Thanks Tanya

The talented Tanya made this for Ava....BEAUTIFUL:*) and thank you from the mama

Ava is finally 6....no more parties!

So after having a few hours of fun at the Paladion, we came home, along with Paul, Lola, and Guiliana to play Wii Fit and drink Blood Orange margaritas...ok, they didn't get any!

Yikes!

From Tutu Monkey....

Take a photo of yourself right now, and post it.

Tag you're it! Tanya, Corn, Zia, Robbyn, Kate

The Beginning of the End

Back in February, we went with the group to go skiing; the kids were watching a show on German television about the magic of conception, unbeknownst to the adults nearby.....

So tonight, while laying in bed, Ava says to me, her mother....

Does the boys penis go in the girl's vagina, is that how you make a baby? Aidan thought that was eeewwww.

What next? Please, don't tell me!

My Halloween costume for 2009

Kindy 500

A week ago today, the kindergarten at Ava's school participated in the Kindy 500, a "drive" around America. Ava's state was Massachusetts, so what else signifies Mass than a Pink Cadillac?

Salzburg

What better way to enjoy a stau than to stop in Salzburg. Very beautiful, but my favorite part was eating sushi:*)

More skiing

More Zell am See

So, we got to get pulled up the side of a mountain in the back of a cow trailer to go tubing. But the really fun part came after(not counting drinking homemade Weissbier) when we got to take the wooden rail sleds down the road we came up the hill in.....SOOOO FUN!

Fun in Zell

We're in Zell am See

Look at the view from our window:*) We're unpacking and will ski half day today...Ava's in kid's club with Lola...oh vacation:*)

Sleepover with Bailey

Oberstdorf...ahhh

Happy 6th Birthday to Ava

Happy Birthday Ava!

Photos of the weekend tomorrow.....my baby is 6....can I believe it? Hell no!

We're off to Oberstdorf for a ski weekend

The Dehan's, Walt's, and Elkin-Rush's and Holmes Family Adventures are heading to Allgau this weekend for our 2nd Annual German Friend-Family Ski Trip...can't wait!

What's up Katie

Well, after being in the hospital, I wasn't quite myself...huh? So, I kind of took last week off. So, this week, I'm back, and with a vengeance!

So today, with a friend, I headed out to Boesner, a German art supply store. http://www.boesner.com/boesner/servlet/frontend/niederlassungen/leinfelden.html?command=display&btUid=bt_Branches&iDf_id=c0a81e6:55c2357d:107a447137f:a80
Boy was it fun! And the custom framing is so darned inexpensive that I think I'll re-frame the story of Little Baby Black Dracula(or really some biblical story that I don't know the name of). I've had it since Peter went to work in Ethiopia when we lived in Spain, and back in the day, I could only afford the least expensive metal frame. Well now, watch out! Will post once I've actually had it done.

Oh, and the week before last, I made mozzarella with Tanya, aka Washington State Apples. It was fun and really good, but for those of you who really know me, I'm just not that patient.

Bye!

I'm OK

So, my fabulous ski trip didn't go as planned, and I had to spend 2 nights in the local hospital(there's a link on the title). Turns out the sore throat that I'd had since Wednesday last week was Strep, and I was really sick! And this link shows a woman in bed, but it's really one of the nurses(GREAT) http://www.vinzenz-klinik.de/page.php?id=KlinikLeistungsspektrum
But I'm home now, and recovered. And tonight, we've got date night with some friends to go to Thai in Stuttgart....mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Lindsey's Bday Party

I'm finally off my butt, so, here's Ava