Do you like my little cardboard turkey table decorations? Bad photos – I know – but, I love ’em. I got the pattern from the Made by Joel Blog. The girls also did some coloring pages from Mr. Printables. Two great webs sites full of ideas if your feeling crafty.
Hope you had a gobble gobble good Thanksgiving.
Their swings are not very tall so you can’t swing really high like you can in the US and they don’t have very many babyswings…
But they do have things like this cool house made out of trees. In the summer it’s much more enclosed with all the leaves. It’s built on a mound and there is a tunnel underneath. Bea is afraid to go in the tunnel – can’t blame her, it’s a dark, enclosed space – but Claire went right in to fetch a ball. She’s fearless that girl.
They also have these spinning rope climbing things. Weeeee!
is to be able to get a good photo of my two girls. Aaarhg! Some light beyond 5:00 p.m. would help. Grrrrr! Grump! Fiddlesticks!
She likes kitties,
so I give her more kitty things,
then she likes kitties even more.
And around and around we go.
Becasue today Claire drew a face for the first time.
Because Bea continues to make some really nice art.
Because everytime I’m cleaning up in the kitchen and I overhear Brian reading books to the girls I think to myself “he’s a good Daddy” – but then I forget to tell him when he comes back out to the kitchen.
And because it’s my birthday – that’s why I’m posting today.
Who’s that riding on an itty bitty car next to Brian? Oh that’s Tom – he and Brian were best buddies and neighbors when they were little. We found out a while back that Tom was living in Switzerland. Wow – what a coincidence!
What is that bulge in Tom’s shirt? Oh it’s his darling new baby Mateo. Snuggly and warm on a cold rainy day – going for his first bumper car ride.
Who else did we see today? Well we got to meet Tom’s wife and Tom’s Mom too. Tom’s Mom and Brian’s Mom were really good friends way back when. I think I heard they used to go roller skating.
So we had a fun day. Seeing the sweet new baby (why didn’t I take a picture?) and reminiscing about Midland childhood days. Tom’s Mom reminded me a lot of my Mom-in-Law. I could see how they would be good friends. And I think she got a kick out of seeing Tom and Brian together again.
Now about those cute little electric cars. Switzerland has the best kids stuff! You put in a Franc and ride it around for a few minutes. The big people were little kids again.
Claire and I bought this little buggy at the Brocki this week. We don’t really need another wheeled toy underfoot, but I only have a few more years when I can buy cute-as-a-button stuff like this. And for only 5 Francs – yes we’ll take it.
We had to make pumpkin pie right now.
What is this look???
We went out to the forest, made a fire and roasted sausages and s’mores today. Claire told me “the marshmallows and chocolate are friends”.
Laowai 