Saturday, January 15, 2011

Chilly day fun

It seems so cold and blah outside that we've been having fun inside. The kids love painting and playing, climbing on Papa and talking to Godi. My little snuggle bug is looking at pictures with me, nibbling on a couple of pretzels.



Friday, January 14, 2011

Watching a movie

The kids love eating popcorn and watching a movie - well, Lilly does. Jamie stays only as long as there is popcorn. He's not much into watching TV.

Die Kinder lieben Popcorn und einen Film anzuschauen - naja, wenigstens Lilly. Jamie bleibt nur so lange es was zu essen gibt. Er mag das Fernsehen nicht besonders.

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Punkee

Jamie's favorite thing for the longest time was a pumpkin - any kind that he could carry would do. Needless to say, Halloween was heaven for him!
Fuer die laengste Zeit war Jamie's Lieblingsding ein Kuerbis - egal wie gross, solange er ihn rumtragen konnte. Halloween war ein Traum fuer ihn!



Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Monday, January 10, 2011

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Christmas Day 2010

Somehow Lilly is hogging almost every video clip, mostly because Jamie rather observes...don't worry, there'll be more of James.


Irgenwie stiehlt Lilly in fast jedem video die Schau, aber es kommen mehr von Jamie.



We spent Christmas morning at home, then we went to Grandma and Grandpa's house to celebrate Christmas with them. We all had a very nice time and the presents were awesome!
Wir waren am Weihnachtsmorgen zu Hause, dann sind wir nachmittags zu den Grosseltern gefahren und haben ein sehr schoenes Weihnachtsfest mit ihnen verbracht.

Here are some Christmas videos

The Christkindl came to our house on the 24th and the kids were as excited as could be about the loot.
Das Christkinderl ist am 24. gekommen und die Kinder haben sich wahnsinnig ueber die Geschenke gefreut! Ein ganz grosses Dankeschoen an Omi, Opa, und Godi!








Friday, October 29, 2010

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Sunday, October 24, 2010

First Preschool Field Trip

Lilly had her very first preschool field trip a few weeks ago - to Burger Farm. The kids had a blast picking pumpkins, watching a puppet show, talking to the animals, running thru the hay maze, and playing at the playground.
Lilly hatte ihren ersten Schulausflug zur Kuerbisfarm. Die Kinder hatten Spass beim Kuerbis aussuchen, Puppentheater anschauen, mit den Tieren reden, durchs Heulabyrinth zu laufen, und am Spielplatz zu spielen.









Friday, October 15, 2010

Outside

My little friend... Mein kleiner Freund...

Big boy haircut! Neuer Haarschnitt!

Attitude!

Hiking

We love hiking in the woods behind our house and up to the field on the other side of the creek.
Wir wandern gerne durch den Wald hinterm Haus und auf der anderen Seite vom Bacherl rauf aufs Feld.



Monday, September 27, 2010

Grandparents Day

This past Friday Lilly had her first Grandparents Day at Preschool. She was so happy to see Grandma and Grandpa. The kids had a little program, sang songs, and enjoyed cookies and lemonade with the Grandparents. They were really cute.

Letzten Freitag hatte Lilly ihren ersten Grosselterntag im Kindergarten. Sie war so gluecklich dass Grandma und Grandpa gekommen sind. Nach einem kurzen Program, singen, und Keksen mit Limonade, haben die Grosseltern ein Geschenk bekommen und die Kinder durften spielen gehen.

And Jamie was enjoying Grandma and Grandpa's visit as well.
Jamie hat es auch gefallen dass Grandma und Grandpa auf Besuch gekommen sind.

Friday, September 10, 2010

Jamie

Today we went in for Jamie's 18-month check-up. He is doing great! 33 inches, 25lbs 12 oz., and otherwise on track with his development.
He has become such a little rascal! He loves to get into absolutely everything and discovers new things on a daily base! I love this age!

Heute waren wir beim Kinderarzt fuer Jamie's 18-Monat Untersuchung. Er entwickelt sich praechtig - er ist 83,8 cm gross und wiegt 11,7 kg. In letzter Zeit ist er so ein richtiger Schlawiner geworden - er laesst nichts in Ruhe und erforscht pausenlos neue Sachen! Ich mag dieses Alter!

Friday, September 3, 2010

18 months and 3 1/2 years

Wow, it's been forever since I've posted something - I'll try to be better about this.
Here are the newest pictures of our little ones.








Sunday, July 18, 2010

The plants are alive!

Anybody who knows me also knows that I cannot keep a plant alive for the love of it!
I've killed numerous plant over the past 15 years, mainly because I forget to water them. I am happy to report that out of 12 plants I got since we live in our new house, 11 are still alive! Three I almost lost, but with some advice from Mom and putting them outside, they have come back from the dead. That is a major accomplishment for me!
Jeder der mich kennt weiss dass ich ums verrecken keine Pflanzen am Leben erhalten kann! In den letzten 15 Jahren habe ich zahlreiche Pflanzen umgebracht, meistens weil ich sie nicht gegossen habe. Deshalb freue ich mich um so mehr dass ich von 12 Pflanzen die ich seit wir im neuen Haus wohnen bekommen habe, nur 1 umgebracht habe. Drei weitere sind fast draufgegangen, aber mit ein bisschen Hilfe von der Schwiegermama und dem schoenen Wetter draussen, sind sie wieder vom Tode auferstanden.

The last couple of days were just a lot of relaxing, playing with the kids, getting some housework done, re-potting plants, weeding, etc. I love spending time at home with the kids and I love having the space to spread out.
Die letzten paar Tage sind wir auf der faulen Haut gelegen - haben mit den Kindern gespielt, ein bisschen Hausarbeit gemacht, Pflanzen umgetopft, Unkraut gejaetet, usw. Ich bin sehr gerne mit den Kindern zu Hause und freue mich dass wir jetzt den Platz haben um im Haus auch richtig rumzutoben.

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Lilly cracks me up!

Lilly and I are playing tea party and we have gone thru several cups of pretend strawberry and raspberry tea, she's added ice cubes to my tea so I can drink it sooner and then we enjoyed a pretend cookie with the tea. All for a sudden she gets up from her play table and says: "I have to leave soon to get some milk from the store for my horsies." Then:"Oh, wait, I forgot my purse in the car." She gets the purse, hangs it on a door handle announces that it's now time to make lunch for her Papa. She gets wooden beads (eggs) and explains that she needs to crack them in a pan so she can make scrambled eggs.
Lilly has a wonderful imagination and it's running full-speed all day long. It is such a joy to have a little girl!

Thursday, April 15, 2010

My babies 1 and 3

I absolutely love these pictues of my little ones. They capture them very well.
Thanks Sonja!