For 2 upcoming baby showers

I love making things for baby showers. Here are some onesies and burp clothes that I made for upcoming baby showers.

My 2 yr old is crazy

Just in case you needed proof that Addison is a crazy kid- here are a few pictures. She is wearing 3 month old boys clothes in these pictures.


And here the little monkey is climbing the pantry looking for treats.

You're looking at the new MTV MOPS Coordinator

I've been lucky to find a great groups of Moms when I moved to Germany 8 months ago through the MOPS International organization. They have helped me to acclimate to life in Germany, find new friends for both me and my children, etc. I couldn't be happier. As the end of the MOPS year was closing in and they were looking for replacement leaders of our group, I knew that I wanted to contribute somehow. I wasn't quite sure that I was up to the daunting task of taking over full leadership as the coordinator of our group, but with the support of my new friends and fabulous steering committee, I am confident that this upcoming year will be fabulous!

Why I hate driving in Germany?

The roads in my neighborhood and many neighborhoods are very narrow. Often cars park on both sides of the road, which make the roads even narrower and with 2 way traffic, it makes driving up the road to my house an agonizing event for multiple times a day. I won't show you pictures of my poor car, which already has multiple scratches, but I will show you a picture of a truck that was trying to maneuver our street. We waited a good 5 minutes for the truck to move out of our walking path- although he was still stuck and had smashed the left front of his truck. We often have to back up on these narrow streets when on coming traffics impedes our progress. Just the other day, I had to back up to go a different way up to my house due to a truck blocking the road, only to meet up with another truck blocking my secondary route. After backing up, I finally made it home on my third attempt.

Papa comes for a visit

Boat ride on the Neckar River and Stomp Rockets in the park



The kids were in for quite a treat when Papa came to town. We started off our adventures with a boat ride along the Neckar River, where we got to see 4 castles and go through 2 locks (which are devices for raising and lowering boats between stretches of water of different levels on a river).

Papa also brought model airplanes to make with Caden and a stomp rocket for the kids to shoot off. Here is a picture of Caden trying to launch the rocket and throw his airplane at the same time. Those stomp rockets can go really high! Addison is on a basket swing at the park.

Legoland

It has been way too long since I have posted on here, but have decided to get back to it. I will try to catch you up from most recent and go backwards and forwards in time- just for fun to confuse you.

My dad (aka the kids' Papa) came for a visit from the States. Caden, who is 4.5 yrs old, is currently obsessed with Legos- so we decided to go to Legoland for an adventure. Legoland Deutschland is only 2 hours from where we live in Heidelberg.

The Lego City (Landmarks in cities around Europe made of Legos) was amazing. Caden loved driving the Lego car and going on the roller coasters. I was worried that he would be scared to go on the fast ones, but he had a blast. Addison wasn't big enough to go on the ride to drive the cars and when she sat on the stationary Lego car- she said- Mommy, it's broken. Poor thing. But she did get to go on an airplane ride, a canoe ride, the train and the Lego Technik- pedal rollercoaster. Both kids loved the rides where you got wet.

Recommendations: Buy tickets online, bring your own food, bring kids bathing suit if it's hot. Recommended ages 3-16 yrs old.