Funny kids

A few quick stories about the kids...

Aiden told me last night "You can't fix tings inside da house cause you can't REACH them, Mama! You not tall like Daddy. You yiddle (little), you not tall. You can only fix tings OUTSIDE, Mama."

I love to watch the girls playing this game: Julia bounces Lexie on her lap and sings German songs to her that she learned at school. They fall down and giggle and then Lexie stands up and says "More!"

Lexie is saying "'Elp me, Mama" (help) a lot now and yesterday when Wally got home, she ran into the kitchen yelling, "Mama, Mama! Dada 'ome!" I love and hate how much she is growing up.  Right now she is eating some "i-keem" with Daddy. "Elp me, Mama" was one of Aiden's first sentences too! 

"Mama, can my have da rest of you famitch?" Can you translate this? Aiden has a language of his own! (Can I have the rest of your sandwich?)

Every bite of ice cream Aiden takes he has to hold up the spoon and ask "Daddy, is dis a brain-fweeze?" 

I caught Lexie dipping her Dora doll's head in the toilet this morning....when I asked her what she was doing, she said Dora had to go poop 

Aiden has announced that he wants to be a fireman/pirate/soldier when he grows up...ummm, where do you go to college for that?!

Julia is watching the end of The Sound of Music when Maria and CPT Von Trapp get married and she asked me "Where is your wedding dress?" I told her it was at my parents' house and she said "Maybe I can wear it?" So sweet & cute, it just killed me!  (Of course I said yes!!)

Prague

We took the family to my favorite city in the world, Prague!









Family lunch...



Juge and Bubby...love these two :)



What a handsome guy



Astronomical Clock










Prague Castle



Castle guards



Jewish Cemetery




Everyone in the lobby of our favorite Prague hotel, the Dorint Don Giovanni!



It's been a great trip! Pretty soon Dad, Erik and Kayla will head back to the States, but my mom will be staying another week or so! Woo hoo!

A few random pics!

A few more random pics from our time with my family so far:

Aiden, looking sweet and handsome, as usual.



Lexie, giving her baby Wa-wa, a sip of juice.



Wally and I at Luisenpark.






We're still having fun! Soon we're off to Prague!

Grafenwoehr & Pottenstein

We left Paris and arrived back at our house in Graf.  We've had a lot of fun showing everyone around our neighborhood, our base, and local places we frequent.

A fest downtown


  
  
  

We visited Pottenstein,hunted for snails, and rode the rodelbahn! Fun!
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Kayla really enjoyed the rodelbahn!



Julia and Bubby hunting for snails in Pottenstein.













Such a beautiful place


We wore this sweet baby out!


But once we got home, she woke up and was back to her old tricks ;)


And she hit a few balls off the tee before calling it a night :)



One day I will miss this beautiful view from our backyard... Bavaria is gorgeous!

Paris

Getting here was quite the adventure.  First we had to take a street car to the train station with all of our luggage, then the train to Paris, then two different Metro stops before we made it to our hotel, which wasn't exactly right next to the Metro station! Wow! Five adults, four kids, luggage, and a double stroller!  It was an adventure getting here, it's hot as all get out, and of course, the hotel's air conditioning is broken! But we're in the City of Lights!

Julia and Kayla are ready to go! Traveling cousins!



We took the fast train!



The kids loved riding the Metro!




We saw the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the Arc, Notre Dame, etc.







Here I am pushing three out of four kids...Lexie was with Daddy :)








Love this picture of my babies :)


On top of the Arc














We took a river boat tour...




Again let me reiterate how HOT it was!! ;)


As usual, Paris was incredible! Till next time, France!