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.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
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!
Sunday, November 6, 2011
November 6th, (Sunday)
Last week was such a crazy week. Josiah had some troubles at school which I won't get into on here. I battled a migraine the entire week just thinking and trying to process so many things mentally. It was a very taxing week. Elee got sick and had to stay home from school Thursday. They called me at 8am saying that he puked on the bus. I felt so bad for him. So I picked him up and brought him home, then took Luna to kindergarten a little late. Josiah and Elee had no school on Friday so we had a long weekend too. It was beautiful weather. Yesterday we went on a hike in the forest, and today we went to church & to a playground afterwards to enjoy being outside.
Richie finally bought my jogging stroller! It was the one that I wanted too! I checked all the reviews and it was consistent with being the best jogging stroller for serious runners. It's the 2011 BOB Ironman. Richie was hesitant, maybe I should say very hesitant, to buy the stroller because of the price. And even Richie ordered it for me. Yes, he ordered it (he got up one night from bed to buy the stroller for me). The cool thing was I was able to call Babies R Us and they refunded the shipping (they were having a shipping deal) and also after much finagling I was able to get 15% refunded (since I haven't been receiving the coupons in the mail).
I ran with the jogging stroller last Monday for the first time! It was great! I ran just about 5 miles with it and my time didn't change too much. I think because people saw me running with it, it made me want to run even faster. Running is probably the only time I ever get that competitive spirit. ;) I brought along the camera to take some pictures of one of the areas I run along, along the Rhine River. It was a beautiful fall day and the leaves were perfect golden color. I feel so blessed to live where we do.
Richie finally bought my jogging stroller! It was the one that I wanted too! I checked all the reviews and it was consistent with being the best jogging stroller for serious runners. It's the 2011 BOB Ironman. Richie was hesitant, maybe I should say very hesitant, to buy the stroller because of the price. And even Richie ordered it for me. Yes, he ordered it (he got up one night from bed to buy the stroller for me). The cool thing was I was able to call Babies R Us and they refunded the shipping (they were having a shipping deal) and also after much finagling I was able to get 15% refunded (since I haven't been receiving the coupons in the mail).
I ran with the jogging stroller last Monday for the first time! It was great! I ran just about 5 miles with it and my time didn't change too much. I think because people saw me running with it, it made me want to run even faster. Running is probably the only time I ever get that competitive spirit. ;) I brought along the camera to take some pictures of one of the areas I run along, along the Rhine River. It was a beautiful fall day and the leaves were perfect golden color. I feel so blessed to live where we do.
4th Annual Ping Pong Balls of Fury Tournament, October 2011
I'm finally putting pictures of our 4th Annual Ping Pong Balls of Fury Tournament. It was great fun having it in Germany for the first time. AND Dad and Deb were here visiting which made it even better! Dad sent us the Robo pong so we have that as well to play with to practice. Our friend Dave (& Daniela) came over and set up professional sound speakers, and hooked lights up above the table. It was awesome!
It was quite cold so we had to get out the blankets to stay warm since we had it in the garage. Top three winners were 'Ghost' P.j., Our neighbor Peter, and Richie 'Rev'. Richie didn't get first place this year so you know he'll be practicing for that!
It was quite cold so we had to get out the blankets to stay warm since we had it in the garage. Top three winners were 'Ghost' P.j., Our neighbor Peter, and Richie 'Rev'. Richie didn't get first place this year so you know he'll be practicing for that!
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