today. Elee for guitar. Josiah for piano. I have to order Elee a guitar lesson book. He really wants to play the electric, but he'll have to practice at home on his acoustic. The electric we have doesn't work right. When he gets older and if he still likes playig, then that will be something that we can get him later.
Richie ordered the ping pong table today. We are getting excited for the Ping Pong tournament. We just sent out invites for it yesterday for our 4th annual. It will be on the 15th of October while Dad and Deb are here. Now time to get our costumes ready!
Can't help but thinking I'll be slightly stiff tomorrow....better stretch before bed.
(Alicia and I) Official soccer moms. Woah!!
Monday, September 5, 2011
Labor Day Weekend~ Our Anniversary!
Saturday Richie and I stayed at a hotel for our anniversary. In the picture I have a red dress on that I wore when I turned 19 just before I went into the Navy. After Richie and I checked in to the hotel, I decided to change. It's just not my style anymore and I didn't feel comfortable in it. I opted for a brown jersey dress and my mocassins. :) Josie came and stayed the night with the kids. We did the same thing we did last year. Steak on a stone at Wikinger, Eis from Dulce, and went to H & M. :) It was a very relaxing night. In the morning before going home we went to a Knippe and walked in the water there and it was in the middle of the woods. It was a beautiful morning too with the sun shining. We got home Sunday about 12:30 and just hung out and didn't do much. It was a pretty nice day!
This afternoon we went to our friends Dave and Daniela's. They had a fest in their town and it was fun! There were a lot of stuff for the kids! A sled/slide, a bouncy, animals to pet, colored salt craft that you pour into jars, face painting, and a magician!
Friday, September 2, 2011
2 September, FRIDAY
We went to an open house for the boys at their school yesterday. We got to meet the teachers and see the classroom. We went to Elee's room first and it was set up pretty nice with a reading area. Then we went to Josiah's class on the second floor. I asked Josiah's teacher how things were going the first week. She said good but that he talks a lot when she's talking. I told her it's good that she has him sitting up front then.
After listening to her talk I can see why he's talking. Is that bad to say? Hahaha. I walked in the class to find her with a headpiece microphone on and I was like, "what in the world?" Apparently, there is a reason for it though. There's a hearing impaired child in the class so that's great they have those tools for the child. She has been teaching for 21 years, and to be nice, is really slow in her talking. After leaving the class, a light went off in my head. I really think Josiah gets bored!! And am reminded of my dad's story, how he was really smart and had trouble paying attention in class. Josiah is so smart and needs to be challenged! So on top of him having a slow talking teacher, OMGooooodness! However, we told him he needs to listen and not talk while the teachers talking of course. :)
The kids were up at 6am this morning. Are you kidding me??? Then Pace and Luna were up at 6:30. GREAT! The boys have a half day today. Then our friends come over while Richie brews a batch of beer tonight. YAY!
After listening to her talk I can see why he's talking. Is that bad to say? Hahaha. I walked in the class to find her with a headpiece microphone on and I was like, "what in the world?" Apparently, there is a reason for it though. There's a hearing impaired child in the class so that's great they have those tools for the child. She has been teaching for 21 years, and to be nice, is really slow in her talking. After leaving the class, a light went off in my head. I really think Josiah gets bored!! And am reminded of my dad's story, how he was really smart and had trouble paying attention in class. Josiah is so smart and needs to be challenged! So on top of him having a slow talking teacher, OMGooooodness! However, we told him he needs to listen and not talk while the teachers talking of course. :)
The kids were up at 6am this morning. Are you kidding me??? Then Pace and Luna were up at 6:30. GREAT! The boys have a half day today. Then our friends come over while Richie brews a batch of beer tonight. YAY!
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