since I've been able to update. We've been soooo busy!! For those who haven't heard, we're moving to Germany in early July. We're very excited! The town we're moving to is called Grafenwohr (prn. Graf-en-veer). It's in southwest Germany, closer to Austria and the Czech Republic. It's supposed to snow a lot more than it did in Mannheim, where we lived before. I've been outfitting everyone in winter gear that I can find on sale to prepare! We've been keeping an eye on the weather, and it's already getting down to the 40's some nights!
Lexie is getting so big! She's trying to crawl, lots of scooting and wiggling happening. She mostly goes backwards right now, but she's getting there. She's been eating baby food for about 2 months now....and unlike her siblings, she prefers vegetables to fruit. She's a big veggie lover. She's doing lots of "talking" too. Her favorite thing to say is "da da da!"
Aiden is the funniest kid! He is constantly cracking us up with the funny things he says/does. He found this old 35 mm camera in the garage and he calls it his "cheese." He carries it around by the shoulder strap and says "my cheeese!" and then pretends to take pictures with it. He's really talking well too. The other day I was clipping his toe nails (which is like wrestling a wild beast!) and Wally was nearby watching TV with Julia. Aiden was screaming and flailing and trying to get away from me, but I wouldn't let him. Finally he screamed "HELP ME, DADA!!" But when he says it, it sounds like "EP ME!" It's so funny. Now whenever I need Wally's help, I say the same thing to him "EP ME DADA!!"
One NOT so funny thing Aiden has started doing is waking up at 6am 7 days a week! He just walks out of his room and into ours and the next thing we know he's yelling "Mama! Dada! NEE NEE!" which means pancakes. He wants pancakes at 6am! He'd eat pancakes three meals a day if we let him.
Julia has just ONE WEEK left of Kindergarten! It's gone by so fast. I can't believe she's almost done. She's done so well. She's reading! She can read over 100 words. I got The Giving Tree from the library last week for a school project and she can read it. We're so proud of her. Her big ballet recital is coming up too. She's doing a ballet and a jazz routine. I'll post pics afterward. I'm nervous for her!
Our remaining time is quickly filling up, and we have a lot to do, a lot of people to see. I'm really excited to move back to Germany, but sad to leave my friends here. Especially my friend Jessie...and I'm sad to leave while my friend Kara is pregnant with her first baby. Chances are I won't see her baby until he/she is over a year old. That makes me sad, so I try to remember all the great experiences my family will have in Europe. We are so lucky! We have to make the most of this opportunity!
If you're going to be in Gainesville 4th of July weekend, that's our last hurrah. Get in touch with me so we can hang out! :)
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