tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44285333303329499992024-03-13T10:12:46.726+01:00Todd Family BlogWelcome! Read below for our latest news and pictures.Meaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06053546927447763278noreply@blogger.comBlogger172125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428533330332949999.post-17846938032078500262014-06-23T04:46:00.000+02:002014-06-23T04:46:06.465+02:00Nana and Pa's Visit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This day was much anticipated. A few days before Nana and Pa's arrival Levi exclaimed during our calendar time, "Today is May 6th. And tomorrow will be the 7th. And then the 8th, and the 9th, and the 10th, and then the 11th. And NANA AND PA WILL BE HERE!"</div>
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Staring down the clock and and the arrivals board at the airport. Over a month later he still asks me why it took "SO long for Nana and Pa to come out?" Every second must feel like forever when you've been counting down the months, days, and weeks.</div>
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Meanwhile, Daddy managed to fit in some fun with friends while traveling for work, an Indy Eleven soccer game!</div>
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We had no problem entertaining ourselves while waiting for Daddy to join us. Pa had the great idea to go get Levi a real soccer ball! And we had a great meal at what we like to call, "The New Biergarten". Yummy Knödels!</div>
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Out for a mischievous dinner in Weilheim:</div>
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First Learning how to twirl his pasta</div>
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Playing card games with Nana</div>
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Uh-oh, idea brewing….</div>
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Making Nana and Pa "Ugga Mugga" like Daniel Tiger</div>
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Dying laughing</div>
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Requesting that Pa show him the engine of our car.</div>
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Celebrating Pa's birthday dinner at our favorite Croatian spot</div>
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Taking Nana and Pa to Olympic Park</div>
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<b>Italy!</b></div>
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We just had to take Nana and Pa to our favorite getaway spot - Bolzano, just across the boarder in the Dolomite section of the Italian Alps. We went right back to our favorite little bed and breakfast where you really do feel like you can have<br />
a vacation and escape.</div>
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Enjoying our favorite things in town - the huge candy store, the beautiful piazza, great pizza, and Nana and Pa enjoyed our favorite museum of "The Ice Man". </div>
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A soccer lesson in the yard of our bed and breakfast!</div>
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We also escaped the center of Bolzano to try out some other small towns and even do a bit of wine tasting. Pa is toasting from this little patio with his morning wine. (Truly, they have a wine meant to be drunk in the morning there.)</div>
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And back to our favorite castle restaurant. </div>
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Love these expressions as Nana reads him <i>Charlotte's Web</i><br />
at the table.</div>
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Good ol' Cal in his favorite spot in the yard</div>
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A party at Maria's where Bob and Bonnie got to meet Levi's dear "Pink Germany House Friends", as Levi calls them.</div>
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A dinner out in the country at one of our favorite spots, Urthalerhof. Best schnitzel, for sure. </div>
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And Pa thinks best asparagus (Spargel) soup too!</div>
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And we found out, fantastic Kaiserschmarnn too!</div>
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Trampoline to get your wiggles out while you wait for the food….</div>
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On a mission to pick us some wildflowers...</div>
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Showing Nana and Pa around a favorite town, Landsberg am Lechs</div>
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And a stop at Andechs Monastery and Brewery is always in order….</div>
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….Pa even ate raw onions! </div>
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And now we know to go straight to our new favorite pizza place where Levi gets his favorite "Green Leaves" pizza. (aka arugula)</div>
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And there is a lovely country view for a country-lovin' family</div>
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Taking advantage of having babysitters,<br />
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My dear friends, Monica and Maria</div>
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All of us out for a post-Afghan-dinner drink</div>
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Alec and Maria</div>
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Monica and Arnaud</div>
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There may have been some dancing….</div>
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A great sendoff before our summer visit Stateside!</div>
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<li>LT: I want Pa to put on my lotion. Pa: Well, I'm not sure how to put on your lotion, Buddy. LT: [Matter of factly] You just squeeze it.</li>
<li>[After Nana told him a long story in the car and said "The End"] LT: NOW. Chapter TWO. Chapter 2 is called, 'Scared'. And 'Bad News'….There are 28 chapters in this book.</li>
<li>[After dinner at a restaurant] I want to snuggle with Nana and Pa….I'm the jam, Nana and Pa are the sandwich. Daddy, can you gobble us?</li>
<li>[Seeing Gracie staring at him at dinner time] LT: Gracie has an appetite. Nana: A big or a little one? LT: A big one. </li>
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We used our break from guests and travel to have some simple fun at home, including my boys spoiling me with a wonderful early Mother's Day (due to Brad's work travel). Levi thoughtfully suggested that Daddy get me coffee and chocolate. He is wise beyond his years. Daddy also whipped up one of my favorite aperitifs (that sounds better than cocktail, right?), an AperolSpritz. Pretty great start to the day. Of course, when I made pancakes and berries for brunch Levi remarked, "Where's all the sausage?" </div>
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Guess you can't have it all!</div>
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Served up with the sweetest card Levi could have written me:</div>
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A park visit and walk by the lake for family time</div>
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All of us dressed up, Levi in his Ethiopian best, for an Ethiopian dinner out</div>
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We made quite the impression at the restaurant, Blue Nile. Here we are, the American-Ethiopian family in Germany speaking bits of Amharic. They didn't know quite what to make of all that, but were extremely kind, welcoming, and tickled by our Amharic attempts. And WE were thrilled to be eating Ethiopian food! However, then Levi looked at a random man in the bathroom hallway and proclaimed, "I'm a baby duckling!" So, we were taken down a peg or two. </div>
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This is one of my favorite pictures of all time. The look in Levi's eye, though we can only see one corner of it, like he's imagining the story right in front of him. </div>
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3 Chapters in, "Can we read more, Mommy? </div>
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Can we read all the way to the end?"</div>
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And as we got into the story….Me: "This chapter is called [we sound out], 'Bad News'. What do you think the Bad News is for Wilbur!?" Levi: "I don't know!" Me: "What are they going to do around Christmas time to him?" Levi: "Make him into hot dogs!!!"</div>
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Knowing that we would be away with all our travel and also have grandparents coming to visit soon, we squeezed in </div>
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This absorption experiment was fun for us both. </div>
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Even though I knew the outcome, I was still kinda amazed!</div>
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Enjoying a wonderful present from our friends, Caro, Abel and Gwillem. This fossil "dig" toy is amazing! Chip away at your own fossil dig, uncover and wash the bones, then assemble them. Levi took his paleontology duties very seriously and wanted very little help with his task. We've done two more since!</div>
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Our first assembled fossil: A woolly mammoth! But just when you get cocky about all your kid has accomplished you have a conversation that goes like this:</div>
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"Let's name him…Poo Crop." Me: "Oh no! Poor mammoth! Don't call him Poo Crop!" [Lots and lots of laughing] LT: "Yes, don't call him that….Let's call him….Yummy Juicy Strawberry."</div>
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A great use for the velcro and popsicle stick building we enjoy.</div>
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More absorption fun: how do liquids act on various types of paper?</div>
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Great reading practice - popsicle word "puzzles", then read them!</div>
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Learning our first piano songs! This is Happy Birthday in preparation for Pa's arrival and May birthday. </div>
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Montessori Math. Our materials often aren't used in the way intended, though that is how I try to present them. Levi is much more creative than me though, and the blocks and beads often get turned into construction equipment or train cars.</div>
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Genius way to do cutting practice, </div>
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Our first biking obstacle course</div>
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the trick is you have to find them in order!</div>
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The magic concoction that is goop - a solid when you apply pressure and liquid-like when you don't.</div>
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Classic shape puzzles. There are amazing printables available to suit every interest! </div>
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Wrestling Daddy is a new favorite activity. </div>
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Daddy really gets beat up when he walks in the door. Ah, boys. </div>
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For some reason he doesn't do this with me!</div>
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"Hide 'n Seek" with cars. Where could they have gone!?</div>
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A bit of a problem putting on our clothes this day….</div>
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These pictures are all Levi's expressions and reactions while listening to his favorite thing, Martin and Sylvia stories from Sparkle Stories. I can't recommend them enough!</div>
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Poor, sweet Cal. Our boy's arthritis has really acted up and some nights climbing the 30 slippery stairs to the bedroom is daunting for him. Hoping to get home one to that big Indiana yard and only one flight of stairs eventually.</div>
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A wonderful surprise care package/birthday gift from our beloved friends, the Mott family. </div>
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Thoughtful treats for Mommy and a book about dog lovers - That's us!</div>
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Dinosaurs!</div>
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their very long transatlantic journey.</div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">LT: What's that wet? On your shoe? Dad: I don't know. LT: It might be pee. From me.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[In a nice restaurant in Munich] LT: Daddy, do you need to go potty? Dad: No. LT: Well, I think you tooted. And I could be wrong, but I think you do. [Then later, walking by a table…..] I'm going to push out SO much poo!</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[When asked why he wasn't eating his dinner] I have no reasons. I have none. [And later when he decided to eat his pizza] I'll eat these pieces and Mommy, you can have my crustes.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Getting tripped up trying to say the bedtime prayer Daddy taught him] Daddy, can I say your prayer?</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Mom: Levi, why do all your stories have bumps and crashes? LT: There are no answers for that.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Wrapping his arms around my leg] I'm a baby elephant. Why do elephants hug with their noses?</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Walking down the street, grabs my hand] I'm going to pull you. I have a strong motor.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Mom: Levi, at the model city museum would you like to get something to remember our trip? A souvenir? Levi: Yes! I totally would!</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Levi: I don't want a bigger Volkswagen. I want that car. Mom: A delivery van? What would you deliver? Levi: Oh, I don't know…clothes…stuff like that.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Watching the classic "Flash Beagle" Snoopy sketch] Mommy, can you show me the moves?</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Passing a parking garage during our Germany tour] Daddy, next time we come back here you need to remember to park in that garage.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Trying out taking pictures with an iPhone] Mommy, Daddy, maybe you could go stand by that building and I'll take your picture?….Smile!….(under his breath) Great.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Mommy, when I get older I want to see if I can throw the basketball in the really high nets.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Talking about our plan for the day, he interrupts me and says] I got a plan all by myself. I'll tell you: First, we're almost to the center of the city. Then we'll go back to the hotel, play, and set a timer. And when it goes off we'll get in our clothes and drive to dinner. And then we'll plan a little bit more. THEN, it was not long before I fell asleep. And snored.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">"Our friends, send them a toot message," [I have no idea what that is] "and tell them to take the toots to a toot shop…" [This is met by shocked silence]"...Why didn't you say anything?"</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Mom and Dad: Levi, did you toot? LT: I DIDN'T toot!….I'm getting READY to toot!</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Walking by a Starbucks in Köln] Mommy, there is a Starbucks. Would you like to stop there, Mommy, and maybe get something? Coffee Maybe? [All the people sitting in front of the Starbucks start laughing. Then, Levi loudly belches, Lord help me.]</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Calls Snoopy Flash Bugle instead of Flash Beagle</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Watching Charlie Brown suddenly he says] Let's call Snoopy, 'The Little Snoop!'</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[After Daddy forgot to make him breakfast after waking up] Daddy, could you make me some breakfast, please?</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">"Let's call Mommy, 'Your darling'." [Awe]</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Mom: Okay, I'll trust you to put on your clothes in your room while I get in my shower. Levi: And then I can play with Daddy. It will be Daddycation.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[At bedtime one night] I got an idea. I'm putting a pillow here….Then putting my head down….Then putting….[pulls a blanket over himself and starts snoring] I'm snoring really loud. Look at my bed.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Trying to get him to pinch more Ethiopian food instead of drinking all his juice at once] Mom: Levi, can you pinch some more of those green leaves? LT: …I can pinch my drink!</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">I'm looking at Mommy and Daddy with <i>serious eyes</i>. [Does a big blink, tilts his head, and looks at me with <i>crazy eyes</i>.]</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[While shopping at the grocery store and realizing that I don't have much $ due to loosing my debit card] Mom: I forgot to ask Daddy for more money! LT: What would Daddy say!?</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">I like it when my Daddy tells me funny jokes.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[After not taking a nap and then almost pushing me on the stairs while fussing] Tomorrow I will rest and go to sleep. And I won't push Mommy down the stairs.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[During FaceTime with Daddy] Mom: Can you tell Daddy something else about your day? LT: I can't talk. I'm a baby spider [rolls into a ball on the couch, face down]…I'm settling in for a rest.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Mom: Let's go get ready, buddy. Can I scoop you? LT: [slinking away] I'm a little cat.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">When I sleep in my bed tonight I'm going to imagine that I'm skiing down a steep hill.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[While playing with trains] I know what we could do…I get great ideas.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[While playing soccer together] Great running, Mommy! [I've never heard anyone say that.]</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[After I dropped something] Silly Mommy. Silly Mommy is throwing things. Mommy and Neenie throw things a lot. What does Papa say when Neenie throws things?</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Getting onto a highway where we often have bad traffic] Oh no. Again. [Pointing to the exit.] Let's take that road.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Seeing me in a dress, touches it in confusion] What's this?</li>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">Example of one of Levi's stories: All his friends and family went to Daniel Tiger's to play, after passing through the whole neighborhood they play inside with Daniel, but then head to the beach, Levi and Daniel got washed out to sea, a huge rock lobster offers them a ride to the shore who says his only price is some cake, but then they are chased by a mean (I tried to make him a <i>nice</i> fire breathing sea dragon), thankfully Curious George flies overhead in a hot air balloon with strawberry and blueberry cake (because that's what he fishes with) and drops some down on a fishing line, that gives the lobster a sugar rush and he swims as fast as possible to the shore, just barely outrunning the first of the sea dragon. [Whew!]</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Loves to make up "games", explain the game to me, and then commence the game. Usually they are nonsensical: "Okay. Now. Here is a new game I have just thought of. We will hide under these covers, but not all the way, and then pop out and say "Boo!" Okay? Ok. Now, let's play." (Hides.)</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Spontaneously asked to clean the windows for me. (Yes, please!!!)</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">We work on our big numbers by reading numbers on train engines.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[While building his train track and noticing two hills together, yet one hill off by itself] Mommy, this hill is far away from the other two hills [he knows we call that a double hill]. What do you call it when you make only one hill? [A single! Good question!]</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Starting to not like it when we chuckle at cute things he does] Daddy, don't laugh at me! Daddy, don't laugh at me please.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Constantly will interrupt while we tell him stories with] And THEN….SUDDENLY….</li>
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<b>Hamburg</b><br />
Hamburg was a favorite with us all. I think we felt at home a bit there because it reminded us somewhat of Chicago: lovely architecture broken up by rivers running through it.<br />
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One possible origin of the precursor to the hamburger, this tiny restaurant under a bridge! We gave it a try and it tasted a bit like meatloaf rather than a beef patty. Tasty nonetheless and neat to try what could have inspired the classic American burger!<br />
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Fantastic Pakistani dinner! Another new favorite food.<br />
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Think we're wearing him out?<br />
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<b>Miniature Wonderland!</b><br />
Words can not describe this place and I hope the multitude of pictures below do it justice. Mind blowing in its detail. Every little inch of it is filled with tiny scenes and drama. We spent hours and hours looking at room after multi-story room of scenes from all over the U.S. and Europe (more countries are in the process of being added! It's amazingly enough only going to grow!) The highlight is certainly the real working airport with planes that taxi on schedule according to a real flight information board and then take off, trucks zooming by all the while, parking garages full of cars, terminals and train stations full of people. Truly amazing.<br />
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Who has visited from what countries. Interesting to see! We found Ethiopia and the US, of course.</div>
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Vegas at night<br />
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The American West<br />
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NASA Launch<br />
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A real working drive-in showing a Pixar short</div>
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Sea World dolphin show</div>
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Ships that really sail<br />
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Unbelievalbe train stations<br />
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The airport<br />
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Yes, this schedule was accurate. And one flight was headed to Addis Ababa!<br />
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Take off!<br />
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Passengers waiting for terminal trains<br />
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The place went on and on</div>
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I can not begin to estimate the number of tiny people attending this real working concert venue.<br />
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Castles and gardens<br />
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Intricate detail both on the ground and in the sky<br />
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Hundreds and hundreds, if not thousands, of little scenes being acted out everywhere. This was a favorite - a toddler has a tantrum in the airport parking lot. Ha!<br />
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There was a special exhibit of mini Hamburg models throughout history. This, obviously, was the end of WWII. Amazing.<br />
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The control room</div>
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A fitting way to enjoy the cafe</div>
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We gave Levi a bit of money to spend in the gift shop, the spending of which he very thoughtfully thought through. That was, after he lined up some of the cars on display.</div>
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His biggest question when we left? "What happens to the trains in the model wonderland at night?"<br />
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Portuguese food in the Portuguese neighborhood of Hamburg. I was especially proud of Levi for attempting to play a racing game with some of the neighborhood kids, who were all naturally speaking Portuguese. He was shy, but went out on a<br />
limb and joined in some fun.<br />
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The Maritime Museum! </div>
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"Can we build that ship?"<br />
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We'll try! I think we are officially entering the Lego phase.<br />
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Watching a movie on how they build a huge ship, step by step<br />
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This room was NOT Levi's favorite. He has a small, okay not so small, phobia of mannequins. HOWEVER, he is determined to overcome it and likes to practice tapping them in stores. This time, however, it was a bit more than he was willing to practice.<br />
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More models! Model ships, model cargo fields…little boy Heaven...<br />
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Coffee shipping! Naturally, we find Ethiopia.<br />
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Making waves<br />
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And I didn't know how much I enjoyed Maritime art!<br />
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And a boat tour! We went right up and under the shadow of many huge cargo ships, cranes and all, through a lock, along the city shoreline…More little kid Heaven.<br />
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And lunch by the famous historic ship The Rickmer Rickmers.<br />
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<b>And on to Köln (Cologne)</b><br />
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After stopping for dinner in Dortmund just to take in another town, we arrived in Köln. Brad found us another lovely hotel (his planning was really superb for the whole trip and we owe a lot of its success to his hard work!) and we were ready to see the beautiful cathedral the next morning.</div>
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As you can see, it did not disappoint. It is impossible to get a picture of it in one frame, but we had a gorgeous, clear, warm day to enjoy the amazing sight of it….</div>
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Levi started out with a bike ride in front of it.</div>
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Our tradition in each new church we visit - say a prayer and light a candle. </div>
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Supposedly the bones of the 3 kings!?</div>
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Learning about giving on our way out after our visit...</div>
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The cathedral towers over the city just about anywhere you go….</div>
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This is an honest "traveling with a small child" moment. Someone was done with looking at sights and smiling for the camera. Understandable.</div>
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On to some amazing Roman ruins under the city</div>
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And then a walk through the park along the river. This splash area SEEMED like a good idea. A lot more slippery than it looked!</div>
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<b>Ending with Bonn</b></div>
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We have now officially been to every branch of the Deutsches Museum! This branch focused on technology, most of which was way above our heads (well, at least mine and Levi's. Brad has a bit more talent in that area than me, and a few years on Levi), but there were still some great kid features to enjoy.</div>
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Enjoying Bonn, which was lovely and for which we wished we had more time! Beethoven's birthplace did not disappoint with it's holiday market, church, or the Beethoven museum. Even Levi was excited to really see his ear horns as Beethoven had been our "composer of the month" recently. </div>
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Smiling in front of the birthplace….</div>
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<b>It was then time to head home to Starnberg….</b></div>
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We were toured out by the end! Brad had work travel looming and we all were worn down from our adventure. But I am proud to say we have explored a good bit of our host country now. Our adventure map made a huge difference and it was our most successful trip to date, certainly. </div>
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Meaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06053546927447763278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428533330332949999.post-67845381613008785282014-06-23T04:02:00.000+02:002014-06-23T04:02:02.688+02:00Germany Tour, Part 1 (Month 40)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Yes, we are brave! Though our family trip to Ireland had its ups and downs the week before, and then we came home to Levi getting the flu!, we decided to go ahead with the German tour that we planned, leaving for a week the next weekend! We wanted to see some of the other major cities in the country, which is about the same size as the state of Nevada. It's a lot of ground to cover! There are many more cities and sights we haven't yet hit, but this was a good start to getting to know the country in which we've lived for over a year.</div>
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Sometimes it takes me about a year to come up with the right idea. And it's always out of desperation in the end. Though we have always talked with Levi a lot about our trips and tried to prepare him, I finally realized that he needs a visual element. Poor little guy. I wish so much I had done this earlier! But you have to know there is a problem before you can fix it, right? So, this time I went all out. Levi would know exactly how long we would be gone, our route, what we would do each day, pictures and all. Worked like a charm….Note to self.</div>
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Wow, packing the diaper bag has certainly changed over the years!</div>
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<b>Our first stop: Leipzig</b></div>
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A very sleepy Levi looked around our fairly normal hotel as we arrived late and night and whispered: "It's so pretty." And then, seeing his bed, "Mommy. I just noticed something about this bed. There are two pillows. One for Mommy and one for Levi." Ha! Well, off to a good start at least.</div>
<span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span><span style="text-align: justify;">While off to explore the city and learn some about Bach we listened to his music to get into the mood. Levi informed me, "Mommy, I think I would like to play the violin and trombone." (He's all about the trombone this month. Huh.)</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Thomaskirche where Bach was Kapellmeister</span></div>
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In front of Bach's grave</div>
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A choir and orchestra was practicing while we were there!</div>
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The Bach Museum</div>
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Listening to Bach's music through organ pipes! Very unique idea.</div>
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Screens throughout the entire museum where you can listen to any of his works. </div>
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Instruments actually played in the church in Bach's time!</div>
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Walking around Leipzig, listening to street musicians</div>
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Geothe!</div>
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As always, we find a park ASAP, this time for climbing trees and chasing birds.</div>
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Trying his first quince. He'll try anything once. This one wasn't a hit, but it did pop right out of his mouth when he tried to bite it.</div>
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<b>Too-Cool-for-School Berlin</b></div>
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Berlin is so very interesting. As history lovers, seeing the wall was an important event for us. We were able to explain it at a 4 year-old level and even Levi seemed impressed. There is also great food to be had as it is a bit more creative than traditional food elsewhere. Fantastic museums, of course, including many for kids. However, we were a bit put off by the extreme angsty "coolness" the city seems to be trying to hard to project. I mean, on our way to dinner we walked past a very "cool" bike shop which doubled as a coffee shop that had couches spilling out onto the street on which 20-somethings in all black could hang out while they listened to (get this) Tupac. It's just trying a pinch hard, wink wink. </div>
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Our hotel was a good example. Really cute and quirky, BUT the quirky stairs to our loft bed were actually dangerous, musicians played live new age music ALL NIGHT LONG (at one point, 4 notes for one full hour) at the train stain across the street, there was a loop of <i>The Big Lebowski </i>playing 24/7 on an old TV in the very dim hallway, a soccer net kept us from falling out of our loft bedroom, and nets were used for clothes instead of dressers. Oh, and we were given coconut water when we checked in. See? Just one too many "cool" things….</div>
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Looking down from Mommy and Daddy's loft bed</div>
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Poor Brad got Levi's flu one night during our stay. In order to give Brad more room in our very hot loft (loft + no AC is not recommended), I tried to share Levi's bed. However, as I listen to the train station "musicians" in the wee hours, Levi woke up and told me: "Mommy, I need some privacy, You shouldn't sit here for so long." Bit of a long night. Thankfully, Brad recovered very quickly!</div>
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The lobby/cafe</div>
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Can you see the notches cut into each step to save space? Cute idea, scary in function!</div>
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Lots and lots and lots of young Americans in Berlin and everyone speaking English.</div>
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May steal this idea….</div>
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The hallway playing <i>The Big Lebowski </i>right by our room….</div>
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The Wall! Here you can see the river, and both walls with the space in-between.</div>
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Germany Tour Lapbook!</div>
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We thought that Levi would love seeing the dinosaur skeletons at the Natural History Museum, but this was not a hit. I am not sure if it was just the day, or seeing the huge skeletons, or still feeling a bit sick….Just one of those family vacation misfires. </div>
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We regrouped though!</div>
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The tallest dinosaur skeleton in the world!</div>
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This room was strangely a bit more of a hit. A huge warehouse of preserved animals. A bit spooky, really, but fascinating! </div>
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Taking in some of the famous sights like the Brandenburg Gate surrounded by the embassies, including the U.S.</div>
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The stark and thought provoking Holocaust Memorial.</div>
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The old Tempelhofer Airport, sight of the Berlin Airdrop, that has now been opened up as a park. It is a very popular spot with the locals for biking, walking, flying kites, barbecuing. It's a bit funny to walk around a huge, overgrown airport, but a nice idea for reuse!</div>
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This is how Levi experiences something like a zoo or aquarium - in hyper speed. Getting him to slow down is tricky. </div>
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Great Chinese lunch, but the name was the best park: Good Friends.</div>
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For Easter weekend we ventured to Ireland, somewhere Brad and I had always wanted to visit. Plus, not only were tickets cheap, but we could have a respite in an English speaking country for a long weekend! I will say, poor Levi was not as sure about the trip. He liked the plane ride part enough, naturally, but the whole leaving his dogs, friends, and toys behind is still something that really puts a damper on travel adventures for him. (He has a hard enough time being far from home without leaving his safe place, I think?) This trip, similar to some of our French vacation and also Slovenia, was particularly difficult and we even considered cutting it short. However, we managed to turn it around and I am still grateful that I have now seen at least a part of Ireland! I think you'll see below that Levi managed to find some fun as well. </div>
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Checking out the green shamrock Aer Lingus plane</div>
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<b>Day 1 - Good Friday</b></div>
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This was one of the first things I saw in our hotel. Perfect. I love that the "Communion Child Eats Free". Similar to our time in Istanbul, you really feel the religious culture of the country as soon as you arrive. </div>
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First things first in Dublin: find a big park. It was fun to see what I've come to think of as an "American style" park. Levi loved it.</div>
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Walking around the old streets of Dublin and along the water.</div>
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Stumbling upon one of our favorite kinds of food for lunch - Nepalese.</div>
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A beautiful seaside town on the outskirts of Dublin for dinner on Good Friday. Huge revelation though: There is absolutely no liquor whatsoever to be had anywhere in the country on Good Friday. No wine with dinner in a restaurant, pubs shuttered up, nothing to be sold in a store. After a long day with a fussy 4 year-old this came as a hard truth by dinner time. </div>
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Analyzing how the fishing boats work.</div>
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<b>Day 2 - Saturday</b></div>
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We started out Saturday by heading out to the country to see some hills and ruins of a monastic settlement.</div>
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This sign is NOT messing around! Never worry an Irish sheep!</div>
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Practicing map reading with Daddy</div>
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Levi's favorite activity this month: chasing birds.</div>
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Anyone else out there enjoy the Irish show <i>Ballykissangel</i>? My parents were hooked and I've enjoyed the old series with them on many visits. This is the pub where many outside scenes were filmed, so we had to stop for lunch!</div>
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A Guinness with a kid's book</div>
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Cast photos all over the walls.</div>
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Enjoying another coastal neighborhood. Chilly day, but plenty of rocks for tossing in the water!</div>
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I love this series of reactions as Levi listens to Daddy telling him a "story prompt" at dinner.</div>
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Prayer time. </div>
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<b>Sunday - Easter</b></div>
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This day we explored more of the lovely city parks Dublin has to offer. This one had a good little hill for climbing an</div>
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and the university where our friend, Kyle, attended (hence the picture to send him).</div>
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Regrouping in another coastal neighborhood where we enjoyed a great Mexican (they LOVE Mexican food in Ireland, it seems!) dinner. They even had veggies as a side with the kids' menu (I have NEVER seen that in Germany) and I almost cried with happiness. I think the waitress thought I was crazy! Levi gobbled it all and was thrilled too. So, we ended on a high note!</div>
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This month more relief from Levi's homesickness came as we had the chance to host friends from home! First, Kirstin Brueckmann (a former voice studio and family friend from church) came while studying in Roma, and then her twin sister Heidi and good friend Allie came from Barcelona. Levi was beside himself to have new friends to show off for and snuggle with, and the girls obliged and were so incredibly sweet. We also had the fun of showing them many of our favorite spots, as you'll see below. And I got a couple girls' nights out too!</div>
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Levi managed to grow some random obsessions this month as well: funny cat videos (mostly cats jumping and falling) on YouTube (this was often his choice for his small allotment of screen time in the mornings, even beating out trains!), classic <i>Charlie Brown </i>episodes (especially "Flash Beagle", which he calls "Flash Bugle". He also does an excellent "wah-wah" teacher/adult voice), and praying and then lighting candles in churches. (We're not Catholic, but I think the sentiment and gesture is very sweet. And he is so sincere with his little prayers.)</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">Competing for sweetest habit of the month is his current bedtime routine. Daddy does bedtime, but every night he would snuggle up to me downstairs and say, "Mommy, you will not let me go. I'll stay with you all night. Daddy, you should go steal my bed, snuggle with Tigie, turn on my song, drink my milk and snooze." Daddy usually swoops him away in the end, but I feel pretty loved!</span></div>
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One of his big curiosities is WHY people would make "bad decisions", which is very difficult to explain sometimes:</div>
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[While doing his African/Middle East puzzle] LT: "Mommy, why did Daddy say that the Central African Republic is REALLY dangerous." Me: "Well, maybe some people didn't make good decisions. And sometimes that means that people fight and it is really dangerous." LT: "They should NOT fight. They should make good decisions and have a good attitude!"</div>
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This is a constant theme with his puzzles and he often sends me to the computer to look up if a country is safe or dangerous. I know a lot about various travel advisories now, should you be interested. (And some new countries that are on my travel list!) It also led to some interesting discussion while watching an Easter video: "But WHY did they hate him!?" [I have never said those words to him!] and reading <i>The Jesus Storybook Bible</i>, discussing how they made fun of Jesus, "They should make good decisions!" </div>
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Needless to say, it was hard when he realized his new play date was going to have to take off. Me: "We have to take Miss Kirstin to the airport today." LT: "What's Miss Kirstin doing?" Me: "She needs to go back to Italy, where she's going to school." LT: "And when I wake up from my nap, will Miss Kirstin be back?"</div>
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Breaking Kirstin in to life in Bavaria. Prost!</div>
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The smiley donut he had to have (and naturally didn't then eat).</div>
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Day trip to Salzburg, our favorite city and Kirstin's new favorite too!</div>
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Eating Mommy's favorite pretzels as soon as we arrived.</div>
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Kirstin's first glimpse of the view from the Schloss</div>
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How my little monkey enjoys the Schloss….</div>
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Posing with Mozart</div>
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Heading to the big market for käserkrainer!</div>
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Chillin' in front of Mozart's birthplace</div>
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Killing time waiting for the biergarten to open we found a great park overlooking the city.</div>
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And making it to the biergarten just outside the old city.</div>
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Dinner at St. Peter's. A favorite and Europe's oldest restaurant. </div>
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Kirstin had her first schnitzel and apfelstrudel!</div>
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That crazy-beautiful city….</div>
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Girls day! First I took Kirstin down to Garmisch for lunch in the mountains. Then we got all dressed up for a night out in Munich - cocktails and Afghan food.</div>
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The following weekend Daddy went skiing and Levi and I had a weekend Mommy and Me day. This, pictured below, was all done before 8:00 a.m. (and my coffee was drunk). Good thing we were meeting friends to help burn some of that energy!</div>
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"Mommy, you should give me some privacy. I'm just going to tell you when I'm done."</div>
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Deutches Museum Play Date</div>
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Showing me how a propeller works.</div>
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Making their own makeshift home in the kids' area.</div>
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Daddy's ski trip with the other Dads!</div>
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Some FaceTime with Jacobi...</div>
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Soon after Miss Kirstin had to head back to Roma, her twin sister, Miss Heidi, and friend, Miss Allie join us for more fun!</div>
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Levi showing them his love of prayers and candles...</div>
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A beautiful drive and day in Bad Tölz, one of our favorite towns.</div>
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Looking pretty great in Heidi's shades.</div>
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Helping Miss Heidi figure out the Bavarian menu.</div>
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And showing Miss Allie around our lake</div>
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Our evening out in the country - first biers at Andech's Monestary and then...</div>
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…hugs by the beautiful fields and sunset before our favorite farmhouse restaurant, Zum Queri.</div>
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Back to Salzburg!! Pretzel time again. (Twist my arm!)</div>
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This time we let the girls' explore after giving them a tour and we headed off to try out the Red Bull "Hanger". I'm not sure how to describe it - one part museum, one part club? But Levi liked the planes and space memorabilia. And it's free!</div>
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More bike rides along the river with Levi doing his own heavy lifting up and down the stairs.</div>
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And napping in the biergarten again….</div>
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Someday he really will tower above me!</div>
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After another great dinner at St. Peter's we all had to stop and marvel at the beautiful moon over the lit up schools.</div>
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Levi in his footie pjs, final hugs before heading back to Germany.</div>
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Another beautiful day in our favorite city.</div>
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Girls night! We tried a wonderful new Greek spot in Munich and made great friends with the waitstaff, as you can see. This seems to be the bonus to hanging out with pretty college girls!</div>
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These orange slices were on fire. Really.</div>
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Mmmmmm…..This is just 'cause. I'm tellin' ya, there's nothing like homemade bagels. Let me know if you want the recipe….</div>
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Socialization seems to still be going well, haha. I overheard Levi talking to our 3 year-old neighbor: "Mommy said I don't need any more candy, but it is SO nice that you are giving me so much."</div>
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Miss Kirstin got us hooked on Kipling by her recommendation. We whizzed through four chapters of The Jungle Book (I was shocked - lots of thee's and thou's - but seeing Levi's face as Kipling describes Mowgli flying through the treetops with the Monkeys was priceless!) and a few of the Just So Stories too. I can tell these will be revisited over the years.</div>
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I asked Levi if there was an animal he would like to learn a lot about and he picked dolphins. So, we did a whole dolphin unit! We both learned amazingly interesting facts (who knew about Amazon River Dolphins!?) and by the end had a great moment booklet of info. There were also many conversations like this one: LT: "I'm a baby dolphin and I stay with my Mommy until I'm 3-8 years old." Daddy: "How long would Levi stay with his Mommy?" LT: "100 years." (Awwwww.)</div>
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One of Levi's strengths is his retention of whatever we learn. This is probably due to the fact that he has a high level of interest in whatever we've chosen thanks to our child-led approach. (Really, the only option for Levi. There is no convincing hi to work on something in which he is not extremely interested. Total waste of time.) This can also come in handy in unexpected ways. For instance, while grocery shopping I can ask him to "tell me a Curious George story" and he will relate an entire 50-page story to me word for word (and therefore forget about pulling things off shelves or dancing through the aisles)!</div>
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THIS is the drill the owners of our rented house left for us. Seriously!?</div>
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But we used it to drill holes for our very own ball run!</div>
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Which was also great in the shower!</div>
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We have officially begun "read alouds". I am beyond excited, as is Levi! This one was a huge hit and we sped through it isn only a few days! </div>
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Pride at matching up his flags and country names.</div>
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Makin' shapes</div>
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Mommy's planning….</div>
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Takin' school outside</div>
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Sight word towers and alphabet Duplo blocks</div>
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"Mommy, I bet when Daddy comes home and Daddy sees this he'll be amazed! He'll say, *<i>Big Gasp*!"</i></div>
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Makin' our own car wash just like Curious George does.</div>
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Discovering new ways to do the 100's board all on his own.</div>
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Classic shape puzzles</div>
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Juicing an orange</div>
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Making our own instruments</div>
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New uses for our Montessori decimal system blocks. Hey, it's all learning!</div>
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Showing Daddy his latest book he wrote and illustrated.</div>
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He is definitely my son. It's only April and he's already enjoying some Christmas programming. (<i>Charlie Brown Christmas </i>was requested as his show time that morning!)</div>
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As you can tell, we work hard and play hard around here. Maybe that is why it is taking only a week or so worth of wears for all of Levi's jeans to look like this:</div>
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<b>Chair Picture (Month 39)</b></div>
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<li>[While watching <i>Fantasia 2000, </i>the whales clip] Those lights…those are the Aurora Borealis. [Didn't know he knew that.]</li>
<li>[While carrying about 15 bags of Annie's Gummy Bunnies up the stairs] I can't carry them all! Wouldn't it be fun if I had more hands?</li>
<li>[Trying his sunglasses on] How do I look?…It looks like nap time.</li>
<li>[Checking out a 1950's plane at a park by the airport] This is weird. [But sits down, puts down the tray table and:] Let's watch some Lightening McQueen. [He knows he's only allowed to watch it when we travel!]</li>
<li>Can we make a fort?….It's Massachusetts from 8901….It will be <i>Maddie</i>chusetts from 8901! These cars are going to the country They're going to have a beautiful drive.</li>
<li>[After him saying - what we thought were nonsense - words, "Wickus" and "Steptoe" for months we found out from an audio book where it comes from:] "Caterpillar", written and illustrated by Javaka Steptoe.</li>
<li>Has begun describing things as "German" or "American"</li>
<li>Mommy, I can not carry three things. I only have two hands to carry two things at a time.</li>
<li>Me: "Guess what that van has inside it? A vacuum!" LT: "A vacuum! It's just like home!! Goodness gracious me. Goodness sakes."</li>
<li>[Sometimes responds to questions by saying:] Yes, I totally would. </li>
<li>"What does 'noggin' mean? Why is it another word for 'head'?"</li>
<li>[Putting him to bed] Mommy, you need to rest more in my bed.</li>
<li>"I know a lot about some countries….But some countries I don't."</li>
<li>[Returning to a book after he had a bathroom break:] Goodness, we can not sit here with mountains of toots. You can not do that. When you toot you should go to the potty and poo.</li>
<li>[Frequently, after naps] I'm feeling a lot more better.</li>
<li>[During his pre-bed restroom visit…sigh…boys….] Do you hear the plop? Do you hear what I said? Let's all laugh. I love it when all my friends and family laugh and laugh. Do you hear tooting?</li>
<li>[After a particularly tantrum-y day with Daddy] Daddy: Levi was this a good day or a bad day? LT: Some of it was great, but a lot of it was terrible.</li>
<li>[During some quiet time in his room, needing help with a puzzle] I need some help. There's a problem in here…..I did SO many puzzles in here. This room is FULL of puzzles.</li>
<li>LT: Those mannequins don't have any heads! Me: Levi, you crack me up. LT: That cracks me up…into an egg.</li>
<li>[Coming in from outside and handing me a dog hair-covered dandelion] Here, Mommy, this is for you…..This is a spring flower for you for cooking us this nice dinner.</li>
<li>[After having a hard time leaving the pool, unprompted:] I'm sorry I disappointed you.</li>
<li>"Mommy, why do the countries fight?…I think God should help them."</li>
<li>LT: I do not like commotions. I do not like Mommy and Daddy commotions. Me: You mean commercials? LT: Yes.</li>
<li>[Driving out of our garage] Those people waved at us. They think our car is cool…Whhhhyyyy do people look at us in our car!?</li>
<li>[As Daddy purposefully made reading mistakes] Daddy, you're having some trouble with this book. You need to read the words.</li>
<li>[Holding up some <i>Henry and Mudge</i> books] Daddy, here are your two choices: <i>On the Beach </i>[holds up one arm]<i>, Puddle Trouble </i>[holds up the other]. Which one?…<i>Puddle Trouble. </i>Good job. [Tosses the other one at me.] Here, you read one too.</li>
<li>Me: What made you kiss Maddie at the pool? Why did you get that idea? LT: Because she loves me and is my best friend.</li>
<li>[Talking about our Ireland trip] After takeoff we'll put this armrest up and you can sleep. LT: I will not do that. I will look out the window peacefully. </li>
<li>[After noticing I take the computer to bed sometimes] Some nights I would like to take my computer to bed and write messages.</li>
<li>[In Ireland] Will we take this car back to Germany, Daddy?</li>
<li>I heard a faint sound….</li>
<li>[Discussing his first time choosing how to spend some $] Me: You have 10 Euros that Uncle Keith gave you for your birthday. The race car is too much. How could you earn more money to buy the race car do you think? LT: Ask Uncle Keith if it's okay. [Nope. We got that cleared up.]</li>
<li>"Daddy, your alarm when it went off was really loud and I didn't like it because it woke me up and I needed more sleep."</li>
<li>[Sleepily, waking from his nap:] I….want….some…Apfelschorle.</li>
<li>"I heard a familiar buzzing, so I ran away so I didn't get stinged."</li>
<li>"Gracie tried to eat a bee. Ah-ah, Gracie. Let it do its work!"</li>
<li>[Very seriously] Now. Here's my idea. [Giggling] Do I get ideas?…..I get ideas like you!….YOU should stop getting ideas and now it's my turn to make the ideas for the rest of the day!</li>
<li>"If a spider made spiderwebs <i>inside</i> he would say, 'Oh no! That's not th perfect place!'"</li>
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The new year all really led up to March 14th: The blessed day when a set of grandparents would arrive here in Germany. Levi had been eyeing the date on his calendar since we returned from Christmas, and I think perhaps it was even more looked forward to than his March 11th birthday!</div>
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First things first, his favorite place in Germany: The Deutsche Bahn's kids' area and train museum in Nürnberg.</div>
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Italian vacation in Bolzano! One of our favorite spots, it is the city just over the Alps and is lovely for weather, scenery, wine, food, and museums. </div>
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Thanking the accordion player….</div>
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Lunch, bike riding and a park at a castle</div>
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The biggest candy shop ever. That face says it all.</div>
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Choosing chocolate hearts because, "I want to get some of these for my friends because I love them so much."</div>
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Love fest after making our purchases.</div>
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And receiving a special treat from the staff!</div>
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Our travel tradition: Getting wiggles out at a park.</div>
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A final walk and ice cream.</div>
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Peaking in the church. Levi loves a prayer and a candle.</div>
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Back home again: Papa teaching Levi about iPhone pinball. </div>
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Landsberg am Lech</div>
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A night out and belated birthday gift for me! The hilarious yet somehow awesome ABBA Gold The Concert Show in Weilheim. </div>
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Meanwhile, Papa reads Henry and Mudge. Love the look of adoration on Levi's face.</div>
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After dropping Papa off at the airport, we picked up a Mater toy and visited a huge petting zoo/park. Anything to distract from Papa's departure!</div>
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We can never be without a story. After loading our car at Ikea, Mom and I somehow got locked out of the car while Levi sat in his carseat, keys also inside. 2 hours, frozen fingers, a frustrated locksmith (Passats are some seriously secure cars!), the keys were scooted close enough to a sad and tired Levi for him to push the correct button and let us in. Traumatic for us all, but Levi loves being the hero in the situation! Later, remembering how he tried so hard to unlock his carseat buckle, "I tried 100 times in a row and couldn't do it!" </div>
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Bootlegged pic of the locksmith:</div>
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Levi deserving a super hero's cape when we returned home!</div>
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A special treat: Sitting on a Ducati! Our relocation expert was kind enough to give a wide-eyed Levi a go!</div>
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Well, the drama of the previous month continued well into this month. We still had one unhappy, homesick boy. However, as you will see at the end of this post, two wonderful events occurred which helped turn things around. 1. We had a fantastic 4th birthday party for Levi hosted by good friends and 2. Neenie and Papa arrived! The morning of Levi's party I told Brad, "I am just excited to spend all day with a happy child." It is so incredibly difficult seeing your child sad day after day. And it worked. He was beyond thrilled with his party. A few days later, Neenie and Papa's arrival helped more than anything else could. He still had some fussy moments, but the big weight of his homesickness was gone. (The post about our fun visit will follow shortly.) </div>
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In other news, an easy winner for Levi's quote of the month related back to some wonderful children's shows, <i>Theo,</i> with which LT is obsessed by the great theologian, R.C. Sproul. But not in the way we anticipated. While going to the bathroom before bed one evening he called out in a slightly strained voice, "WE NEED TO BE BORN AGAIN!" Brad and I had no words. I still don't…..</div>
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Here's a short (well, short as far as our monthly updates go!) post about the month before Neenie and Papa's big arrival:</div>
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One of the best Euros I've spent (from the "Euro store", TEDI): A pig dog toy. Just a girl and her pig.</div>
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Cal doesn't care at all about toys or the pig, but he does love to snuggle up. These two still stay very close, especially since the passing of sweet Luke, who we still miss terribly. Just this month Levi asked me: "<span style="text-align: justify;">Why is Heaven so far away? How did Luke get there?"</span></div>
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Play date with Caro and Abel at Olympic Park! What an absolutely lovely day in every way. Levi's bike was broken at the time so Abel shared one of his. What dear friends. Those boys road all over that place and ended with a splash fest in a mud puddle. We drove home with Levi stripped down to his skivvies and quite happy.</div>
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Another favorite bike riding spot - A farm trail that goes by some horse farms and into the woods. Doesn't it look like Indiana? Maybe that is another reason Levi loves it? Of course, we have never once made it the 2nd half of the walk without some major meltdown. But there is always hope…..</div>
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One of Levi's top 5 places in Germany, The Deutsches Museum's Verkeherzentrum Branch. Goodness, Germans love "things that go" and have many temples to technology. But should you have a "things that go"-obsessed 3 or 4 year-old boy, it's pretty great.</div>
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The first time Brad took Levi here a very loud train whistle surprised him. For a few trips after that he would only walk around that hall with his hands over his ears. </div>
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Hands still over ears by the offending "Green Engine", as it is reverently called in our house.</div>
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This is a huge pile of rocks in a construction site by Brad's work that we frequently stalk. I'm sure the driver is wondering why a women keeps taking his picture and video. </div>
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Some Levi and Mommy School Highlights</div>
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Clock work</div>
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Nomenclature card obsession: These pictures are from one giant, obsessive, nomenclature explosion one particular day. (Montessori really is amazing.)</div>
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How a "wiggle monster" does nomenclature.</div>
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A seedling has sprouted from the seeds we planted! Though it took "days and days" it wasn't quite as long as either of us anticipated.</div>
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Dump truck numbers combining all our number materials.</div>
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Because this is what this child needs: Wheels strapped to his feet. What was I thinking!?</div>
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Gluing in missing numbers.</div>
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Body systems work with a somewhat obsessively made model of the rib cage that I whipped up. (Can anyone say dorky opera singer turned homeschool mom!?)</div>
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SUCH a cool present from Caro and Abel - an archeology kit where you can put bones of dinosaurs together. We made a triceratops!</div>
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Our "car dealership" for pretend play</div>
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Sight word towers</div>
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Moveable alphabet. Though he can sound out simple words, can read full sentences, and knows all his basic phonics he resists this activity a bit. So, we'll revisit….Taking the lead from the child, always, even if I don't understand it!</div>
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A rare crafty moment: painting a bird house.</div>
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Rescue the trains from the ice! Will hot or cold water work? How 'bout salt? And good old fashioned hammering away at it, too. Naturally.</div>
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<b>Levi Turns Four</b><br />
You know you have some dear friends when you feel comfortable asking them to host your child's birthday party. We live a ways away from everyone, not all our friends have cars, and our house isn't set up for a large indoor party. Our large bonus areas are dedicated to a guest room/bath. SO, I hit up our friends Maria and Alec to play host. We had such a wonderful time planning the menu, shopping for decorations, and then finally throwing the party. Even the weather cooperated and we got a 70-ish degree day. For our first little kid birthday party it was pretty much perfect!</div>
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Fun in the backyard with Maddie before the party got goin'. Maria had the cutest pinwheels for them.</div>
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The setup… and wonderful food to boot!</div>
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Partners in crime in so many ways….</div>
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Levi's friends spoiled him with truly thoughtful gifts.</div>
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Trying to figure out this tea party thing the girls were playing earlier….</div>
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I spent the previous day's nap time getting frozen fingers from our backyard hose as I filled up a massive bucket of water balloons. It was worth it.</div>
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Alec, the balloon twisting master. His pink pony masterpiece.</div>
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Playing Pass the Parcel, a new favorite game. After Levi won a little piece of chocolate during one of the rounds he exclaimed, "I winned!"</div>
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And pin the tail on the sock monkey.</div>
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These girls are best buddies</div>
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I knew we would do a cake when my parents came to visit a bit later, so we did cookie decorating instead. After we sang and Levi blew out his candle all his friends (and Miss Maria too!) did a huge pile up on him. Later he told me, "Blowing out the candle, that was my most favorite part."</div>
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The whole crew</div>
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On Levi's actual birthday we did a family day a the pool and then a dinner out at a favorite restaurant. Though chilly we still enjoyed the park at sunset with a view of the distant Alps.</div>
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This is a serious tetnis shot waiting to happen, but fun for a brief "ride" anyway.</div>
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Kids' menu Schweinbraten and Knödel, two of Levi's favorites, especially when accompanied by a book with Daddy.</div>
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Neenie and Papa arrive! I will do a whole post dedicated to their visit, but we quickly jumped into celebrating Levi's birthday with family. Levi was thrilled with his car transporter birthday card.</div>
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And so amazed when he saw the hot wheels track similar to one his buddy Jacobi showed him during FaceTime! He had to do his upside down happy dance.</div>
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Lining some cars up, ready for when Papa got it all put together.</div>
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Opening more Neenie and Papa gifts: trains to add to his Thomas collection.</div>
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Our hilarious cake. Mom and I were so excited to make Levi his favorite chocolate cake in the 3D shape of a train. For some reason things went array during baking and half of it oozed out one side. So, we were left with half of a 3D cake which I then just slathered in caramel sauce and drew some wheels on. But you know? It tasted really good.</div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">Me: You know what? Daddy is REALLY good at teaching you how to throw a ball. Daddy is really, really strong and knows how to do that really well. LT: And Mommy is not so great. [Sadly, he is correct and could probably sense my desperation in that I can't teach him to throw, well, at all.]</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Lots of his new favorite nonsense word: "Oh, wickus, oh, little wickus…." and also "step toe" [Stay tuned in Month 39 when we finally figured out where these words come from, haha.]</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">I've never met wickus and steptoe. Let's do it tomorrow.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Remembering an icky reststop during our travels] Momy, WHY do some states and countries have poo smeared all over the floor? [Sigh. That really was the case in that bathroom.]</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Checking out the 'donuts' in the grocery store] I love you, so I want to get one with a heart on it.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[While doing bedtime duty one night, which is usually Daddy's job, as I put on his footie pjs] You aren't as good as Daddy. Daddy does it better. You don't do it as well.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[As he ate a little piece of chocolate after dinner] Daddy, do you want some treat food? You ate a GREAT dinner!</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Me: Isn't it so great that we have so many friends in America AND Germany? LT: We're very blessed.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Talking about places we could possibly see a danger sign and he says:] McDonalds.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Driving past the country butcher near us] That's where we get hot dogs…while you make pancakes…I miss that. Let's do that again soon with Uncle Tyler [that happened last summer] and Uncle Keith.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[After he stepped on a toy car] My brain sent a message to my foot: Oh no! And my brain says, 'Can I make it feel better?'</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">LOVES talking about how "God picked out the perfect baby for Mommy and Daddy."</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Seeing a picture of some lungs on a dr.'s sign:] Look!!! There are Lungs! Lungs, Mommy! I see lungs!</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Watching two women roast their satay over a sterno light in a thai restaurant] I wish I had a flame.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">LT: Daddy, do you have to go to work today? Daddy: Yes. LT: Are you sad, Daddy?</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Mommy, when we're big and grown ups together let's drink coffee and we'll cheers.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Thinking back to his birthday party and missing his Indiana friends] Why was Cobi not at the party? Why were Cobi and Elias and Isaiah not there? Why couldn't they come?</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Reading one of his favorite audio books, <i>The Little House]</i> Look at all these cars, trucks and trolleys! The city iiiiiiissssss….humming!!</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Asked him if he wanted to talk to Daddy as he was playing with Legos] I'm too busy focusing on this problem.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Loves saying] I'm want to enjoy this beautiful, sunny day.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[All cozy with a stack of books on the couch] What a beautiful night for reading!</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Whenever we see an ambulance] Dear Jesus, pleeeeeeease let them be okay. Amen.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Pointing at the Alps] Look at those clouds. That's smoke over the volcanos.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[While Brad was doing his normal parking 'thing' looking for the 'perfect spot'] Daddy, what are you doing? You're being crazy.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Those mannequins look beautiful, like Mommy.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Me, tucking him in: What are you going to dream about tonight? LT: I'm going to close my eyes and go to dreamland and dream about cars and trucks and buses and trolleys and buildings…and dinosaurs.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Why is Gracie so mischievous that she wants to eat Cal's food?</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[After I told him to go back to bed very early one morning] I feel sad. Tears are coming.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Leaving the town of Weilheim one evening] Thank you Mommy for bringing me here. [We had been practicing saying that as an alternative to fussing when we leave some place.] And when we bring Nana and Pa here I'm going to say, 'Thank you Mommy for bringing me here.'</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">I need my butt to feel better. I need to go potty. [Me: Sigh.]</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">I feel bad when I do something wrong. [This was in response to loading dog poo into his toy dump truck.]</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[One of his favorite topics:] Mommy, did you notice…the trees look a little bit <i>different </i>at night. Why do they look different?</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">I'm in charge of playing.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[During his bedtime prayer] Please keep Papa safe in Florida and help him to have a really good day. Please be with Luke….please be close to Luke. And please know that we love….We just LOVE.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Assessing my train track building skills] We need to try a train. Hmmmmm….It doesn't quite work. Let's make the track go <i>this</i> way.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[And later when I apparently put the trains on too early] Mommy, it's not quite time. <i>First</i> we build the track and <i>then</i> we put trains on it.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[While doing his Africa continent puzzle] LT: Mommy, I want to go to all of these countries. Me: Well, buddy, some of those countries aren't safe, but some of them are and we will try to go. LT: Why are some of them not safe? Me: Well, the people in charge of the countries sometimes don't make good decisions. LT: They should make good decisions! They should listen.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Mommy, were you proud of me for sharing my bubbles with Maddie?</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">I'm sad about Neenie and Papa! Why couldn't they stay a really long time?</li>
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<li style="text-align: center;">Loves the idea that he can go to his grandparents' houses in his dreams and he'll tell me that he's going to go there before he falls asleep. </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">When he gets homesick he likes to snuggle and "be sad together." Then we list things we miss and things we like about Germany, tops being our new friends. Then he asked me, "Why can't Maddie, and Abel, and Lili live in Iniania and Indianapolis too?"</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Fascinated with the idea that babies don't know how to do the things that he does.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Thanked God for some new Ethiopian friends we met during his dinner prayer.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Best game ever? Making up pretend toppings for the snowcapped mountains with Neenie and Papa: cheese? ice cream? whipped cream? marshmallows? </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Levi decided he was determined to conquer his fear of…wait for it…mannequins. When walking through a town he wants to "pop in" any store that has mannequins and practice not being scared.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">He comes up with great science questions. (Thank God for Youtube and Daddy's brief stint in engineering!): Mommy, why do cars back up after they crash into something?….Why do we have to go slower around a curve?</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Frequently says to me, "Dehna nehh?" which is "How are you?" in Amharic. (Technically, should be Dehna nesh to a female, but hey, I'll take it.)</li>
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This was one of those, "Who do we think we are?" kind of months. Most of our pictures are from travel, as you will see. After returning from our holidays at home we thought that some spontaneous travel would help us keep making the most of our time abroad. We certainly covered lots of ground in our first year here and wanted to keep it up. Levi even seemed to be having an easier time transitioning back to Germany. Little did we know it was just a <i>different</i> kind of transition, rather than <i>easier</i>. After a while back in Germany it seemed to set in once again that most of (save the WONDERFUL friends we now have here in Germany!) his "friends and family" (as he constantly refers to them) are an ocean away and it would be months before seeing them.</div>
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I always thought as Levi got older and understood things like time, space, oceans, and boarders that his homesickness would be easier. But apparently ignorance was bliss. We had never seen Levi like this, to be honest: Fine one minute then throwing Brad's phone as hard as he could across the room….Daily screaming at and hitting me….Sobbing so hard in the car that we have to pull over and let him climb in my lap while he cries about missing his family, friends, and "Iniana house"…..Extreme behaviors I have never seen him do. It was a very, very, very hard month. And then sometimes in more calm moments he'd casually throw in comments like, "I wish I could have ALL my friends and family to our house. Mommy, I think you should write a message to them and ask them."</div>
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Unfortunately, it always takes a bit to figure out what is going on. We saw quite a bit of this behavior during our travels, but just thought it was normal 3 year-old acting out. When I finally figured out what was wrong I was able to diffuse the harder situations really quickly. But that wasn't before we had a good bit of craziness during our trips and home as well.</div>
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Another huge obsession this month was wanting to know what his friends and family were doing EVERY SECOND. I did a lot of educated guessing (and even requested some info from some kind friends who filled in the blanks). I frequently got such requests: "I still want all my friends and family to wake up in Iniania. What kind of bed does Jacobi sleep in? My toys wish they could wake everyone up, but they can't. They're so sorry." And after learning that Jacobi sleeps later that he does, "Oh my goodness, Jacobi sleeps late! Why does he sleep late? I think he's a joey." (As in a baby kangaroo. Yeah….I don't know…..)</div>
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I do think that a 3 year-old should not need to be this sad over such big things. Problems should definitely be a bit simpler at that age. I hope that important lessons are being learned at the same time. Things like, we are always here for him, his friends and family always come back, we can make friends anywhere we are, and that we love him no matter how much he cries and fusses. He loves to repeat back to me: "Mommy loves me every second of every day and every second of every night." And the biggest lesson of all, that he can always rely on God. One day after a big tantrum he suddenly quieted down and we had this little conversation: LT: "I said a prayer." Me: "You did? Do you want to tell me about it? Or is it a secret with God?" LT: "It's a secret." I love to see the beginnings of his own one-on-one relationship with God growing.</div>
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That all being said, you will see from the pictures below that we still had some nice moments. Brad and I like to think that just a few hours of enjoying these locations - say some happy bike riding and then a pinch of wine tasting in France? - hopefully makes the trips worthwhile. At least, that is what we tell ourselves in the moment. Of course, maybe all the travel was a mistake? In Solvenia at 2 a.m. after asking for more milk he sleepily said, "I'm so excited to go to my Germany and Iniania houses." And then there are the moments when you realize the fantastic opportunity to travel like this is incredibly lost on a 3 year-old: [While FaceTiming with Pa] Me: "Tell Pa, what was your favorite part of Switzerland and France?" LT: "Pa, the bathroom was SO stinky, I peed outside!" (That was true. There was an incredibly awful rest stop bathroom. But I hardly thought it was the thing that would impress him the most.)</div>
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So, before you look at all these pictures and think we live some glamorous life of European travel, feel free to use your full imagination to fill the moments, hours, days in-between!</div>
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IN OTHER NEWS, there is an accompanying post with this month about our home preschool in action. And another post detailing a typical day in our homeschool. Those have been some of our happier days, for sure. We also have been doing a lot of Spanish and Amharic learning, alternating days with each. One of my favorite moments this month was when Levi suddenly looked at me and said "I love you" in Amharic: "Ewedehallow, Mommy!" (Technically, it should be "EwedeSHallow" as I am a girl and all, but still!)</div>
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<b>Zagreb, Croatia </b></div>
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Most people head to the coast, but not us! We head for the capitol city. I mean, great history for the adults, street cars for the kiddos, and The Museum of Broken Relationships and fantastic food for all.</div>
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This little spot has won awards for being the most innovative museum in Europe. Hilarious. All the stories and memorabilia inside are true and from real breakups. And they had a little car and kids' table for LT too.</div>
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Quite a few of the objects/stories came from Bloomington, IN, where the museum has toured!</div>
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For some reason the waiter thought I needed <i>two</i> glasses of white wine at LUNCH. I did not turn him down. Guess my Croatian needs some work.</div>
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Can't escape….</div>
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Loved the little fried fish. Just popped them right in!</div>
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Beautiful sights around town….</div>
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Fantastic traditional Dalmatian food for dinner - garlicky prosciutto-wrapped frogs' legs, polenta with tomato sauce/eel/frogs legs, squid ink risotto. YUM! We hopped right out of there with full bellies….</div>
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Slushy day exploring Ljubljana...</div>
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Heading up to the castle above the town: fascinating history and an even better restaurant with a gourmet lunch buffet.</div>
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Technically, this was Levi's first movie theater viewing! A dragon (they really like those there) gave us a historical overview of the castle. Levi was fascinated.</div>
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While driving to Slovenia we very suddenly hit an incredibly dramatic ice storm. It was devastating to that region, snapping half of the forests there in half under the weight of the ice and knocking out power for days. Then, within mere feet over one hill it was gone. I've never seen anything like it.</div>
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Arriving in Slovenia just in time for nap time. What a difference. 50-something degrees, windows open, calm waters…..Balm for the parents'-of-a-homesick-3-year-old's souls. </div>
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And then a drizzly evening walk with my boys, making new friends:</div>
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Science at dinner? Why not? Fascinated by the bones of the fish Daddy and I picked clean.</div>
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And then there was the next morning. Back to the extreme fussiness. It was so bad this particular morning that Levi and I had to cancel plans to go to the caves and couldn't leave the room until lunch. We sent Daddy who had a great time (and reported back that it would have been an inappropriate hike for a 3 year-old anyway. Whew! Perhaps disaster avoided?)</div>
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Hot chocolate helped after nap time. But when does hot chocolate not help?</div>
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And a yummy Italian dinner didn't hurt either.</div>
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Trying out his camera work.</div>
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A beautiful, drizzly night on the square.</div>
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Driving home we encountered the remains of a huge blizzard we drove through on our way to Croatia. It was a serious amount of snow. We stopped for lunch and a walk to get our fix, as we've had no snow this winter in Bavaria.</div>
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Back home again. Tucking a car in with a "blanket".</div>
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At least we could enjoy the nice weather by the lake! (Yes, I often have the feeling that I will someday be jumping in that ice cold water after Levi. So far so good though.)</div>
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Dinner party at Miss Monica's and Mr. Arnaud's! Maria put on a music class about Scotland for the kids. Precious.</div>
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And a play date at Allianz Arena with our buddies Liam and Meegan.</div>
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This happens once or twice a month - our older neighbors at the end of our row get two cases of bier delivered by semi. Not kidding.</div>
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After the craziness that was our Croatia/Slovenia jaunt you would have to think we are insane to head out again almost immediately for Switzerland and France. But Daddy had a work trip to Basel, Switzerland, and it was either join or stay home and miss Daddy. </div>
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Upon arriving at our hotel Levi spotted the Swiss flag and asked, "Is that the sign for when you need help?" Ha! Good thing he liked the hotel because he refused to leave it our first morning. (Yes, I know, I could have forced him, but I promise, [and I have tried it ALL] that option doesn't lead to anything good either. And then you are out in public <i>while</i> it leads to nothing good.) We had brought his cars and trains with us on this trip, having learned better on the last trip, and that kept us busy at least. </div>
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Someday I will remember to bring our French press with us on trips. These tiny cups are never going to work in the morning while traveling with a small child. 3 sips of espresso just don't cut it.</div>
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We did find a neat park and spent a chilling evening there waiting for Daddy to finish meetings. </div>
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Certainly the highlight of our time in Basel was visiting the moving art museum. Levi was amazed by, and a pinch scared by, the huge sculptures and installations, many of which are turned on by the watcher. Of course, he had to remark: "Why are they not cars? Why do some of them move and some of them don't move?"</div>
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There was a lot of covering his ears for the big ones.</div>
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This was his favorite. Small and not too loud, a bar on the wheels that reminded him of a train!</div>
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Arriving in France (Nolay in Bourgogne) first things first: find a place to get the wiggles out. We are beginning to have a 6th sense re: stumbling upon parks.</div>
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It was Valentines' Day and we had a family date night at a casual little spot with some great food. Levi jumped right in to trying escargot (not that I told him what it was) and was as big a fan as his Mommy: "I want more! And please, Mommy, may I dip bread in there again and again and again!?"</div>
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Exploring the market in town the next day. (By the way, it always cracks me up that mixed in with the local fare you can also find produce from, literally, all over the world. Bananas from Ecuador, grapefruits from Florida, Activia yogurt next to the yogurt made there in town….I promise you, Europeans are not buying solely locally at these markets.)</div>
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Fish, meats, and yogurts as well as an impressive selection of candy inside this hall:</div>
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Fussiness ensued upon leaving the market, so we found a place to get wiggles out. By this point we had been in Bourgogne for 24 hours, but had tragically (well, for Mommy and Daddy) not yet made it to a winery!</div>
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At lunch we at least tried some local white. </div>
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Nothing messes with nap time, even while traveling, if you want to have hope for the rest of that day (or the days to come)! Though almost 4, Levi still desperately requires 1 1/2 - 2 hours/day. Seeing how much he grows, it really isn't surprising. </div>
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Finally getting some tasting in! </div>
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We were the only people in this huge shop. We respectfully let Levi zoom a car around as we perused (being careful to not let the car crash anywhere near all the bottles!!!).</div>
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And across the street, our saving grace: a huge empty parking lot so that we could….</div>
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….get another tasting in. Levi was not a fan of the cave-like atmosphere in the tasting room in this family's beautiful chateau, but Brad and I were fans enough of the wine to leave with a case. Success!</div>
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The beautiful little square where our bed and breakfast was located. My RUSTY French sure came in handy, let me tell you.</div>
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Passing through lovely little towns on our way to Dijon.</div>
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Sometimes the landscape makes this Indiana girl feel right at home.</div>
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A quiet Sunday in Dijon</div>
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Classic French flea markets</div>
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The only place we could find open for lunch was a bit fancier than we had planned. However, Levi loved his "fondu salad": Literally melted cheese on POUND CAKE. Naturally, with dijon dressing.</div>
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I love this picture. See the dog and puppy to the left!? So cute, stopped me in my tracks.</div>
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We broke up the drive home by stopping in Freiburg, which is near the boarder with Germany and in the German Black Forest. While driving home I told Levi, "See those trees and hills, Levi? This is a famous forest called the Black Forest." He responded: "Is it a rainforest?"</div>
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Well, no. But once again we did find a lovely park for a good bike ride, and then, strangely, a pretty decent Mexican restaurant for dinner!</div>
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Back again in Germany, one of Levi's favorite things is to park his bike in bike racks just like grown ups do.</div>
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The weather was so unseasonably nice that we took he dogs for a walk and grabbed a drink at "The Secret Biergarten", as we call it. Usually only open starting Easter, they opened for one day. Unfortunately, Levi was not happy that day and the dogs were over-excited. (Contrary to popular belief that all European dogs are calm and docile, many have been very aggressive towards our dogs. This makes things a bit nerve-wracking for us all, and though I try to stay calm and in control, I feel like our dogs are always on edge here.) But we still had a lovely moment in the woods and a picture to show for it.</div>
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Another favorite moment this month was when we were reading a favorite book about cultures of the world, he pointed to the girl from Dominican Republic and said, "Mommy, she looks just like you!"</div>
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Girls night! Dinner and a bit of spontaneous dancing with Caro and Maria. We all chuckled over the fact that we had each independently explained to our kiddos that they definitely didn't want to come as it would be "boring Mommy stuff." Brad texted me to say that Levi proclaimed, "I would NEVER go have dinner with Mommy and Miss Maria and Miss Caro. That's boring stuff…It would drive me BONKERS."</div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">[Bathroom break during our travels:] Why would they ever paint this bathroom purple?</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">LT: Why would [Curious] George get in the water? Me: I don't know! Can George swim? LT: No, because he's not an ocean animal.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Listening to musicians in a restaurant in Slovenia] I want to bring my instruments here and play.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Stealing Daddy's hat] I'm causing a little boy ruckus.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Me: Why are we taking your socks off? LT: Because you don't need socks AND footie pi's. If we had socks and footie pi's we call the police! And an ambulance!</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">I got a good nap and my body says thank you. Sometimes, we all get wonky.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">In Iniania I would like to get donuts with you, Mommy and Daddy.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Trying to play tug with Gracie, who didn't want to] Well, Gracie, what are you going to do?</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[A favorite phrase he's stollen from Neenie and likes to imagine his dogs or toys saying] There's my boy!</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[During a visit to the pool] I'm having a great time.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Waking up after a particularly hard yesterday when we weren't able to go to the pool] I want to be a big boy today. I want to go to the pool and try again.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[After leaving the pool] LT: What are all the people doing at the pool? Me: I think a lot of them had gone home to rest. LT: What's the water doing at the pool? Me: What do you think? LT: I think it's resting too. I think it's its nap time.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Watching bobsledding] I want to do that. And maybe Daddy could go with me.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Watching Olympic figure skating] I want to watch something else. I want some bobsledding.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">LT: I want to go into McDonalds and ask everyone inside why they are making bad choices. Me: Levi, you are very smart. LT: I'm not smart. I'm just curious.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Looking at the Alps] Mommy, I think those mountains look like volcanos. I want to learn more about volcanos.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[First thing in the morning after Daddy went to dinner with coworkers the night before] So, Daddy, how was your dinner?</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">I think our dogs missed us when we were on our flight, on our trip. They said, 'Where's my little boy?'</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Brad: "Do you think we should have a boys' lunch today? LT: We should have a girls' lunch. Brad: A girls' lunch? But, we're boys. LT: Yeah, Okay, we should have a boys' lunch. Brad: What should we eat? LT: We should eat carrion.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Why is the sky so high that we can't touch it? Why are the moon, and the sun, and Saturn, and all the planets SO high?</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[On the way to Monica and Arnaud's house for dinner] Mommy, I don't know what my friends will be wearing.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Me: Maybe we could raise your bike seat. Brad: Oh, I'm sorry, it's already as high as it will go. LT: Too bad.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Every morning Levi asks me to come in his room and see his "yellow clock", which tells him when he can get up.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Me: Why do those dogs bark so much? LT: They say, 'We're dogs. We like to bark.'</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">LT: This train is going to South America. Me: South America? Which country in South America? LT: Iniania South.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">LT: [Clapping my hands together] Mommy, pray to God. Me: What should I pray for? LT: Me.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Watching the ball shoot in his Indy Children's Museum App] Mommy, I wish I were a ball.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[The influence of Curious George stories] LT: How do you fish? Me: Well, you put food on the end of the line and - LT: Is it cake!?!?</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Calling out after nap time] Mommy, I'm coming down and I want to watch trucks. Vroom, vroom! Mommy, I have a strong motor. Vroom, vroom! And I have oil and gas!</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Seeing his undies still in his room though he was dressed] Me: Buddy, did you put on your undies? LT: [not missing a beat] Actually, I did not.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">LT: What's that? Me: An amusement park. Those are roller coasters. LT: I would love to ride a roller coaster. Me: I'll keep that in mind. LT: Ok. I would love to do that.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Opening a card from Neenie and Papa] Me: What did you get? LT: It's a book. It's only one page.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Whenever you ask him if he wants to do something and he doesn't want to] I'm not totally sure.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Mommy, I'm mad. Why do we need to calm down when we're mad?</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Love our adoption conversations:] LT: Mommy, how did God make me? Me: Well, God knew your heart before he sent you to Earth, and he gave you a Mommy and Daddy in Ethiopia to make this wonderful body, and he put your heart in this wonderful body. And that is why we have family in Ethiopia too. Remember Abi? And someday we will get to find Abi and tell him 'thank you' for making you. He loves you so much. People all over the world love you so much. [Then, later….] Mommy, God picked out you and Daddy to be my Mommy and Daddy, and he sent me to you, and you love your boy SO much. [Giant smile and a big kiss!]</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Why do you sleep upstairs at the pink Germany house? Do you have any planets and stars?</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[After a couple big sneezes] Sometimes I get tickles in my nose.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Putting him in his bed at midnight after getting home from France] My room looks perfect. It looks perfect.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Mommy, when we went on vacation I missed my doggies. It made me so sad. Why could we not take all of our cars and trains?</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[In the wine section of the grocery store] LT: Look at all these juices! 100 bottles scattered everywhere! Are you going to try some? Me: [Absentmindedly] I think so. I'm just looking for the right one….LT: Mommy, you should try it. [Breaking into song from the cartoon, Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood] "You gotta try new foods 'cause they might taste good! Me: Ha! Thank you, Levi. That's good advice. LT: How 'bout that one Mommy? Does that one look good? [….I got two bottles instead of the one I came in for. He sold me.]</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Mommy, I want to tell you when I need you. I want to have special Levi Time.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Mommy, I want you to snuggle with me. I want you to sleep in my bed at night and sleep in my bed at nap time. I wish you could sleep in my bed all day and all night.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Why did God give me two Mommys and Daddys?</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Bringing his new toy 'baby horse' home to be with his 'Mommy and Daddy horses'] They have happy tears. They waited so long.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">I wish there was something I could do so grownups could wear foot pi's.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Once when the show he was watching finished] Me: There you have it. LT: [Pauses..Confused face] What did we get?</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Why did God make Venus and Mercury so hot?</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Told Brad that his "friends" at work are "unkind" because he has to go and work with them at the office.</li>
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<b>In Other News:</b></div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">Can zip coats, etc., all by himself!</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Likes to recite large portions of Curious George stories or his favorite train video as he plays, including musical interludes (somewhat tunelessly, which makes it even cuter).</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Likes to tuck his cars in at night, kiss them, tell them he loves them, and to wish them a good night.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Oatmeal is pronounced "Opemeal"</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Loves to speak pretend Amharic with some real words thrown in, especially "Tadias", "Ciao-ciao" "-achu", and often ending with "Papua New Guinea.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Thanks to the story of <i>The Caboose Who Got Loose, </i>he is now obsessed with the process of rusting. Yes, Youtube videos have been scouted.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Loves learning about the body systems thanks to a great ebook. Not surprisingly, the digestive system is his favorite. Me: How did all that food get in that little tummy? LT: It went down my esophagus. Down into my stomach. [And another time] Me; Where did your food go? LT: In my esophagus, down to my leg, into my boots.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">"Wrote" his own email to Nana after she sent him a report of her day: </li>
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Dear Nana, [This is almost word-for-word Levi's message. He LOVED your day's report!]</div>
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Thank you for that message. My favorite part was the whole message :). I did eat some yummy Frnech food. My favorite thing was the fondue salad I had for lunch yesterday. (the cheese was melted on slices of pound cake, says Mommy!) Curious George puts cake on hooks to catch fish! And we should do that too.</div>
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When I got home I got your Valentine. I was surprised! I love playing with the dump truck. I woke Mommy up this morning beeping it on her bed! It was beeping and echoing. That dump truck said, "WAKE UP, MOMMY!" Mommy was still fast asleep. It talked so loudly.</div>
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That's all. I love you so much.</div>
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Your Buddy [At the moment, he claims that everyone calls him 'Buddy'.]</div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">Can't stop giving me story prompts. Example: "All my friends and family come to Munich, go to the train and car museum, see the green train, then help pack up all his toys into the green train and take them back to Iniania." [Later in the story they somehow got attacked by a mannequin with moving arms…..There are always twists and turns I can't predict…..]</li>
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Way back in the summer I included a post about our choice to do school at home. Now that we are back after the holidays I been able to bring to Germany a wonderful home Montessori curriculum to use. Interest-led, play based learning is the only way to go for my quick moving, stubborn and curious little man, that is for sure! I love Montessori's completely child-led approach, the idea of self-discovery (even Levi reminds me not to jump in and talk now, haha! He's SO right!), and the cumulative approach to all the subjects. It has been a bit tricky to begin as we had already done a lot, but only in bits and pieces, but I am learning more and more as I go about what works for Levi, what interests him currently, what to save for later, and what flat out bores him. </div>
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We try to do about an hour/day during the week in our mornings before heading out to a play date, a museum, the pool, errands or just having a lazy play day at home. Some days are absolutely fantastic. Other days are harder. But those happen whether at home or in a traditional school. Five minutes of intense one on one learning can make an entire hour worthwhile, I have discovered. </div>
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Of course, the whole day becomes a learning opportunity, but below are pictures of just our specific school time…..I am in love with the process and learning with Levi. It is a massive topic and I have a billion ideas for educational blog posts. (Hello, blog #2!?!?) But if anyone of you would ever like more info on any part of the home education topic, just let me know!</div>
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Oh, and yes, sometimes we do school in our pj's. One of my favorite things is the lack of a morning rush these days. Many days we still must arrive somewhere "on schedule", as Levi likes to say, but our mornings are so much more relaxed now!</div>
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Our living room is also our school room. So, I do a week's setup and then we choose from it all week long. Some things never get touched and some things are huge hits. We also mix in lots of outings, play dates, science experiments, tons of reading, messy fun, music, etc.</div>
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Learning to roll up our mat (or, as we like to call it, "Levi's Office")</div>
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Learning to set up a chair at the table for certain projects.</div>
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A spray bottle (filled with diluted vinegar) and matching towel that are just Levi's.</div>
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Themed boxes, like one for the start of the Olympics. We also found Sochi on the globe and chatted about Russia some.</div>
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About as close to a craft as I can get Levi to do. </div>
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And now proudly hanging in Daddy's office.</div>
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Watching the real thing.</div>
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Learning about all the winter sports with nomenclature cards. This time we just matched a photo of the sport to an artistic representation. Levi's favorite is bobsledding, it seems.</div>
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Outings are education too! Shopping lists, prices, categories of food, where the food comes from, social interations….Levi had been DYING to do his own cart for a while now. Mommy was finally brave enough to put him in charge (in the very narrow aisles of our little grocery with Germans ready to critique my parenting, haha).</div>
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And sometimes the checkout person gives you a treat since you were so very helpful. (Very random, but exciting. And all good socialization opportunities!)</div>
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Music time! This day we played along with an African CD and found the countries on the map for each song.</div>
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Making our own kazoo. (He refused to color or paint it, haha, but it still served its purpose. We discussed how the sound was amplified.)</div>
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Every now and then he does like a worksheet, like these letter or sight word mazes.</div>
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And anything to do with Daniel Tiger….</div>
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He's become quite the helper in the kitchen!</div>
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We put all these little pictures on this chart to represent our daily routine. </div>
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Audio books are the best invention ever. We spend a lot of time in the car while taking Daddy to work and also driving to play dates, attractions, etc. Levi turns his own pages and has every book memorized.</div>
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Always inspired by books, this was the night he created a "library" for us and told us that we could choose any book we would like. </div>
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In one of our favorite world culture books, Levi told me that I looked like this little girl. So sweet.</div>
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A rare play dough play session. A cake for Mommy.</div>
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Lots of pretend play. Doing some work on his car.</div>
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Building our "robot" by following printed instructions.</div>
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Dinner with our buddy, Alexis. She actually inspired Levi to do some coloring! I had no idea he could color somewhat in the lines as he NEVER colors at home. Probably because he already knows how to do it, huh? Note to self: trust the child and their interests.</div>
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Learning about charts, probability and graphing results. Which Daniel character will get to 5 first? We've done this with quite a few different themes - dinosaurs, Curious George, and now Daniel Tiger. </div>
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The fun of throwing the dice.</div>
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We all know Levi loves maps and geography. Continents and their labels were a favorite this month, as well as labeling land/water/air.</div>
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And then picture books to go with each continent! These were a moderate hit and I think he may enjoy them more in time.</div>
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An African-themed box. I see continent boxes on lots of blogs as being a big hit with little ones. Levi was a bit interested this day, but then quickly lost interest. Saving it to try again later. I'm thinking country or content-specific info may not be that interesting to him at the moment as we are somewhat living it. Our day to day lives are filled with culture study, so perhaps this isn't that fascinating or new an idea for him? I don't know….Always trying to figure out why something isn't a hit.</div>
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Levi loves finding Madagascar.</div>
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African Animal Nomenclature Cards</div>
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Land and Water forms study. Made a little book with matching cards, and had to review the definitions for myself too - I had forgotten about an Isthmus!</div>
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Where would the animals live? Water or land?</div>
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Sensory games! Matching objects by feeling around in a mystery bag….</div>
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Anything else in there? This was a hit and Mommy had to refill the bag a few times!</div>
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Arranging color clothespins and practicing our colors in Amharic and Spanish.</div>
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Shade work as well as good vocab: Darkest, lighter, lighter, lightest, etc...</div>
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Matching shakers by sound.</div>
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A nature box</div>
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Another successful craft this month! The fact it required squeezing glue and had pictures from Noah's Ark certainly helped.</div>
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"Green light"/"Red Light" dots on our sand paper letters. (Great sensory way to get pre-writing practice in.)</div>
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Another favorite way to incorporate the red/green idea for writing, plus a bit of staying in the lines practice. Fantastic for a car-loving boy like mine.</div>
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Incorporating the sandbox (well, polenta box for us) to practice writing as well. This is not one of Levi's favorites and we've put it away for a bit. </div>
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Scissor practice with subliminal fraction work :).</div>
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We do a lot of clock practice/calendar/weather time every day, which Levi generally loves, and now we have a watch for each hand: one for Indiana time and one for Germany time. There have been a lot of questions about why it is day in one place and night in another, and therefore study of the rotation of the earth, which combines nicely with his love of space!</div>
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Puppets for language practice! We alternate days with Amharic and Spanish.</div>
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"¿Como estas?"</div>
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Numbers, numbers, numbers. Lots of Montessori tools at work.</div>
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Excited to have matched all his "sand paper numbers" to the corresponding number rods. </div>
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Building stairs with the number rods and matching to written numbers.</div>
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Doing his 100's board. He completed the whole thing and we were missing 36. We then found it under the board. Figures.</div>
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And one day he decided to do the odds! We had previously done some odds/evens work with a fantastic Montessori method and it worked like a charm. He's fascinated with the idea that there are different kinds of numbers and likes to talk about how the even numbers all have "buddies" to their parts. Another favorite is counting stairs by odds or evens (especially in Ikea for some reason).</div>
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Number beads in stairs as well.</div>
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Odds on one side, evens on the other side.</div>
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Matching clothespins to number quantities.</div>
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And then the corresponding beads.</div>
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Pulling out a number and then running across the room to get the corresponding number rod. Gotta keep my boy moving!</div>
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Dump truck numbers! We load up the number and bead, dump them out, then put them in order. </div>
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We've started with learning the parts of the plant and parts of the root.</div>
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Blue food coloring experiment = Blue petals! Roots and stems at work, as well as daily observations and talks about our hypothesis.</div>
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Blue-tinted flowers! (Yes, even Mommy was impressed.)</div>
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Picking out flower seeds at the store and then planting them. We have some nice seedlings now!</div>
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Observing roots and learning how to water a plant, one of his favorite jobs.</div>
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Nomenclature cards started to take off this month and the love has continued to grow. The puzzle love in a different form! Here he's enjoying planets and Daniel Tiger characters.</div>
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MESSY FUN!!! Baking soda + shaving cream = pretend cold snow! Then try adding some vinegar and let both the snow and fun erupt. Love how serious Levi begins and where he ends up:</div>
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<br />Meaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06053546927447763278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428533330332949999.post-65034145369097702372014-04-03T21:12:00.001+02:002014-04-04T14:55:23.856+02:00A Day in the Life of Stay-at-Home Preschool…..<span style="text-align: justify;">People often ask what we do in our home preschool. I thought today would be a good example, so here are my notes and a few pictures from the day's "work"….</span><br />
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Today we gave Daddy the car, which means we are hanging out at home for the day. I actually love these forced days of in-home confinement. Yes, sometimes they are tiring when Levi is having a fussy or homesick day (though I'm still glad I'm the one to help him through those), but often times they are our happiest days. I think, though we both love learning about new places and meeting new people, at the core Levi is a homebody just like me. It's how we refuel our introvert selves and get ready for our adventures. Plus, Levi just really loves a day of playing (which <i>I </i>know is really a full day of learning).</div>
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So, here is what our day looked like during one morning of a stay-at-home day:<br />
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<li>Levi cracked his own eggs for his breakfast (one of his favorite activities)</li>
<li>Took a look at Amazon River Dolphins as part of our dolphin week (a subject chosen by Levi)</li>
<li>Read aloud from Kipling's <i>Just So Stories, "</i>How the Leopard Got its Spots"</li>
<li>Read a new book on octopi</li>
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<li>Created a town and track with huge lines of traffic</li>
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<li>Watered our plants and observed how they are doing. Turned our seedlings to see if they change position and reach back towards the sun.</li>
<li>Did our calendar activities and weather graphing chart</li>
<li>Did our quick "calendar connections" for the day. Today we learned about Estuaries. </li>
<li>Mini piano lesson writing the names on keys of a keyboard and then checked to see if notes of the same name sound the same. (Also sang into the "mic" a bit for good measure.)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-cVcrGNCYBteXsk2iv-ogd_IG3m-iGEVLkbVjcpeZLn_nk3dHsQoJnC4hEdFwkOIXtmxsAnMCCWl7Y6dtTO-5iRzT25mxW0K707764ZRq6kcWT3AxTKIebpY-tiN36xdCJNPTqk_uCo/s1600/P1090673.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-cVcrGNCYBteXsk2iv-ogd_IG3m-iGEVLkbVjcpeZLn_nk3dHsQoJnC4hEdFwkOIXtmxsAnMCCWl7Y6dtTO-5iRzT25mxW0K707764ZRq6kcWT3AxTKIebpY-tiN36xdCJNPTqk_uCo/s1600/P1090673.jpg" height="296" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii1urc0lvaIwE4nr29RVlIhWyEJ-HC5ABh_XLYoLw2uSWzvk3xXng62SK8-kq0jtZlLaUOm_tcC8mWLL_f_Qy4Y83sNcVO5NLwqxodPTxMuGUNOMYMNV0wYp9sRyoD0X6gZ1jXIZy6wus/s1600/P1090676.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii1urc0lvaIwE4nr29RVlIhWyEJ-HC5ABh_XLYoLw2uSWzvk3xXng62SK8-kq0jtZlLaUOm_tcC8mWLL_f_Qy4Y83sNcVO5NLwqxodPTxMuGUNOMYMNV0wYp9sRyoD0X6gZ1jXIZy6wus/s1600/P1090676.jpg" height="320" width="280" /></a></li>
<li>Learning pre-fractions with Montessori pouring water activities<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit51VdtUQmlY1eie96FRlC6kxueMrJisLgJy0CZCMC2HPiolVZoYMolAIZRk67XmWWrLo5NY0H0RJk17buehwtWiqo3u9hjRsFcIqO-06PU2y0AU4AW_tG1H-2Q8NpuIhGky1wFPHXDl0/s1600/P1090730.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit51VdtUQmlY1eie96FRlC6kxueMrJisLgJy0CZCMC2HPiolVZoYMolAIZRk67XmWWrLo5NY0H0RJk17buehwtWiqo3u9hjRsFcIqO-06PU2y0AU4AW_tG1H-2Q8NpuIhGky1wFPHXDl0/s1600/P1090730.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></li>
<li>Then, just some splashing and pouring for fun</li>
<li>Road his balance bike</li>
<li>Took school outside and did puzzles of: South America, North America, Europe, Asia/Oceania, The United States, The World, and Africa<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYrUQg5O-9Fty-Ddvw-3M-h16iGZG1kuSqpNHSxniB32IQug_OWttaAy9qaESiauBUx4gWdgucV8YUW8cWfVOpFjxbYwtNPLWkxAwR1qMvT45QnmYdQBp_s-Axvni-QLPdSzvs7YjLCto/s1600/P1090696.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYrUQg5O-9Fty-Ddvw-3M-h16iGZG1kuSqpNHSxniB32IQug_OWttaAy9qaESiauBUx4gWdgucV8YUW8cWfVOpFjxbYwtNPLWkxAwR1qMvT45QnmYdQBp_s-Axvni-QLPdSzvs7YjLCto/s1600/P1090696.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></li>
<li>Read lots and lots and lots of books, inside and out<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi50WWJTJUFcgw5AeQ-GX_TsL0Bphk3sxY9A0szjKT8JHP-I6jlWh1h_QE6RsczB2P6vhULDK1dKsljnID_Xfd4UvGmcaKaeoA6Bysq-4IByI0ky1-aJBadOvI8NHz3ucDIJ8fd86grhSg/s1600/P1090739.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi50WWJTJUFcgw5AeQ-GX_TsL0Bphk3sxY9A0szjKT8JHP-I6jlWh1h_QE6RsczB2P6vhULDK1dKsljnID_Xfd4UvGmcaKaeoA6Bysq-4IByI0ky1-aJBadOvI8NHz3ucDIJ8fd86grhSg/s1600/P1090739.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></li>
<li>Observed any changes in the bush we chose to watch daily during the spring<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheix2MvdGe4z4mQ5E_BLVK-j9FKRCobp7NdqgGsGRjAYpTTkSsX0z43GsYqXQuELI4GblnFZZ9a8XrGR6rUAORGS3Cq7I7IXnNZtaca9vHq3Lhi41CifglSxa5ohoqazhxZ3-Z5_HiZig/s1600/P1090704.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheix2MvdGe4z4mQ5E_BLVK-j9FKRCobp7NdqgGsGRjAYpTTkSsX0z43GsYqXQuELI4GblnFZZ9a8XrGR6rUAORGS3Cq7I7IXnNZtaca9vHq3Lhi41CifglSxa5ohoqazhxZ3-Z5_HiZig/s1600/P1090704.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></li>
<li>Put all lower case alphabet letters in order with our moveable alphabet</li>
<li>Played super heroes with a homemade cape</li>
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<li>Threw balls for the dogs</li>
<li>Levi washed the wheels on his big car and tricycle</li>
<li>Took all his little toy cars outside and made "lines of traffic" out there, too</li>
<li>Observed some bees and bugs</li>
<li>Had a picnic, twice</li>
<li>Listened to some Gershwin as our composer of the month</li>
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<li>Chatted and played with the neighbors</li>
<li>Rode the bike some more </li>
<li>Watched and danced to an Amharic music video and also watched a video practicing our Amharic alphabet/vocab</li>
<li>Made a road for toy cars using painter's tape on our outdoor rug<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li>Blew a lot of bubbles</li>
<li>Did some shapes stencils and then he spontaneously wrote his name</li>
<li>Showed Daddy the Amazon River Dolphins we learned about and learned about estuaries again.</li>
<li>Worked on the South America puzzle with Daddy while Mommy cooked dinner</li>
<li>Ate beans, sausage and spinach for so long that we read two more of the <i>Just So Stories</i> after Mommy and Daddy finished their dinners.</li>
<li>Made a "miss you!" video to send to one of Levi's best buddy back home.</li>
<li>General tickles and silliness before heading off to bed.</li>
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Meaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06053546927447763278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428533330332949999.post-34704051784049648632014-03-05T15:44:00.000+01:002014-03-05T15:50:10.960+01:00Florida and our German Homecoming - 3 Years with Levi in our family!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
After Christmas Levi and I went for a week in Florida for a little more quality Neenie and Papa time.</div>
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How we love Neenie and Papa's beach. We always seem to have it to ourselves. Great for running and screaming at the ocean. Our boy is fearless when it comes to water….</div>
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What a fun time at the little hands on Children's Museum in Jacksonville. They have thought of so many unique activities: A real stage with real seats! A real store with checkout counters! There was also a real ambulance, a whole train area…Great morning. Levi and I broke out our moves:</div>
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And a great children's museum in Daytona too!</div>
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An electric harp with invisible strings!</div>
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Bedtime stories with Neenie</div>
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Snuggled in after dinner.</div>
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Back to Germany! First stops are always to see friends, who make our transition so much easier. These sweet pictures said it all. Well, they say the rest of what these two munchkins also said that night:</div>
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Maddie: "Levi, do you want to get married?" Levi: [giggles, pause] "What's married?" </div>
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Then later, yelled from the playroom: Both: "We're getting married!!!…." Levi: "Mommy and Daddy are married." [Apparently, it was explained to him.]</div>
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And finally, after receiving an "I'm sorry" hug from Maddie at one point, Levi: "I would like Maddie to give me a kiss…Maddie, may you please give me a kiss?"</div>
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Oh, boy…..</div>
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A zoo trip to catch up with Lili, her Mommy, Monica, and brother, Micah.</div>
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And goodness were we happy to see these monsters again.</div>
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Levi's old enough for a daily chore: scooping the dog food in the cellar and bringing it up for them. He's very proud of his new responsibility.</div>
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A visitor! Uncle Keith came over for the weekend while working in Scotland for a few weeks!</div>
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And a big Bavarian meal for Keith too - hock of pork, bier, und kaiserschmarn!</div>
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This picture kills me. Tears after Uncle Keith left. Poor Levi had a total breakdown. Thankfully, we'll get to see Keith and his family in Indiana this summer as we all visit family. I see a big play date in our future.</div>
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<b>Levi and Mommy School</b></div>
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Still going strong! Just like eggs, apparently. Who knew? </div>
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And then Levi cooked 'em up….</div>
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Almost no snowflakes this year (strangely) in Bavaria, so we made our own!</div>
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Then we read <i>The Snowy Day….</i></div>
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…and experimented with a snowball in the coat pocket, just like Peter in the book.</div>
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Books on tape with page turn signals make wonderful use of all the time we have in the car.</div>
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The amazing Deutsches Bahn Museum in Nürnberg. Well worth the 1 1/2 hour drive. Not surprisingly, one of Levi's favorite places. He talks about "the kids' area" constantly:</div>
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"I've been to this museum once before. I loved it so, so much. I just played and played and looked with my eyes to see what I could touch and what I could climb on. Mommy, in the kids' area I have something to show you…..Look, I know what to show you. Um, um, um…this is a train. It's on tracks. It's cool."</div>
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Brad and I also enjoy the timeline of the history of German trains. In the WWII section however, even Levi could pick up on the ominous mood:</div>
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"Now I would like to get out of here….[In a singsong voice] Spooky! Spook! I said 'spook' because it was spooky."</div>
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Despite that, overall it is a lovely family day out:</div>
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And wandering the city afterwards….</div>
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Playing store….Levi bought everything but, well, the table.</div>
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Music time!</div>
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Relaxing with one of the books he can read to himself! </div>
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<b>Month 36 Chair Pictures - 3 Years in our Family</b></div>
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<b>Levi Says</b></div>
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<li>[After a long walk with Neenie] Mommy! We walked SO far! A mile! It was hard to get home.</li>
<li>[After I made him a "car dealership" out of blocks and then tried to line some cars up] No, those cars have already been sold by the car transporter. They are just fine.</li>
<li>Neenie: Buddy, do you want to go to the park? Levi: No, I just don't want to get out of this house. It's just so beautiful.</li>
<li>[After putting on pi's right out of the dryer] Man, that feels good.</li>
<li>Um, Mommy, WHY is there no blue sky on the moon?</li>
<li>What do babies do? I don't know a lot about them.</li>
<li>[Noticing Daddy's legs] Is Mommy fluffy? Why do some people have things on their legs?</li>
<li>It's hard to leave places. And it's hard to fly away from places. </li>
<li>[After Neenie stole a cracker off his plate] Why do people steal other people's food?</li>
<li>[Noticing another passenger's iPhone on the plane] Mommy, he has your phone. Why did that man steal your phone?</li>
<li>[On our way to Germany] My doggies are wondering, 'Where is my best friend, Levi?'</li>
<li>Levi: "I'm a state." Me: "You are? What state are you?" Levi: "Montana. [Holding up his cup] This is a plane. It's flying to Iniana to see Mommy, Daddy and Levi….I'm the sun. I'm hot gas. I'm Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto."</li>
<li>[After a lunchtime prayer] That was a lovely prayer.</li>
<li>Levi: "Why do we have two feet?" Me: "Well, that's just the way God made us." Levi: "Why did he make us that way?" Me: "You'll just have to ask God when you see him." Levi: "When will we see God? What does God look like? ….What's God doin' now?"</li>
<li>[After shooting off his foam air rockets] "We should make them like real rockets. We should make them have fire on them…I wish we had some fire. They're just pretend. I'm sorry."</li>
<li>[Putting his trains to bed] I love you too. Sleep well. No, it's still nighttime kids. You're sleeping.</li>
<li>Look at my sparkly tongue! Look, Mommy!</li>
<li>[Think he is starting to pick up some phrases from our Scottish buddies?] I'm gettin' you because I'm cheeky.</li>
<li>Maddie and Lili will both be at the zoo too. It will be a party….That was in my head and then it came out!</li>
<li>[After the first official day of our new Montessori curriculum] Daddy: "What did you do today?" Levi: "Um. We did a new Mommy and Levi school. And, look Daddy, we have that game! [points to our grain pouring activity]"</li>
<li>I'd like some water so I can drink some water and water can make me full.</li>
<li>Lots of, "Suddenly, I got REALLY hungry!" [Stolen from <i>Curious George.</i>]</li>
<li>Also lots of, "Ooooh, little fella…."</li>
<li>Levi: "Mommy, I will never, ever lick you again." Me: "I don't believe it." Levi: "It's the truth!"</li>
<li>[Looking at the top kitchen cabinet,] Mommy, I have never seen this before. Could you please lift me up so that I can see something?</li>
<li>Lots of, "Mommy, how's dinner comin'?" or "Daddy, how's your day goin'?"</li>
<li>[After I tried to sing along with some of his favorite music] Mommy, be quiet. Just calm down."</li>
<li>[At nighttime] Why are we facing away from the sun?</li>
<li>All day, every day, a billion and one, "Why…" 's</li>
<li>[Seeing my half-full cup of coffee] Mommy, I said I would help you with your coffee. [Yeah, right.]</li>
<li>Levi: [overheard from the bathroom, a tearful] "It's okay, it's okay…." Me: [I go to check on him] "Levi, are you alright?" Levi: "I JUST NEED SOME TIME!!!! [Fair enough.]</li>
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With a suitcase loaded down with German presents and one very excited 3 year-old, (okay, and two very excited parents) we were on our way to good ol' Indiana for our favorite time of year.</div>
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We had a lovely start to our trip with an overnight stay at the Munich airport hotel. What a fantastic place and amazing gourmet buffet dinner. Levi, it turns out, it a huge fan of caviar. Mostly though, he was excited to go home and for the plane ride. I was informed, "I'll be careful not to bump people's feet." (with his rolling backpack he pulls, that is) and was questioned, "What toys will be at the hotel?" It's always an adventure.</div>
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Then, while landing in Chicago, "I see an American flag on that plane!!" and "I'm going to run to Nana and Pa and scream and shout!" (He didn't. He got shy.)</div>
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And we're home! Levi's first words waking up were, "I had a hard time sleeping!" Then, there was A LOT of, "I'm so happy to be here!!!!" and plenty of dancing and singing the entire morning.</div>
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First stop - Dulls Tree Farm. We were a little late in the season and it was crazy cold, but it is still a favorite place. There's just something homey, easy, friendly, and immediately casual as soon as we're back Stateside. </div>
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What to do when you are all awake at 5:30 in the morning with jet lag? Head to the BEST DONUTS IN THE WORLD. Snowy roads, pi's and all…..</div>
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Levi informed his plane toys before he left home, "Planes, we're going to go get donuts. We'll be back soon and we'll bring you some donuts." And then to me, "I'm so excited to go get donuts with you, said Mommy." (He still sometimes enjoys pretending he is writing a dialogue in a book.)</div>
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And then why not take some to one of your best buddies? How we love this family!</div>
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A night out with friends to hear Monique rock it at Birdy's singing her original work.</div>
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What a party! I am hoping this becomes an annual tradition: a gathering of our Ethiopian friends each holiday season. Our group keeps growing!</div>
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And another favorite annual event, Jingle Rails at the Eiteljorg Museum. This year our friends, Eric, Jen, Isaiah, Elias and Baby Maya joined us. They have since moved to Florida (hence the slightly teary look Jen and I have below….) and we miss them already!</div>
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And, of course, Papa had to come and see some Jingle Rails too! </div>
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Below, running to show Papa what he was finding...</div>
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Also enjoying the kids' area in the Eiteljorg, especially decorating and showing off our very own totem pole.</div>
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Another must - a visit with the Motts! Every time I see these kids lined up on the couch once again I am amazed at the passing of time.</div>
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Whenever "Miss Elizabeth" announces a plan, Levi is front and center to hear.</div>
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One of the biggest differences? How much "Baby Abby" (yeah, can't call her that anymore I don't think) interacts and plays with the boys. Such fun to see. </div>
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Spontaneous party chez Todd with quite a few old Zville friends, the Dubays, Leonards, Smiths, and Sowinskis. A rare opportunity as we all gather from Zionsville, Cincinnati, Hong Kong, Michigan, and Germany!</div>
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And a wonderful trip up to Chicago with the highlight of stopping to see Elizabeth and Keith.</div>
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One of Levi's first Christmas gifts? A fantastic find by Aunt Miriam - a dinosaur reading light! Oh yes, and it "Roars" too!</div>
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Mom's in town! She arrived nice and early in order to enjoy things like, well, her adorable grandson, and naturally, Mexican food! Ah, El Pastorcito, how we miss you and the amazing Mexican markets. </div>
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And with an army of grandparents in town it must mean that there are date nights in our future! Like our favorite spot, Tastings, and then a Pacers game with Miriam and Brian.</div>
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Note the recommendation….</div>
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Later in the month we had the present of a Colts game from Bob and Bonnie and also Butler tickets to enjoy! This is one of the things we miss most about living in Indiana. And it's not just the high-quality sporting events available, but the community feeling it inspires. At brunch before the Colts game every person sported their blue and white….</div>
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Good ol' Hinkle.</div>
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Decorating our little tree with Neenie.</div>
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Rediscovering one of his favorite baby moments….</div>
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Decorating Christmas cookies with Nana</div>
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Always one of our favorite moments in a visit home, a trip to the Children's Museum. Levi informed us, "I want to go in there because I love learning about dinosaurs and all they do." In reality, he's still a little scared of the dinosaur room, but it's good to have a goal.</div>
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Levi's obsession - the ball chain reaction wall in the new Playscape area. He could spend all day there.</div>
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We also love the lily pad climbing maze. This time he made it up to the boat!</div>
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And doing a bit of fishing (…kinda…See the little blonde girl way at the end - he threw his fish and it landed on her head. Whoops….)</div>
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A festive winter scene in the lobby.</div>
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Finally made it to the front of the Yule Slide line. When we asked if he was sure he wanted to wait in the very long line he exclaimed, "Yes! I'll be patient." No way we could say no after that. Levi was definitely one of the more excited of its passengers when he reached the bottom. Bit of a scene, but worth it. Levi also managed to scream down to me in the midst of the crowded lobby, "Mommy! I tooted!" That's our boy.</div>
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Okay. Afterwards it is possible that our tired boy just laid right down and had his nap in the booth at our favorite foodie pub.</div>
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Christmas Eve! Again, seeing (and snapping) our great friends.</div>
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And the magic that is Christmas morning. Our Santa presents (in front) were delivered right on time while Levi slept, in their annual wrapping paper.</div>
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Amazement</div>
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Getting a snuggle after receiving the lovely modern paperweight Levi chose for me from West Elm.</div>
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Levi couldn't open another present until he had completed his new 100's board all the way up to 100!</div>
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We also had to pause to read our new Curious George book while clutching our new golf cart.</div>
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And to line up his geography puzzles</div>
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Oh, and the road tape Neenie found continues to be a huge hit.</div>
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But the big surprise was his real working Thomas train!</div>
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And later in the day Bonnie spoils us with our traditional Christmas brunch. Then we have special Nana and Pa present time.</div>
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And his world is complete. Somehow Nana and Pa knew he was dying to own a car transporter.</div>
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Levi actually did a craft! He worked hard at painting an old puzzle and then Mommy helped arrange it into candy cane shapes for ornaments. We both signed the back with our ages, haha.</div>
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Bring back memories? Nana saved THE BEST toys from when Daddy was little.</div>
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<li>Me: "How old do you think Mommy is going to be on her birthday?" Levi: "4, like me. Happy Birthday, Mommy! It's your birthday. And I want to eat Mommy's cake. I will have some. Mommy will have some. I'm going to share Mommy's cake."</li>
<li>Levi: "When I was scared in the dark and cried I said a prayer to God." Me: "Aw, sweet boy. Did it make you feel better?" Levi: "Yes."</li>
<li>Levi: [at 6:30 a.m.] "Is Papa still asleep?" Daddy: "Yes, Papa is definitely still asleep. He sleeps late." Levi: "We don't like it when Papa sleeps late." Daddy: "You'll have to tell him that." Levi: "No. That will make him feel funny."</li>
<li>Me: [after he spotted yet another something that is crazy far away] "Levi, your eyes are amazing." Levi: "I have a big eyesight…I have eyesight….What's eyesight?"</li>
<li>[After looking at some family pictures on my phone in the car, hands me back my phone and says,] "Um, I think I've had enough screen time."</li>
<li>"Um,..and this is going to be funny Mommy,…."</li>
<li>Me: "Would you like to take anything to Nana and Pa's?" Levi: "They have toys there. We should leave our toys here so that we don't take too much…..We need to leave on schedule. I don't want to be late. Let's hurry."</li>
<li>[While we were both laughing really hard,] Levi: "I tooted!" Me: "Why can't you stop tooting!?" Levi: "They just keep coming out of me!"</li>
<li>[Levi's telling the story of seeing Neenie after nap time] I came out of my room and you were sitting there on the couch and I was so happy to see you!</li>
<li>[Greeting us one morning] Mommy, Daddy, how's your sleep goin'?</li>
<li>Me: "Hey, watcha doin' Levi?" Levi: "I'm doin' trains. I'm working a little bit hard, so I can't talk."</li>
<li>Do not trick Nana and Pa. It's not show time [time for one of his limited TV shows]….I love tricking Nana and Pa because it's my favorite thing to do.</li>
<li>I love my doggies at my pink Germany house. We should sep and get them some food….I love my doggies and saying sweet things to them. </li>
<li>I have a plethora of friends and toys.</li>
<li>[Seeing Daddy check on him while playing with his model train from Papa:] Daddy, I'm being very careful. I want you to go now. [And later….] Daddy, this train is extremely delicate.</li>
<li>[When Daddy asked him to get ready to go for yet another outing] Good grief! I just want to stay home!</li>
<li>[Before drinking tea] And I will be VERY careful not to drip all over our BEAUTIFUL house.</li>
<li>After he broke his train table at home he told Neenie he was worried that we would be "disappointed." </li>
<li>[Then, telling me about the train table:] Levi: "I'm sorry." Me: "Can you tell me what happened?" Levi: I had a problem. We talked about it. I said I was sorry. I won't do it again."</li>
<li>[Listening to us discuss going to get Chipotle for dinner one night.] "Not Shipotlay! That's lunch!"</li>
<li>[Lots of pointing out "beautiful" things] Mommy, I see something beautiful!</li>
<li>[Once, when Brad and I, though trying hard, couldn't understand what he was trying to tell us] I'm just not going to talk. I'm going to rest.</li>
<li>[After I knocked down a Duplo tower] That's ok, Mommy. You can try again. Sometimes towers do that. But you can try again.</li>
<li>Lots of, "Mommy, did you notice….."</li>
<li>[Spying some Matchbox toys Neenie and Papa brought him] I see it!!! I see it!!! It's a gift!…I did not notice this! I did not understand!</li>
<li>[Lots of talking things out on the potty or to the dogs after he has a tantrum, often word for word what I have said. Overheard once on the potty:] Oh, Levi. Why are you acting like this?…I know, I miss Cal and Gracie too. We'll see them soon. Then we'll spend a little time in our pink Germany house and then go back to our Iniana house….[He then came out, gave me a huge hug and ugga mugga and apologized for his tantrum.]</li>
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No denying it is hard being away from home when the holiday season starts. SO, we did our very best to delve into the amenities here in our neck of the woods (as well as a bit beyond our "woods" too). As you'll see in my next post, we ended up with a lovely European and American holiday season put together.</div>
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I kicked the holiday season of right! Nothing like a spontaneous Barcelona trip with old friends, Katherine who lives in London and Nina who lives in Chicago! Is there anything better than friends who, though you haven't seen them in years, feel like you saw them just the other day?</div>
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My first Gaudi architecture</div>
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What a neat way to decorate for the Christmas season.</div>
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I really enjoyed Barcelona's version of the Christmas market: lots of little artisan booths with art and jewelry.</div>
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The Christopher Columbus statue.</div>
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Great find for lunch. Tapas at the oldest restaurant in Barcelona.</div>
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Passing by the opera house.</div>
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The market</div>
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The Basilica. Amazing nature-inspired Gaudi architecture and fascinating to see how they continue his vision even today. Still a work in progress!</div>
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The view from the gardens over the city.</div>
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Meanwhile, back in Germany! We should have made a point to really enjoy this snow as it turned out to be just about all we would get! So strange after last year's feet upon feet all the way until May!</div>
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Snuggle time</div>
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Having the arena and Lego play area within all to ourselves….</div>
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Thanksgiving! The Marriott in Munich had a quite nice buffet, so we still got our turkey fix!</div>
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Pool fun with friends! We're becoming regulars at the indoor pool, Westbad, in a nearby Munich neighborhood, Pasing.</div>
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The pool is also where Levi apparently puts the moves on. This day he coolly swam up to sweet Maddie and very deliberately planted two kisses right on her mouth, as all the moms died with laughter!</div>
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Dr. Levi. He has a very gentle and calm bedside manner. I am often told my shot WILL hurt, but to close my eyes, roll up my sleeve, and think of something happy….Then I am pronounced "healthy and strong."</div>
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Always a highlight of the week, FaceTime with Jacobi.</div>
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An excellent line of traffic. He has quite the fascination with it ever since we've actually be stuck in traffic here in Munich.</div>
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I love this. Now and then he lines up his cars so they are talking to each other headlight to headlight. Won't play with dolls, but the same function….</div>
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<b>Christmas in Munich</b><br />
Germans have a very specific way of celebrating Christmas with their famous Christmas markets. We enjoyed going to various towns and spots in Munich to see how they each celebrate. For the most part, there is a general theme: Glühwein, booths selling traditional German trinkets and toys, some artisan booths, sausage and crepe booths, sometimes some music or a band….Mostly it is the ambience of enjoying the cold with a hot drink and wandering with friends. Of course, we miss some of the ways that America celebrates, in particular an explosion of decorations and lights on individual houses, which is not a tradition here. But we had plenty of time to enjoy both the German and then American tradition with our visit home.<br />
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Santa's visit in our Munich Momies play group was, well, EXTREMELY traumatic for poor Levi. Tears, screaming, and hiding out in the girls' bathroom for about 20 minutes until we were sure it was safe. However, "Santa" had left a present for him when we return to the room: the same car that he had chosen for many of his Indiana friends. How did Santa know!?</div>
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Beautiful sunset, carousel, friends, terrifying Santa sightings which we survived…..</div>
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Residenzplatz Market</div>
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Levi's first kinderpunch….</div>
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Always a favorite, always the most crowded, but rightfully so.</div>
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Our friend, Edyta, Max, Alex and Rob joined us</div>
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Santa-sighting which we again survived in the pioneer-style market</div>
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In Starnberg's little market we found an American cooking BBQ! Levi was obviously thrilled.</div>
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And hot chocolate after...</div>
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One of our favorite towns, Landsberg am Lech. Great market, beautiful setting, not too big/not too small, not too crowded…..A favorite (save the tantrum Levi threw, but otherwise…..)</div>
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Angry boy. Perhaps over the markets? </div>
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Christmas party with our friends at Abel's house!</div>
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<b>Levi and Mommy School</b></div>
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Levi's biggest obsession of the month was telling stories. It is his greatest pleasure to give me a "story prompt" by presenting me with a lavish idea and then saying, "That's my story prompt! Can you tell me that story, pleeeeeeeeaaaaase!?" Most of them have to do with his Indiana friends and family coming here to Germany. </div>
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My little man has his own ideas. He told me he would surprise me and then came downstairs with this massive rug from his room. </div>
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Writing/reading practice with shaving cream bath fun.</div>
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A fantastic way to practice odds and evens. Love Montessori math.</div>
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Clock fun!</div>
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Water and oil. No matter how hard you stir, we all know what happens….</div>
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The rare worksheet</div>
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My little chef! I love the bravery that the Montessori method gives both the parent and the child to trust them with big jobs.</div>
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Omlettes</div>
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Fruit salad!</div>
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Popsicles! Works great with our constant talk of liquid/solids/gas.</div>
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And his own creation. A heavily-spiced marscapone cake of his own creation….We'll keep working.</div>
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<li>[As I hung sight words we had made all over his room] Moommy, I think you are doing a great job! Look at all these sight words everywhere!!</li>
<li>Me: "Levi, do you like your hair short or long?" Levi: [without missing a beat] I like my hair blue.</li>
<li>[Post-<i>Pines of Rome </i>dancing] Phew! I need to rest….Phew, that is a lot of dancing!</li>
<li>[Talking about his buddy, Maddie, getting hurt] We were worried about sweet Maddie.</li>
<li>[First post-nap words one day as he snuggled on the couch] I love football.</li>
<li>Me: "Levi, that smelled awful." Levi: [completely matter-of-fact] I'm having toots from my butt.</li>
<li>[Observing cheerleaders during a Colts game, in confusion] Do they have things on their hands?</li>
<li>[When the dogs bark in the backyard] Dogs! No barking! You're better than that!</li>
<li>Cal's the best.</li>
<li>Counted all the way to 100 in the middle of dinner and then exclaimed, "Lift off!"</li>
<li>Daddy: "One more book. Let me see your 1 finger." Levi: [holding up one finger] "And I'm going to toot one more time."</li>
<li>He really enjoys backing up to me, trying to put his behind on my leg and then telling me, "I'm going to put my toots on you." Ugh.</li>
<li>[After I bumped my head] Shhhhh, shhhhhh…Mommy, are you okay?</li>
<li>Lots of, "I would like to [fill in the blank with whatever it is he wants], as well."</li>
<li>[Frequently stretches as tall as he can and then with a look of disappointment says] But I'm not as tall as you…..</li>
<li>[Any time he doesn't want to do something] I'm not too sure.</li>
<li>[After I kissed his forehead] Oh, Mommy, you are giving me kisses a lot. You are full of love and kisses.</li>
<li>[Still adjusting to Luke being gone. One day after crying because he misses his friends and family:] Levi: "Luke is sick." Me: "No honey, Luke isn't sick anymore. He's in Heaven." Levi: "Where's Heaven? Is it over there?" [Points to the woods behind our house.] Me: "No, honey, Heaven is where God lives. We can't get there until he's ready for us to come." Levi: "When Luke is better, maybe he'll come back."</li>
<li>I miss Luke. And if Cal and Gracie go to Heaven there will be no dogs. We will be just us….all by ourselves. I wish that Luke would come back.</li>
<li>[Petting the dogs first thing in the morning] Dogs, are you gracious?</li>
<li>[Whenever Mommy has to admit she doesn't know something] Maybe we should ask [fill in the blank with a grandparent] about it. They know a lot about things.</li>
<li>Oatmeal is pronounced, "Opemeal."</li>
<li>[Getting a pinch bossy. After I sang a song incorrectly] Oh Mommy, you're singing it wrong.</li>
<li>Brad: [while driving] "Watch out, clown!" Levi: "Where's the clown, Daddy!?" Brad: "Oh, no, it was just someone driving crazy." Levi: "Where's the clown driving crazy!?!?"</li>
<li>[EVERYTHING is his "favorite". While discussing a shopping list:] Bags are my faaaaaavorite!</li>
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Yup. Brad scored major points on this one. 15 years ago he worked in Turkey. I have wanted to go for the entire time we were dating and then married. What better present for our 10 year anniversary but a family trip to Istanbul!? I had no idea where we were going until we arrived at the airport and we walked up to Turkish Airlines. Levi had seen Turkey many times while working his Europe puzzle, so he could at least appreciate where it was, that Daddy used to work there, and he knows it's by the Black Sea. (He almost always puts Turkey and the Black Sea in first, for some reason.) Other than that, he was mostly just excited for the plane ride and that we parked in a parking garage. Ah, the simplicity of being 3. </div>
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After this post you will probably feel like you went to Turkey with us. I obviously couldn't stop the picture taking the whole 5 days we were there. It was a wonderful trip and I highly, highly recommend Istanbul to any and all who love history, amazing sights, fantastic food and friendly people.</div>
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Cheers to 10 years! (Like the sippy cup sneaking in the picture? We tried to get his whole self, but that is as much as he would deign to give us.)</div>
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Levi <i>almost</i> made it. We got in pretty late and he fell asleep in the cab right after asking, "Where are the old things?" </div>
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<b>Food (Let's start with the important stuff:)</b></div>
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My first real Turkish baklava and coffee. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.</div>
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Levi was a fan of all the food, but when is he not a fan of food? This night we went to a Georgian restaurant. He scarfed down the beets and dips for appetizers and then his homemade dumplings and yogurt. The little grandma-like lady who ran the place came out and took a picture of him with her phone. This was one of our first signs that people were going to be extremely welcoming of our somewhat unique family. (More on that to come…..)</div>
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Another spot in the old town on a street popular with city workers and tourists alike, Levi got scooped up and carried right into the kitchen to see the spit for the meat. Again, we were amazed at the reception he received. They then gave us gifts of many Turkish "blue eye" medallions before we left. </div>
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They really were fantastic kebabs.</div>
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A fancy dinner at our hotel, Levi ate a ridiculous amount of his kale/yogurt/egg dish. He loved it so much I asked the chef how to make it. </div>
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One of the more famous baklava shops. Trays and trays from which to choose.</div>
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This is how many of the cafes draw you in. Windows of gorgeous food.</div>
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A really neat "tea garden" we enjoyed by the Blue Mosque</div>
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Levi loved his yogurt drink.</div>
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Entering the spice market. </div>
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And another shop in one of the main shopping districts where I bought nuts and figs.</div>
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Brad getting our food in one of the best cafes we found. We actually went back for seconds.</div>
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Levi learning air hockey in the kids' play room at a large restaurant famous for its fancy and varied kebabs. You could actually leave your kids in this room while you ate your dinner upstairs. I didn't opt for that, but we did have fun going down and playing with the very kind nanny.</div>
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<b>Sights</b></div>
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Everywhere you look all over the massive city the towers of mosques are a constant. Interestingly, though we heard the traditional call to prayer throughout the day I never saw one person stop and pray. Istanbul is very staunch about its secularism (long story, very interesting). It's a strange paradox with the skyline surrounding you.</div>
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<b>The Sultan's Palace</b></div>
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Hugely interesting for its history and panoramic views. (And also for the fight Brad had with the audio guide clerk, who accused us of breaking ours!)</div>
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Levi learning about mosaics in the mosaic museum. Fun to find the animals for him. Truly amazing for a history loving adult as the mosaics are from the Byzantine period.</div>
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<b>The Blue Mosque</b></div>
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The view of this unbelievable building changes with the light throughout the whole day, depending upon where you stand in the huge garden in front of it. Even Levi was properly impressed and wanted his picture taken when we visited late one evening. (A (VERY) rare occurrence.)</div>
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<b>The Hagia Sophia</b></div>
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Directly across from The Blue Mosque is this hugely important historic church/mosque/museum. The center for Orthodox Christianity from 537 - 1435, then a mosque until it was made a museum in 1935. Now it houses unbelievable, ancient mosaics. The architecture alone is a marvel, showing its growth over the years. </div>
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<b>The Roman Cisterns</b></div>
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Originally built in the 6th century, it was the main water storage for the Byzantine and then Roman city. </div>
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Levi's favorite part of the city, bar none: the street cars.</div>
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A very interesting solution to the problem of feral cats and dogs: They are treated as community pets and seem to be tagged (probably to show vaccination?). They are all very calm, look well fed and well cared for, and know in which neighborhood they belong. </div>
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Istanbul was dotted with many playgrounds. The skyline of towers in the background is definitely a new look though. This one was in a neighborhood outside of the old town and along the water.</div>
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Then a walk along Istanbul's version of The Magnificent Mile or 5th Avenue. Crowded any time of day and certainly had any store you could wish for.</div>
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A beautiful day for a boat tour down the Bosphorus. The city is massive, going on for miles and miles and miles. The views are spectacular as you look at the old city, the new business districts, the old palaces, and huge, bright red Turkish flags flying everywhere.</div>
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Brad knew enough from his days in the city to get off at a more "locals" port rather than the touristy stop at the end of the boat ride. There was a park right by the ferry stop so we had to pause for a good play session. The woman in the red scarf immediately made friends with us, giving Levi sections of a clementine. Our boys were fast friends. We couldn't communicate beyond the boys' ages and names, but a kid is a kid at a park anywhere in the world.</div>
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We found a beautiful restaurant for lunch where we could watch the boats pull in the catch we were about to consume. </div>
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"Cheersing" our octopus bites</div>
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Exploring the whole fish before we dug in</div>
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Levi loves lemon and lime on his fish and especially squeezing it himself!</div>
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Once again! The waiter scooped him up and carried him around to other tables, introducing Levi as his "brother." (After days of this rock star behavior, along with people going out of their way to talk to him, cuddle him even on the street cars, we knew there had to be something up….)</div>
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And then Levi was out. Brad and I enjoyed a post-lunch turkish coffee before a long bus ride back up the river.</div>
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Perhaps our favorite activity was the "Locals Tour" we were given by the manager of our wonder hotel (The Sirkeci - highly recommend). He's not a professional guide, but just takes you for 3 hours on a walk in the neighborhood where he was born. We saw amazing sights, like the head of the Orthodox Church (below), the largest farmers' market in Turkey, old, windy streets where only the locals would go, bakeries where they make the Turkish pastries for the street vendors, beautiful views of the city. It was just a wonderful morning.</div>
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The principal seat of the Greek Orthodox Church, Church of St. George</div>
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(Basically, the Orthodox Church's Vatican)</div>
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This relic, they say, is a marble column Jesus placed his hand on while walking to Calvary. It is a place of pilgrimage and rubbed smooth from Christians and Muslims alike wanting to feel it.</div>
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The largest market in Istanbul, where I promise you will be the only non-Turk. It is our guide's main shopping destination and he knew all the vendors, best stands, showed us that you can taste anything you want before buying….It was all lovely and wonderful. (Except for when a bee flew under my shirt and stung me, but, you know, those things happen? Right?)</div>
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Spices. I brought back cinnamon and mint for our Moms.</div>
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Again with the rock star attention!!! A vendor came out, scooped Levi up, and showed him off to the other vendors around. Again, we were baffled. And shortly after we found out the reason for all the extreme attention throughout our visit:</div>
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We saw our guide a few ours later in the hotel. He said that he had gone back to the market to do some shopping and the vendors were asking about our family. When our guide explained that we had adopted Levi from Ethiopia, the vendors told him to tell us that the market would be praying for us. What!? Amazing. Apparently, much like in the Christian religion, adoption is a concept of huge importance in the Muslim religion. Being a family obviously made through adoption made us a bit of a celebration walking around, apparently. What an amazing experience and lovely surprise. </div>
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Beautiful views above the old city.</div>
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For good measure, right before going to the airport we got lost in more shopping streets on the outskirts of the old city. Again, most definitely not a place most tourists probably venture, but hey, we love off-the-beaten-path stuff, even when by accident. Each crowded, winding street had a theme - the bed linen street, the clothing street, the bridal gown street, the camera street, the sports equipment street….</div>
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Then it was time to fly home, thankful that I finally got to experience Istanbul. It had changed drastically from Brad's time there 15 years ago, but was still the wonderful food, history, and culture he remembered. Fingers crossed for a return trip some day.</div>
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<li>[In the airport before leaving] Daddy! Don't leave us! You can't stay here by yourself!!</li>
<li>[After he hides Tigie under his stroller] Where'd Tigie go? Maybe….under here? Tigie you get out of there.</li>
<li>Became quite good at saying "Teshekur!" for "Thank you" in Turkey and "Merheba" for "Hello."</li>
<li>[When leaving just about any place] Mommy, Daddy, I will go first and you can follow…ok. I'm going…</li>
<li>Mommy. Did YOU notice that the trolley has wheels?</li>
<li>I love you because you're you.</li>
<li>[Leaving a restaurant after being given a Turkish Blue Eye, which signifies good luck] Okay! Good luck!</li>
<li>[After our room was made up] This pillow smells like "ferpume" [or sometimes, "perpume"]</li>
<li>Mommy and Levi want to camp in the living [aka, Mommy and Daddy's room at the hotel] and Daddy wants to sleep in my bed with Tigie. Yes. That's what we'll do.</li>
<li>[JUST as a businessman walked into the hotel lobby bathroom] I just pooed and it smells AWFUL!!! [Business man immediately walks out.]</li>
<li>Daddy you're curious about puddles. You're better than that.</li>
<li>[Asks constantly] Is it time to go?</li>
<li>[Looking at the huge bridge over the Bosphorus] Are we going up THERE!? I NEED to go up there! I'm CURIOUS about that!!"</li>
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<br />Meaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06053546927447763278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428533330332949999.post-41003433808175785682014-01-07T21:43:00.001+01:002014-01-07T21:43:34.762+01:00Bavarian Fall, Part 3 <div style="text-align: center;">
We continued to enjoy the fall with a cozy month of November, a lot of which we spent at home and with friends. We did have a big trip to Turkey right in the middle of the month for Brad's and my 10 year anniversary, and that is covered in the next post. <br />
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Showing Daddy his birthday present, a mug on which Levi traced "Ugga Mugga" and then gave Daddy a birthday ugga mugga….This was days early because Levi simply couldn't wait to give it to him.</div>
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Of course, Brad was humbled just before this after Levi and I went shopping for marzipan candy as a present and Levi told him, "Daddy, I picked something for your birthday. Daddy, you are going to grow old. You are goring to grow seventy old." Poor Brad was turning just <i>37.</i></div>
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Germans love paperwork, but we often find faulty chinks in their exhaustive process. This one made us laugh. Ironically enough, it was a letter reminding us to extend our visas. Apparently, they aren't quite sure who it is who is living here, but they would like their visas to at least be current. Ha!</div>
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Reading <i>Curious George</i> over Thai food, Levi was shocked and worried by George and Jumpy the Squirrel's predicament of being lost. But it all works out okay in the end.</div>
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Gracie and Cal have really stepped up their game to try and fill Luke's void. Amazing how dogs know to do these things. I can honestly say, they have made a huge difference in how Levi has dealt with Luke's passing. Dog therapy, indeed.</div>
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Levi is still working through Luke's passing though and talks about it frequently. I overheard him in the bathroom one day saying, "Sad, sad, sad. I'm sad about Luke. But Daddy's at work…." Once all in one day: "I'm a little bit nervous and worried about Luke.", "I'm worried about Luke. I'm worried about Luke being in Heaven and being gone." and "I woke up and saw Goofy Luke. It made me a little bit happy and a little bit sleepy." Another day, totally out of the blue, "I miss Luke….Luke was sick. Daddy carried him to the car </div>
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But, we're getting there, slowly but surely. I'm grateful Levi has the skills to at least tell us how he's feeling.</div>
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Levi's picture of "Goofy Luke" who watches over him at night amongst his planets and stars</div>
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Enjoying books introduced to us by our dear friends from Scotland.</div>
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Couple favorite dishes from the month - a "clean out the fridge frittata" I made up one night with tons of good stuff inside and topped with figs, kale, reduced balsamic and cherry tomatoes.</div>
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An African-spiced quinoa salad.</div>
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People often ask how we like living in Germany. I often say, the touristy stuff and travel are great, the day to day stuff is hard. This particular day I had done a big shopping trip to replenish our very empty post-vacation pantry and fridge. (And yes, people go to big supermarkets there, just like home. As you can see, this one even has an escalator!) BUT the fact that no one helps you with bagging your groceries makes checkout truly a harrowing experience with a 3 year-old. Trying to speak German to the cashier and then the customer making comments behind you, trying to bag your groceries so nothing is crushed, paying, load said groceries, keeping the child from grabbing things, answering the child's questions about the cigarettes hanging above you and whether or not he can have "the purple fizzy juice at the bakery," impatient looks from everyone else in line, etc., etc…..Little things can definitely add up to make day to day life quite, well, tricky. (Okay, honestly, I practically have a panic attack sometimes trying to pay.)</div>
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<b>Out and About</b></div>
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A Daddy and Levi day at the amazing train museum in Nuremberg,<br />
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Discovering (well, finally being brave enough to try out) the indoor pool in Starnberg.</div>
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Brunch (we actually found a really good brunch in Germany!) </div>
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I just love that different countries have their own name for <i>The Smurfs</i>. Fantastic name here in Germany. A keeper.</div>
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A night out!!!!!!!!!! We put Levi to bed, had the neighbor girl come sit and make sure the house didn't burn down, and then headed with Maria and Alec to a tiny bar in Munich to see The Band Perry play. I sported the Indy shirt Miriam sent me so that I could fully represent. Cowboy hats and country music in Munich! Fantastic night.</div>
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<b>Friends</b></div>
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How blessed are we to have found such amazing, wonderful friends here in Germany!? This particular night we had a big party with four families at Maria and Alec's. Then Levi and I spent the night, waking up to throw a surprise brunch for Brad when he picked us up. <br />
Huge hit in every way. </div>
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Boiling homemade bagels the day before - Brad's favorite - for a birthday surprise at brunch. </div>
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Blowing out the candle in his birthday bagel, haha.</div>
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Present opening</div>
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A trip later that month to the Deutsches Museum </div>
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And a day out at the Lego play area and lunch at Allianz Arena.</div>
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<b>School</b></div>
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While we make sure that multiple times/week we have play dates, play group and field trips, we do a lot of school fun at home too. It really has turned out to be a fantastic balance. I feel like Levi has a wonderful, core group of friends of varied ages, gets lots of experience playing with/interacting with strangers during our field trips, and then tons of interest-led learning at home. Plus, I get so many precious moments with my quick-growing little man. I'm thrilled now with our choice to "home preschool!"<br />
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As you will see, I still can't get him interested in crafts. I have tried just coloring in front of him, seeing if it will inspire him: Me: "Maybe I'll color some more." Levi: "Mommy, you don't <i>have</i> to color. You already did it." Don't think my plan is working.</div>
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Train stencils - almost coloring!</div>
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Math with farm animals!</div>
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"Feeling" a glitter glue sight word </div>
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One of his weekly books that he can read all by himself</div>
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Instrument time! Levi loves to make a kazoo train, naturally.</div>
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Sight word bean bag toss.</div>
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Which leads to lining up the bean bags in order, of course. </div>
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(They have Amharic numbers on them.)</div>
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Helping me assemble the spice mix for our quinoa salad.</div>
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Tasting the result</div>
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And giving the spices a hug. My little spice-loving Ethiopian!!</div>
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Sight word (here with family names) "roads." </div>
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Water balloon "store."</div>
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Paying for his purchases.</div>
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Reading to Mommy and Daddy in the car. </div>
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Taking our school outside on a nice day.</div>
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We've done a big fruit-themed month - exploring the skins, seeds, cores, etc. This was a mango day.</div>
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Comparing the seeds and skins of some of his favorite fruits.</div>
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Citrus day. I love that my puzzle-loving boy tried to put them back together.</div>
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Apple coring and tasting with different spices.</div>
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Levi loves sounding out these action cards and then acting like his favorite construction vehicles.</div>
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The constant: Train track building. Fun to see how it changes.</div>
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"What floats?" combined with the fine motor work of chopsticks.</div>
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Sorting. This was too easy for him, but still a good review. </div>
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We could maybe use it later for math practice.</div>
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Montessori 3-part cards for planets</div>
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Changing up our calendar circle time, which he naturally got bored with after a bit. Now it is hung at his eye level, we sing songs about each part of the year, and quickly discuss the season/month/day/weather/and how we are feeling.</div>
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Pouring practice combined with our constant theme of solids/liquid/gas</div>
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We watched the ice melt to see if it would stay the same height.</div>
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These frog life-cycle matching cards go well with a <i>Curious George</i> book we have about the same topic.</div>
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Spontaneous letter work. First Levi wanted to complete the puzzle squares (each square has three parts) while lining them up in order, then match the lowercase letters (from a different game) below. Naturally, it's a letter "train" to him. </div>
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(If you can't beat 'em……Seriously.)</div>
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Stamping the shapes of letters and numbers with a <i>Cars</i> stamp.</div>
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A big accomplishment this month was Levi completing the Montessori 100's board all on his own via an App. He was very excited and became quite obsessed with it for a while during his "screen time." He has gotten faster and faster, though it must feel like it takes him a while to get to 100 when he does it - "I'm going to do all these numbers to 100. It takes me a long time…..I'm looking for 38. I'm going to do them all. I need about 30 minutes. Then I'll do it with no numbers, then odds, then evens!"</div>
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Later, I asked him, "Do you love 100?" to which he said, "I just love it SO much. It's my favorite number!" And another day, "I'm going to get all the way to 100. I need 14 minutes….I'm so fast with my numbers! I'm going to get all the way there. I'm so excited. [Giggles]."</div>
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Oh, and we have officially entered the dinosaur phase. I'm sure those pictures will start to pile up soon….</div>
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<b>Chair Picture, Month 34</b></div>
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<li style="text-align: center;">[After I sang a song 2x in a row] Oh, Mommy, it's on repeat! [Which he pronounces as "capeat."]</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">"I'm a little bit puzzled."</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">Asked me, "Where did the water go?" after talking about Noah's Arc.</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">[In his play kitchen] Mommy, I bet you're hungry. I'm going to make dinner. I'm working hard to do it. I'm going to cut all these 'beggies.' Mommy, you're not going to play with this. You're going to stay back and be careful. There are hot things in here.</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">[Getting on the Autobahn one day] Mommy, don't go too fast on this road. Don't speed.</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">[Still scarred from terrible traffic getting to the airport one day] They're not moving! Cars, go! Goodness gracious. Cars, you have to move!! (Big sigh) Maybe they're all going to the airport.</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">I want to get to the airport just in time. Go over there and drive [points to an exit]!</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">Mommy, I'm not a <i>"buoy!" </i>I'm a <i>boy!</i></li>
<li style="text-align: center;">[Working on his "dog paddling"] We can't swim like a dog!!! We're people!</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">[Whenever he eats a lot] I must be growing!</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">[After getting the usual kids' candy after a restaurant meal] I'm so happy with this!….I'm so happy!</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">[After Levi and I said a prayer at dinner, but Daddy only said the 'Amen' - but no part of the prayer - well, Daddy got called out:] I would like Daddy to share the prayer.</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">I want Levi music, not Mommy and Daddy music. I don't love all music. I love my music. [Which he may not realize happens to be made up of just about ALL kinds of music. Oh well.]</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">[Overheard as he was going to the bathroom one early morning after his OK to Wake Clock turned on] It's HARD to wait for the yellow clock, but you did it. Good job, Levi.</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">[Filling up his little pitcher] I'm going to get a pinch of water.</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">[After taking Daddy to work on morning] Here are my choices. I'm going to make a plan. We'll go home, watch model layouts, take a bath, then do circle time. That's my plan.</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">[His monologue one night] I'm going to make a plan. Here are your choices….(sigh)…Hmmmmm…You can have a show or go to bed. Show! I choose show! I really want a show!!</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">[Pretends to be sick to try to get a viewing of <i>Cars, </i>which we don't normally watch] I'm not feeling very well. I think I need some Lightening McQueen."</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">[Suddenly jumping up after nap time one day and going to his snack drawer] I am getting hungry. I might like to go get a snack for myself. I am star-VING.</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">Still asks where the "bad traffic" was on the highway from when we went to get Brad at the airport.</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">[Frequently] I don't love tomatoes.</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">[Listening to music from <i>The Nutcracker</i>] Mommy, when I grow up I want to dance on a stage and play instruments for Christmas music. I want to play the cello.</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">Brad: Guess what, Levi? It's going to snow tonight!" Levi, "What time?"</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">[Licked my face during dinner.] Me: Levi! We don't like Mommy in a restaurant. Levi: I did it!</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">Great first: Spit out his drink because he was laughing so hard.</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">When I grow up I want to cook eggs and drive cars.</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">[To himself in the bathroom] I bet if you have some privacy you'll feel a lot better….[to me] I pooed! I pooed and I feel a lot better.</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">Gracie, that's a good lookin' toy. I like your purple toy.</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">[All the time and I have no idea why] Hey! What's your problem with Lightening McQueen?</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">Levi: I need a little bit of lemon juice to cool off. Me: You do? Levi: Yes. I'm getting a little bit hot. I love lemon juice so much.</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">[Panting like a dog while helping Daddy feed the dogs] Brad: Do you want some dog food? Levi: No! I don't like dog food! Brad: You don't? Levi: No! I don't eat dog food. I eat food that's good for my body.</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">[Slipped a little bit while in the tub and said] I need to hold onto that life thing! [Then, grabbed a toy life saver.]</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">[Informed me one day] God is sad when we don't listen. [Amen.]</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">[After seeing his buddy, Maddie, get ice cream to help with a swollen lip after falling] I got a bump and got hurt and need some ice cream to make me feel better.</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">Levi: Mommy, you don't need to 'bacuum.' It's enough for today [It was 7:39]. Me: Well, Mommy has to vacuum every day, I'm afraid. Levi: I'm not afraid!</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">Me: Is Mommy always coming up with ideas? [Without missing a beat] Levi: Yes. A lot.</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">Levi: What does Daddy do at work? Me: Remember? He helps people if they have a problem at work. Levi: And eats lots of cookies.</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">[Paired up all his cars, headlights to headlights and said] They are talking to each other about the garage. [Which he had just broken. Then to the cars again,] Shhhhh…It's okay.</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">We don't play no the stairs with the dogs…No, we don't…That's a big rule. I told myself I was sorry.</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">[Suddenly, after a quiet moment in the middle of lunch] Are we in Germany? [Poor confused kid.]</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">[Still often speaks in book-like dialogue. While playing with his cars:] How will we all find a parking spot? the cars wondered. How will we all park? they said proudly….</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">[Every day, says to me] I want to build <i>my</i> own track, you want to build <i>your</i> own track, and we both want our tracks toooooooooo CONNECT! [Laughs, then says] You <i>always</i> want the tracks to connect! [Which is what I used to say to him every day.]</li>
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<br />Meaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06053546927447763278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428533330332949999.post-60950806300427551702013-12-11T22:20:00.002+01:002013-12-11T22:20:20.253+01:00Bavarian Fall, Part 2 - Oktoberfest <div style="text-align: center;">
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This was a big month! Part of it I already covered in our "Anglophiles" post with pictures of our trip to England with Neenie and Papa. Below is the rest of September and most of October. (For more fall reflections, may I suggest Bavarian Fall, Part 1?) Enjoy….</div>
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[The quotes are becoming so numerous that I am now going to put the big list at the end of the post for, well, anyone crazy enough to make it that far! If you do, you are the BEST FRIEND EVER. </div>
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One of the funniest habits that started this month is Levi's "said" phase. What's that, right? Well, now that we are reading chapter books with lots of dialogue (thanks <i>Henry and Mudge</i>) he hears "said Henry's Mom" or "said Henry", etc., etc. So, Levi has started to add that to just about everything he says. Most questions, especially, are followed with "said Mommy," which is particularly funny because <i>he</i> is the one who said it, not <i>me</i>. A very funny quirk to hear all day every day.</div>
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We also have officially entered the question phase. But instead of the classic "why" questions, Levi is going with "what kind of…." This is interesting because it often makes no sense and I have a hard time finding good answers. For instance, "What kind of hole is in your sock, said Mommy?" All day long. About EVERYTHING. A favorite is, "What KIND of friends will be there? What KINDS of toys will there be?"</div>
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Sweetest quote of the month, a bedtime prayer: "Dear God, Thank you for this great day playing with Mommy. Be with our family in Ethiopia. Help Levi to grow into a big boy, grow big and strong…and always listen to you. In Jesus name, amen."</div>
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In other news, his big obsessions are his classical music hits (the child goes CRAZY - screaming dancing, connecting, you name it0, Montessori music (oh my gosh, I love these), and his classic audio books, which he has fully memorized now.</div>
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<b>Oktoberfest</b><br />
Of course, the biggest event this fall was the classic Munich Oktoberfest. <br />
Naturally, with a little person and all we didn't have a spot in a "tent" [I found out, they are really giant temporary warehouse-like buildings) at the Oktoberfest field. But the rest of the party is really just like a state fair! Levi still calls it "The Big Party" and can't get enough of watching videos of himself and Brad on the rides.<br />
Ready to head out….</div>
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The result:</div>
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<b>More Sights…</b><br />
Wild Park Poing<br />
A park for herds of tame dear and many other common petting zoo-type animals, it's a great day out for kiddos. It's a massive area with a huge playground. (And that's something we really miss here - big massive parks and play grounds.) I'm thinking an annual membership next year….(Oh, and side note - the dear here are really, really tiny. It always makes me laugh for some reason. Like, I often couldn't tell the difference between a herd of goats running by and a herd of dear. Really small.)</div>
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There is a reason that Levi left our play group in his swimsuit. We went through all three pairs of pants I had on me. So….not ready to consume juice while playing quite yet.</div>
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Reading <i>Henry and Mudge</i> at our neighborhood pizza place.</div>
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And another day, showing up at the restaurant </div>
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Halloween celebration at our Munich Mommies play group. Dr. Levi was thrilled. (He told me about a month before that he wanted to be a doctor "to fix everyone's hearts." Thankfully, I had already </div>
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bought a doctor costume just for fun!)</div>
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Checking out his buddy, Max's, loot.</div>
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Our first visit to Allianz Arena (where FC Bayern, the soccer team, plays) for the free lego play area. The parking lot and structure are so huge that when we drove up Levi remarked, "This is not the airport….I like the airport."</div>
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That's a group hug with Levi, Maddie and Abel. Our dear friend, Maria, had an unfortunate encounter between her van and a garbage truck! So, I took on kid duty while Abel's Mommy, Caro, took on German translating duties. The kids were thrilled - a picnic, a tow truck, police cars. Worked out well, as far as they were concerned. When we got home Levi was happy to report to Brad, "Um, Daddy, I have something to tell you, said Daddy. Miss Maria's car is broken and it was taken to a repair shop to be fixed." </div>
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And later to Nana and Pa, "the car was broken indeed."</div>
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Levi sometimes eats an unbelievable amount. This night he ate his entire adult-sized entree of Thai vegetable curry. Then he could barely button his pants or pick his head up off the table. This restaurant has, not surprisingly, become one of our go-to spots now. Naturally, Levi told me all that food went right into his hollow leg.</div>
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A day out to the mountains and we stopped at a farm for lunch. Again, amazing kid portions. Even Levi couldn't put that away.</div>
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The required trip to snap pictures of the most famous castle in Germany: Neuschwanstein. We didn't get to do the tour, but maybe another day. Beautiful drive though with the fall colors, </div>
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and fun in the nearby town of Füssen.</div>
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Play date with Maddie. She's probably checking out how Levi's tummy is handling all those huge meals.</div>
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<b>Home</b></div>
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The inevitable finally happened (and it wasn't my fault, as I assumed it one day would be). One day as we went to take Brad to work "we" (ahem) locked ourselves out. (All our doors lock automatically behind you when you leave. No choice. It's very German. Even the doors know best.) 1 1/2 cold hours later the locksmiths finally were able to break in.</div>
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Ah, tantrums. This one caused us to miss a play date with Abel. Sigh….</div>
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But snuggles too….</div>
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Levi's obsession after coming home from England: Youtube videos of model train layouts. Thank you, Papa. Great free educational entertainment.</div>
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Nice look in my rain boots. </div>
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Our sweet, sweet Luke. This picture below was from a night Brad was out of town. For some reason I was feeling particularly lonely and far from home. As if he knew, Luke came over and put his big ol' head on my chilly feet for over an hour. </div>
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Less than a week later sweet Luke suddenly took ill. On Saturday he was bounding around with Levi in the back yard. On Sunday he had massive internal bleeding due to unknown tumors all throughout his abdomen. Luker was in such fantastic health that even with that bleeding it was a challenge for the emergency vet to figure out what was happening. When she did there was nothing to be done and the only option was for Levi and me to say goodbye over speaker phone. Thankfully, Brad was there for the end.</div>
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We're so glad he never suffered, but we are still reeling from the shock of loosing our boy. From the day Levi arrived in our home, Luke's job in life was watching after his boy. And Levi returned all that love right back. It breaks our hearts that he won't make it back to his big Indiana yard, but we will be forever grateful that we were all together when Luke's time came here in Germany.</div>
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Below, Levi gives Luke one last "Ugga mugga" before Brad hurried him to the vet. After they left, Levi commented, "Luke's sick. I wonder what feelings he's having?" Sweet boy. Then dinner prayer: "Thank you for this nice dinner Mommy made. Help Luke to feel better when he comes home to play with us. Thank you for Daddy and Cal and Gracie. And thank you for Hana and Pa and Neenie and Papa and Jenny and Miriam. In Jesus name, Amen." And later, "I want Daddy to come home with Luke." </div>
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And so began the ongoing and difficult explanations while hearing lots of, "I want to go see Luke in Heaven."</div>
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Squeezing a kiss between the doors...</div>
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"-at" Word Family puzzles</div>
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Always have to make it new to interest him again. <br />
So..."-at" family puzzle hide and seek!</div>
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Still writing obsessed</div>
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An "A" all by himself….</div>
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Loves to get his own water and juice. (More sneaky pre-writing practice through pouring. Thanks, Montessori!)</div>
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Organizing train track pieces...</div>
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Crashing sight words on the train tracks.</div>
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Still enjoying the solar system and especially this beautiful book from Neenie and Papa.</div>
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Part of our "Train Week" - Learning about all the different types of freight cars. (No, couldn't get him to color them,<br />
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Reading a book to US as we drive. How refreshing!!!</div>
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His idea - circle tracks. Thomas is going to be dizzy.</div>
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Levi was very frustrated that we couldn't take this curve any further. </div>
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A constant theme we have going is solids/liquids/gas. <br />
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You can't tell thanks to how excellent my camera performs (Thanks, Dad!), but these are all spinning like crazy.</div>
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We love finding every new way to use baking soda and vinegar. Sprinkling and squirting was fun!</div>
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More tasting sensory experiments with sweet, salty, sour and bitter. Guess which was his favorite? My little Ethiopian LOVED the watered down coffee.</div>
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Helping me make Ethiopian berbere spice.</div>
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Shaking all the spices together!</div>
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Fruit and vegetable word puzzles.</div>
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Surprise sentences with his sight words! I do a big unveiling with the curtains, haha. And he jumps in and can read them all by himself!</div>
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<b>Levi Quotes and Quirks:</b></div>
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<li>[Still thinking about the police car he gave Jacobi last summer, obviously] On Friday or Saturday maybe Cobi can get me a blue and white German police car and then we will both have German police cars and can play.</li>
<li>Loves to ask, "Where are we going tomorrow, Mommy?"</li>
<li>[Jumped in my lap:] I'm hopping on my Mommy. I'm a joey [as in a baby kangaroo]. I'm warm and cozy.</li>
<li>[After I sang a big ending to a Veggie Tales song] That was some good singing, Mommy! You do some good singing."</li>
<li>[Listening to <i>Pines of Rome</i>] That would be cool to go up with those whales. I wish to swim with those animals someday. I miss them.</li>
<li>[Overheard from his bathroom while getting ready for bed] Daddy might like to tell Mommy I tooted.</li>
<li>[Randomly, while working on a puzzle. Maybe a passive/aggressive suggestion.] Neenie makes me bacon….Neenie makes me bacon and eggs in the morning.</li>
<li>[First words one morning when he came to snuggle in our bed] I'm a baby penguin….Squawk.</li>
<li>[After working on one of his little reading books] I did get frustrated. But I got a deep breath. I didn't scream. I stayed calm with God!</li>
<li>[After hearing Daddy say the word 'mist'] "What is this strange mist?" Aunt Miriam said that. Aunt Miriam is funny, like Mommy. Mommy and Aunt Miriam are girls, I guess.</li>
<li>[Waking briefly during a nap after lunch with Daddy] When I wake up I'm going to tell Mommy all about our adventures.</li>
<li>LOVES pretending to be a baby animal, or anything really, and snuggling up to a Mommy or Daddy: "I'm a baby bee. Mama might like to give me a kiss."</li>
<li>Daddy can help me with this train track. Daddy might want to come closer. Daddy is my favorite builder I've ever seen….[we chuckle]. You're killin' me.</li>
<li>Daddy: Can you believe in March he'll be 4? Mommy: No! You used to be Baby Levi and soon you'll be 4? Levi: Yes! I'll be 4, then 5, then 6…[counts to 40]…40! I'll be many days.</li>
<li>[Asked him if he would like to put a solar system on his wall] That would be Ahmazing!!! Amazing grace!</li>
<li>Will tell anyone who will listen all the planets of the solar system in order. Solar system week was a huge hit.</li>
<li>I'm so excited for a new <i>Daniel Tiger, </i>it's almost killin' me.</li>
<li>[To Cal, who was barking in the back yard] It's okay. It's just a loud noise. You'll feel better if you stop barking. Okay. So. Cal, what's going on with you?</li>
<li>Mommy and Daddy lived in California before I came home. What did Mommy and Daddy did there? …And I wasn't born yet.</li>
<li>I want to go to the left. I'm sure about it.</li>
<li>[Drank a bunch of water] I had a water burp! Excuse me, water burp.</li>
<li>Mommy: Are you a snuggled? Levi: You know it!</li>
<li>Can spell "America"</li>
<li>Sometimes tries to make up his own Amharic and German. (Unfortunately the "German" was directly said to a little German girl.)</li>
<li>[Choosing his morning show] Ummmmm….I choooooose…model train layouts!! That's my one choice. </li>
<li>[FaceTime with Daddy, trying to prematurely hang up] Okay! Bye! I miss you too! Talk to you soon! </li>
<li>[Foot stuck under me] I'm stuck. It's not moving! It's tough.</li>
<li>We must pick Daddy up at the trian on schedule.</li>
<li>Just park here, Daddy. Goodness gracious, Daddy.</li>
<li>There are my planets [on his wall]! When I grow to be a big man I can reach Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.</li>
<li>Levi told Gracie she has to earn the privilege of going outside.</li>
<li>[Narrates our lives] Goodness gracious says Daddy with a big smile and laugh.</li>
<li>[Brad, teasing him and asking if random people are Mommy] No, my Mommy is Meagan.</li>
<li>[Listening to the <i>Nutcracker Suite</i>] I would like to play a violin to play Christmas music. I would like good lessons.</li>
<li>Me: How 'bout we pick some of your favorite Luke pictures? We could hang them in your room? Then you can see it whenever you miss Luke? Levi: Yes, and Luke will keep me safe.</li>
<li>[Whenever he's scared of something] I might be a little nervous.</li>
<li>[Waking up one morning] I'm tiiiiired. It was a busy night. [Uh-oh. Great.]</li>
<li>I have an idea. Maaaaaaayyyybe I could have balloons in my bath. That's my idea.</li>
<li>Likes to talk about "working hard," or, "I have a lot of hard work to do," especially when building train tracks.</li>
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<b><br /></b>Meaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06053546927447763278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428533330332949999.post-53317787297379975182013-12-08T17:21:00.001+01:002013-12-08T17:21:06.085+01:00A Bavarian Fall, Part 1 <div style="text-align: center;">
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We can't lie, it was definitely difficult (despite the travel perks, the fantastic new friends, and our love of sausage and pretzels) to leave our "Iniana House," as Levi calls it, when the summer ended. Our sweet log house is simply home to us and a wonderful place to live. And maybe I am provincial in some way, and I am pretty sure that is how some people here would view me, but I still want one place that I relate to as a long-term home. Not because it's where we found work, not because it has the "coolest" amenities or is a "brand name" city, not because of its proximity to other countries, attractions, historic sites, etc., but because we <i>relate</i> in our core to that environment. </div>
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I guess what I'm saying is, I want my gorgeous Ethiopian boy to be a pull yourself up by the bootstraps, aw-shucks-nice-to-everyone, love to travel, serve others, have a heart for God, appreciate a life-long childhood friend, all-around-individual-responsible-for-himself-not-part-of-a-system kind-of-guy. (Is that so much to ask, wink, wink?) So, though we love our adventures and have had many wonderful experiences thus far, it's always hard to leave what HOME means to us. </div>
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Okay, musings over…..<br />
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On the flip side, we had lots to enjoy when we returned to Deutschland, including dear friends, lovely sights, Levi and Mommy School, and favorite spots to haunt, all pictured below…..</div>
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<b>Updates:</b></div>
<b>The Big Deal: </b>Levi is officially reading! He has sight words and is sounding out simple words, just in time for turning 3 1/2. So exciting! He even has little starter books that he really reads to us. Makes me love our homeschool situation even more when I'm there to see the results happening in the moment. Like seeing a whole new set of firsts!<br />
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<b>Levi Says:</b><br />
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<li>We all want to play and it will be a family party.</li>
<li>[Dinner prayer the night we returned from the U.S. and got döner kebab for dinner:] Help Levi not to put fingers in nose, Help Levi not to put fingers in mouth. Thank you that we found meat and fries. Help Levi to feel better in the morning. In Jesus name, Amen.</li>
<li>We both want to pack away my cars and put them safely back in my car box to take them upstairs.</li>
<li>LT: Cobi is far away. Me: In Indiana? LT: Yes. I miss my Iniana house. I miss my Iniana house and my family.</li>
<li>Lots of, "Actually….", "I guess….", "Maybe it would be okay if…..", "Could we maybe have…."</li>
<li>Me: Did you eat lunch at Maddie's? LT: Yes. Me: What did you eat? LT: Wonderful food. Me: Really? What kind of wonderful food? LT: I do not know that.</li>
<li>[One night when I met Caro and Maria for dinner:] Mommy will not see Miriam, I guess.</li>
<li>Mississippi = Mr. Sippi</li>
<li>[Talking about what he would do if he saw a bear on a mountain like Neenie did:] I really DO want to kick a bear! Bears really DO want to fight and wrestle me!….That was a good story, I guess.</li>
<li>[After a waitress giving him bonus candy after a meal:] Waitresses love me SO much!"</li>
<li>Ukraine is my favorite state to go to.</li>
<li>I would like some juice and wine.</li>
<li>I Do want my tears on my face!</li>
<li>Me: Levi, is there something that would make going to the potty fun? Like do you remember when you used to get stickers? Would you like to pick any sticker you want? LT: No. Me: How 'bout if you got to give the doggies treats after every time you go potty? LT: Ummmm…Hmmmmm…I'm not sure what to do.</li>
<li>[Running out of the bathroom:] Mommy, Mommy!!! I made something big for your to see!!</li>
<li>I CAN listen! I CAN'T listen! I want to listen and not listen at the same time!</li>
<li>[Later than usual one night:] Me: Okay, we need to pick up Daddy at the train station. LT (wide eyed): Can we drive the car at night!?!? Me: Yes. LT: (Huge squeals, eyes squeezed shut, hugs himself tightly) This is SO exciting!!!!….(in the car) The sun has gone to bed. We have a headlight!"</li>
<li>[On the phone with Pa:] I wonder what Pa is wearing? [And later:] Pa, I want to show you something…hold on…I've got somethin' comin'…..</li>
<li>I love Caly's kisses, nose, and his boogies.</li>
<li>Ummmmm….Daddy….How do rockets work?</li>
<li>[After a treat of a bite of Twix:] That went in my hollow leg.</li>
<li>I am so fast with these puzzles….I want to tell Maria that I am so fast with these puzzles.</li>
<li>[Literally, his first words one morning:] Can we go downstairs and do my America puzzle? And then I want to pack it away and do the other one. </li>
<li>[After practicing some simple addition:] Addition! I really do like addition all the time!</li>
<li>I'm a big grown-up. I'm 3 years-old. And Maddie's not a boy. Maddie's a girl.</li>
<li>Comes up with his own opposites.</li>
<li>[Dinner prayer:] Thank you for this nice day we had with Maddie at play group.</li>
<li>[Looking at a picture of our dear friends, the Mott family:] These are my best friends, like Jacobi.</li>
<li>These puzzles are my dear friends, like Maddie and Cobi and Elias and Isaiah. All my friends and family are my dear friends.</li>
<li>[Looking at Ethiopia pictures:] Mommy and Daddy flew in a plane to Iniana and a friend said they could have baby Levi.</li>
<li>EVERYTHING (literally EVERYTHING) is a "Mommy, Daddy and baby" who are "hugging and snuggling."</li>
<li>[Looking around at all the school kids during a trip to an animal park:] All these people have a story to tell!</li>
<li>Daddy reported that all month long Levi prayed, "Thank you for this nice day with Mommy." Awwwww.</li>
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<b>Firstly, End of Summer Chair Picture (Month 31)</b><br />
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<b>Kicking off the fall….</b><br />
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We had packed so much into our month away that it felt like we had been gone much, much longer. First things first, we snagged some time with our buddies. <br />
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I know we went to our play group and saw some other friends too, but I must have not had the camera at the ready….Or, it must be a sign how much Maria and I love to have our cameras out. Either way, lots of fun with Maria, Maddie and Aiden:<br />
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Brunch at our place. Luke was such a sweet boy </div>
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Maddie is a bit scared of dogs, so Luke was great practice!</div>
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Trip to the zoo. Snuggles by the lions….</div>
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After this trip Levi told me, "I had fun playing at the zoo with Maddie. She's my dear friend."</div>
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And getting' back in the swing of things….When I forget my Euro to rent a cart I can sometimes turn Levi into my "Helper Tiger," as we call him. (And sometimes not. Hence the need for the cart.)</div>
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<b>Sights!</b></div>
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Trying to distract Levi from another tricky transition between our two homes, Brad whisked us off to a cable car in Austria. Though it was just the start to the fall it was fun to see some snow in the mountains.</div>
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Lunch at the top. (As always, ridiculous kids' portions. Seriously!?)</div>
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And a Mommy and Me visit to the airplane museum.</div>
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Levi kept asking me what all the buttons do. Ummm…..</div>
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Naturally, checking out every inch. </div>
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Enjoying Munich's Sea Life Aquarium</div>
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And the sights of Tegernsee</div>
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<b>Levi and Mommy School</b></div>
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Still "Strewing"….The best way to see what Levi's noggin is ready to learn and what he gets excited about.</div>
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Reading my Montessori resources I've learned a lot about how pouring, tongs, chopsticks, etc. are all pre-writing development. Levi is so obsessed with wanting to write, but has no interest in things like coloring and painting. So, the covert Montessori ways of "practicing" his writing - isolating his hand/wrist muscles, etc. - have been really great. </div>
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As always, some are hits and some are misses. But even a few quality minutes spent on a "miss" can have a pay off. </div>
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(If only for me learning what NOT to do!)</div>
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One thing I never, ever have to twist his arm to do are his Geo puzzles for America/Canada and Europe. He quickly figured out how to do them on his own and they were done often 5-6 times a day. </div>
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(If only I liked puzzles!!!! But, I DO love watching him learn.)</div>
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His state fact cards were an obsession for a while too. </div>
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A brief play dough success. </div>
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Just about every day we build quite the elaborate track and town. </div>
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I am an <i>excellent</i> assistant track builder.</div>
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Using the Montessori sand paper letter idea with his sight words. </div>
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He loves his stack of sight words and takes feeling all the "bumps" VERY seriously. </div>
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Not a huge hit, but planning to revisit this soon - animals and where they live. This is a good example of how I am often surprised what he likes and what he doesn't have a huge interest in. For instance, he LOVES maps and learning about different countries. He also LOVES animals. But the two together…Oh well! We'll try it again.</div>
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Tasting! This continues to be a request. We taste various spices, then we taste them again with a pinch of salt. We've also started to add things like apple slices to dip. </div>
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I may have a future chef on my hands? (Or at least a great eater.)</div>
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I've tried to incorporate the Montessori mat idea too, but our activities tend to grow off said mat. Perhaps it is more useful with a bunch of kids in a classroom? </div>
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We do always "pack away" our activities at least.</div>
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Another fantastic Montessori change in our house - Levi's kitchen drawer. He gets his own utensils, plates, snacks, helps pour his juices, waters, etc. Win for me too. I'm all for anything to help out around the house!</div>
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Space Week! I surprised Levi with a basket of goodies. Huge excitement.</div>
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Reverse writing, haha. Sneaky, right?</div>
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Writing some sight words</div>
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Learning to make the bed.</div>
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Thanks, Neenie, for the great spelling boards!</div>
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What a very special thing to be able to take Levi to see England with my parents! It is a place that is near and dear to all of our hearts, where my Dad lived and was the first American singer in the Canterbury Cathedral Choir, where we have all been vacationing since I was 10, and now a place where my parents return annually, particularly the beautiful Cotswold area. </div>
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Otherwise, the quotes keep comin' no matter what country we are in. Top quote of the month though? Easily when Brad took Levi to a restaurant restroom, and when another customer entered the restroom Levi looked right at the man and exclaimed, "Ohhhh! You are just in time!" Brad said it was easily one of the more awkward moments he's experienced. </div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">[First words waking up:] A red light is not green. It's red. Where are we going today, Daddy?…We're going to England!</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Look at all these things we're taking to England! Such nice things!</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Can we go through that green light? Thank you! Danke schön! Are we in England?</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Directly upon our arrival in England, shuts himself in the living room with Neenie and Pappa and then:] Now we're all alone.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">I need an ugga mugga! I need Neenie's noses!</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Any time Neenie does something funny:] Ohhhhhhhhh, Neenie.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Watching David Reed on the Colts constantly run kickoffs out of the end zone:] Stop bringing it out!! You are just a man!!!</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[After we screamed loudly watching football and scared him:] Someday I'll be really tall and I'll scream really loud and Mommy and Daddy will be surprised.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">We don't spit our tomatoes out. Then Mommy would say, 'Oh, Levi.'</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">I'm a car! I need a car wash! [runs to his room, then comes down the stairs] I'm washed and clean and shiny.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Frequently whenever he is scared:] I was surprised!</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Watching videos of Oktoberfest:] Mommy and Daddy were proud of me for going on that ride. 'Cause I was a bit surprised….I'm proud of myself.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Pictures/video of A Day Out with Thomas:] "I saw Percy in the shed. The engines were really big and I was a bit….surprised." AND "Here comes Thomas. He's puffing steam. He looks happy to see me. He keeps me safe."</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">I'm a breakdown train. I'm helping Neenie get back on the track.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Maybe would it be okay if Neenie helped me make a track? It will be curvy AND straight. This will be true.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[In the middle of a walk, he sits down by a wall:] I will stay here by myself. See ya'!</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Tired boy after dinner one night:] I want to get in Neenie and Papa's car and look out the window at the stars…..I see the stars. They're so small.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Walking in Stratford:] When Im a little bit older and a big kid and a little bit older, I would like some roller-skates.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[At breakfast with Neenie EVERY morning:] Dear God, thank you for this dinner…um…thank you for this breakfast. In Jesus name, Amen.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Brad asked him if he'd like to get down and ask to pet an approaching dog, Levi responds:] We have a bit of time.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Maybe at Chrimsas [his pronunciation] during the night Santa will come and put things under the tree for me.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Refers to Oktoberfest as "The Big Party" </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">A computer is "compugher"</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Sniffs his Europe puzzle] Me: What does it smell like? LT: Pieces.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Knows the presidents on each of the American coins and likes to tell me that they speak Quebecois in Quebec. </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[After visiting the bathroom when he was sick:] That must be the biggest poo I've ever had. Papa might like to see it.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">"May I…" is finally starting to stick. (Yay!)</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[When doing his puzzles of countries or states, always points to one and then:] What's there in ________?</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Playing with his track and cars:] I must be working hard!</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Talking about the whales in <i>Fantasia 2000,</i> "Pines of Rome":] I might like to listen to whales' music, when they go up. Sometimes I wish I were a whale. And I would go up with all these others and they would keep me safe from lightning.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[To Neenie when she asked him during the night if he needed to go potty:] I'll just wait until morning.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Following Neenie and Papa's car:] I can see them. They are not disappearing.</li>
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In other little kid news, England was apparently the magic trick to potty training. We officially have a fully potty trained 3 year-old. Collective sigh of relief.</div>
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He had been waiting to get in the car to go all day long and was SO excited for our overnight drive. He slept all but about 3 of the 15 hours and his favorite part was, naturally, driving our car onto the Eurotunnel train to go under the English Channel.</div>
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Shortly after arriving in Chipping Campden, stretching our legs in a garden, that is if we could squeeze through the ancient door.</div>
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Levi's first walk around our very favorite English town, Chipping Campden.</div>
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Naturally, Neenie immediately found him a park and a tree to climb.</div>
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And dinner out that night. A spectacular view and sunset, along with fantastic gastropub fare.</div>
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My boy who loves everything having his first bites of paté.</div>
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Magnificent English gardens are a little boy's dream - Surprising Neenie in the hedges….</div>
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Chasing Neenie….</div>
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And a cool castle-themed play area to boot.</div>
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Slipping away for a pint (well, half-pint for Dad) during nap time.</div>
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Renting a cottage allows for plenty low-key, cozy moments, like reading <i>Henry and Mudge</i> books with Neenie.</div>
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Levi didn't even make it to the opening hymn in church. He got fussy so Brad took him outside, where Levi promptly fell asleep in the cemetery! This is how we found them after the service!!</div>
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Eating Neenie's lovely lamb dinner with Thomas chopsticks.</div>
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Cheering on the Colts via laptop!</div>
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A day in Stratford Upon Avon. Levi hitched a ride with Papa.</div>
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What better way to experience the birthplace and home of Shakespeare than to attend a book signing! We got a copy of <i>The Gruffalo </i>signed for both ourselves and our Scottish friends who introduced us to the book.</div>
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Shakespeare's birthplace...</div>
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And the beautiful church which houses his grave.</div>
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In front of the grave</div>
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A night walk in Chipping Campden</div>
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After I told him "no" Levi dragged Neenie into a toy store just to "show" her this car garage….</div>
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A Day Out With Thomas. </div>
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How fun to see Thomas himself in England!</div>
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At first Levi was a bit scared. </div>
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The trains were a bit bigger than he expected. </div>
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A ride on Thomas cheered him right up though.</div>
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The wonder of shaking Sir Topham Hat's hand.</div>
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Getting friendly with James</div>
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Thanking Papa for a new Diesel 10 figure.</div>
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Parents' day out! We made the most of it by heading to Bath and then on to Wells, two places I had always wanted to see.</div>
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The simply amazing Roman baths in (the aptly named) city of Bath with the beautiful cathedral towering behind. The baths go on and on and on and this is only a very small part of the whole complex they have discovered. It is truly unbelievable and the tour was wonderful.</div>
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Discovering our new favorite manor house, Charlecote Park. Fantastic tour, beautiful grounds, even scones cooked over a fire in the real working kitchen. Seriously, a Downton moment. </div>
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Levi running to Papa</div>
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Later, another (of many) great gastropub meals.</div>
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Levi's lost in the willows in Burton on the Water.</div>
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The view from the window of our darling cottage. We could see all the way to the church. Always hard to leave, but looking forward to the next visit.</div>
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Here's a bit of a continuation of our time at home in Indiana. While we were there many of Levi's best buddies were starting their preschool year. I decided it was time to make it official and organize Levi and Mommy school a bit more. We had decided not to continue with our preschool (a.k.a. Kindergarten) situation in Germany (long story - turns out we just aren't comfortable with their system in Germany) and that means we are officially homeschooling preschool for good! Honestly, we have become so convinced by all we have researched, read, and now experienced, we looking forward to continue at home as well!</div>
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We are beyond excited about our choice and think it may be the whole reason God moved us to Germany. I'm not sure we would have come to the same decision otherwise. (Long story, happy to discuss if anyone is interested!) I have always been a fan of the child-led Montessori approach. Now we get to do it one on one, concentrate on Levi's interests/strengths/weaknesses, learn completely through fun and play, and we get to see all his learning firsts! </div>
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Levi too is loving the idea of "Levi and Mommy School." Our official first day was August 26. I asked him what he would like to work on and he said letters and numbers. I had planned an opening circle time with songs, calendar activities, number practice, and then lots of Montessori-style strewing. The first thing he said was, "We will do Mommy and Levi school today!" and then, "We will not go to Levi's old school. We will stay here. It will be lots of fun!" Does my heart good.</div>
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Through this process I have collected a multitude of resources. What is available to homeschoolers, even just at the preschool level, is almost mind-boggling, and I have begun collecting for later grades too. If any of you reading this would like to know some of my favorites, simply shoot me a message. Some of my lists are already making the rounds here with the ex-pat moms in Germany, thanks to our FB group in Munich. (Turns out, though homeschooling is illegal here when compulsory school begins, there are still Moms who would like to have that choice!)</div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">[In the plane] We don't want to fall down!</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">When I get to Indy I want to be a dinosaur with big bones. I'll wiggle my tail and be a sleepy dinosaur.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Cal and Gracie are the smartest dogs. Luker is not. [Not true.]</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">I love being in my Inianania [not a typo] house. I missed it too.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Fuss! I want to fuss me about it. I DO want to fuss.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Mommy does NOT want to look at me right now.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[While doing puzzles with Neenie] No, that's not right, Neenie….Neenie's being silly.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">I want to be a doctor for Halloween. And fix everybody's hearts.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[At dinner] Thank you for these manners. These manners blessed us. Like Baby Jesus.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Leaning on the car] I need to look at this tire. This tire…um, um, um…needs air. Because it's broken.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">I love football. Hi, football!</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[While looking at Ethiopia pictures] Baby Levi is sucking his fingers in Ethiopia!</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Excuse me, Mommy. I didn't know those unders are wet.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Ahhhhhh!!! I know what to do! Let's hug Mommy's nose and have so much fun!</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[At the park] There are Mommies everywhere! Keeping us safe….Everybody's swinging! It's a party of swings! This is great.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">I love a car transporter. Maybe at Christmas I can get a car transporter. And I'll say 'Thank you' at Nana and Pa's and take it home with me.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[After singing for Daddy] This is a concert! I'm doing a concert. A silly concert…You're killin' me with this concert.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">I love being in my Iniania house all the time. I missed it so much. Thank you, Iniania house, for being here.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">This is my bed. I missed it. I love you, house.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Lots of "Actually….."</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[After I pushed the wrong garage door button] I want to push that wrong button! And say, Dog-Gone-it!"</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Arriving at a park] Those friends think I look good. Good in the hood.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[When Jacobi left after our last visit before heading back to Germany] Jacobi isn't here. He's gone…He's gone. Maybe someday I can ask Miss Angela and Jacobi if I can ride in Jacobi's car.</li>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">Coming up with his own rhymes: Dog/Bog, Feet/Treat</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[Pointing at a country on his world placement] LT: What's that? Me: Papua New Guinea. LT: Guinea pigs live there!</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[While watching <i>Daniel Tiger</i>] Me: You're learning to read, just like Daniel and O the Owl. LT: I'm trying.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Everything happens "on Saturday" according to Levi.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[All the windows rolled down in the car] It's like we're in a conbobolo. (That would be a convertible.)</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">[After Noah and Caleb lent us a train track to play with] I want to take this train track to Noah and Caleb's and say, "Thank you Noah and Caleb." And that will make my friends happy and I'll be happy too.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Every group of animals is a mommy, daddy, and baby to Levi.</li>
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Levi currently has a lot of interest in learning to write (can't get the kid to color even one picture, but writing seems to be an attractive challenge), numbers, and of course pretend play with his cars. Hence, number tracing garages!!</div>
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Letters on a giant box garage</div>
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Excited to see the puzzles we had left behind. His favorite is when I line them all up, put the pieces in a huge pile and let him go for it.</div>
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He also had no problem with this small-piece jigsaw. Was hard for me, but for Levi, no problem. Then again, I am truly terrible at puzzles.</div>
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Tracing practice on a road! A genius idea to put it in a plastic sleeve for reuse. Ah, Pinterest finds...</div>
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A sick day spent reading on the porch. The Index and Table of Contents in this huge book about "Things That Go" were of constant interest. And great numbers practice! </div>
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This was my best attempt to keep Levi still while he was sick, which is nearly impossible. He had a very high fever for 3 1/2 days with no other symptoms and was still totally silly. While scooting around in bed he said, "My freight cars are SO heavy!" Then, covering himself with blankets, "This is Tidmoth Sheds."</div>
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Short stint of painting an L picture...</div>
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Fine motor practice with tongs, an egg carton and pasta.</div>
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And straws and pipe cleaners!</div>
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Our "preschool" all set up for the next day. Then, I just let him go, try not to say too much as he works things out, and give help when it is needed. (The hardest part about a Montessori approach is not saying too much, especially for me!)</div>
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And other mornings of "strewing"…</div>
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This was actually a very short-lived moment. He really isn't a play dough fan. But we got in a bit of rolling and cutting practice fun.</div>
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One of my favorite Montessori methods - "sandpaper" letters to practice writing. Our cheap printable is done with glitter glue!</div>
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Filling in the missing alphabet letters…A very rare worksheet moment.</div>
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Montessori three part cards with ocean animals….</div>
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Always working in more and more practical life moments - helping to cook, pouring his own juice, etc.</div>
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Let the fun begin!!….</div>
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<b>Our First Trip Home</b></div>
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What. A. Month. After almost exactly 6 months away it was truly everything and more that we could have hoped for in our first trip back home. Walking into our house was an amazing feeling. Brad and I were both struck by how hard it hit us at midnight as we walked through that door: <i>This</i> is home. It just is. The idea of having "roots" seems to mean very little these days, and so many people are always somewhat in transition to the next stop. It is nice to know that we have definitely found where our home is. Adventure, travel, and new experiences are fantastic and we will alway seek them out. But I always want to have that <i>home</i>. </div>
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Below is an bit of a photo album of all our wonderful moments that month. We could have used another month (well, Brad another 2 weeks as he was only able to visit for 2!) to see even more people and enjoy more summer attractions. But we certainly made the most of our time. (There was so much to include, I've decided to save the regular "Levi and Mommy School" pictures and Levi info. for a separate post.)</div>
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<b>The Long-Awaited Trip Begins….</b></div>
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Ah, flying with a 3 year-old. The only way to make it even "easier" is to get bumped - at the gate - after counting down the trip for the last month - and then counting down the hours until we left for the airport - after getting the house and dogs ready for the dog sitters - and having all the plans set for our first day home in six months - with the grandparents…..</div>
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I was about to have the flight attendants come over and break it to a sleeping Levi themselves.</div>
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This was his face after he woke up and we broke the news. Sweet boy. He just emphatically said, "No THANK you!" when we said we would have to come back tomorrow instead.</div>
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Take 2: the next day! Thankfully, they threw some cash at us and gave us business class. Here are my boys hanging out in the lounge. Levi asked to watched videos of him in Ethiopia while we were waiting, one of his very sweet obsessions this month. </div>
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Great activity while waiting to take off: pipe cleaners in straws. Cheap, light, and who cares if they (inevitably) get lost in the seats.</div>
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Thankfully, after inevitably fighting it a bit, Levi always sleeps the entire flight.</div>
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<b>First Stops</b></div>
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There were SO many things on our To Do list for when we got home. I think we managed to squeeze just about all of them in during the month. Some of the firsts included:</div>
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Bright and early getting some of the BEST DONUTS ON EARTH from Titus Bakery.</div>
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Going straight to Nana and Pa's house before they had to head off to a wedding that day.</div>
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A few nights later, hanging around in Nana and Pa's beautiful backyard....</div>
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Our first night back attending a cookout hosted by the Smith's in their famous backyard. What a fantastic way to see everyone right away. </div>
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And later in our trip I was able to sneak away for a night and have a great dinner with my dear friends Elizabeth and Keith up in Crown Point. I swear, looking at this picture it could be 1996 at Butler University. (Right? Right?)</div>
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Straight away, lunch with Miriam in the amazingly different Fountain Square neighborhood in downtown Indy. I couldn't believe how much it continues to change there. And I was also beyond thrilled for a massive iced tea with free refills!!! Oh, and the need to read the menu since, well, who knows what that particular chef may have come up with! (No schnitzel or sausages in sight, God bless 'em.)</div>
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Beautiful new bike paths all over...</div>
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Levi tuckered out and happy back in his bed. He told Nana one night, "This is my very own bed. I missed you Indiana house."</div>
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Something we miss the most - our cozy, quiet moments on the front porch....</div>
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Straight to one of our favorite parks, West Park. We never even made it to half of the park with the wildflower paths, the duck feeding, the climbing hill…I love a good ol' giant community park!</div>
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And another favorite park, the hidden gem Asa Bales in Westfield. Two big jungle gyms connected by a long, winding path through trees and over bridges. Even goes by the cemetery of the founders of Westfield and site of a an underground railroad stop! Oh, and starts right by the library. It's a fantastic morning in every way just waiting to happen. We even met two policemen who stopped and chatted to an awed Levi during our walk. What more could a little boy want?</div>
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Can you spot the Levi?</div>
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And he loves the kids' area at Westfield Library….</div>
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<b>Triple date night</b></div>
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Fantastic company and wonderful food at the new Latin American spot, Delicia.</div>
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<b>Children's Museum! (Or, The "Chilns" as Levi has always liked to call it. Ha!)</b></div>
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Team work with new friends in the contraction zone</div>
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Making his own Chihuly-style art under the base of the real Chihuly sculpture.</div>
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Boarding the train for a "ride"</div>
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Working with Daddy and new friends to move the balls through their crazy path…Levi must have worked on this for at least 20 minutes each time we went. Fun to see how his interests and attention span change at the Children's Museum as he grows.</div>
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More building….</div>
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The huge water feature was even more interesting to him than before.</div>
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The new opening of the 5 and Under area, Playscape. Amazing!!!!</div>
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Children's art studio, anyone? (Not that Levi likes to color, but still, pretty amazing. I would NEVER have left this room as a child.)</div>
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We needed multiple carousel rides to make up for lost time with the animals.</div>
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Driving a Taxi in Egypt. </div>
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<b>Neenie's Visit!</b><br />
What a blessing to have Neenie be able to come for a long weekend. I wasn't sure Levi was going to let her go!<br />
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Another one of our very favorite parks anywhere - Coxhall Gardens. </div>
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Sometimes I forget how things grow in Indiana. Wow, did we come home to a forest in our backyard!</div>
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<b>Pa's First Visit to the Zoo</b></div>
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So, though Pa is a "Pa" and also a Dad he has never been to the world class Indianapolis Zoo!! We took the butterfly exhibit as our excuse for a family outing.<br />
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This was really neat, especially as Levi and I had done a butterfly life cycle week this past spring: tons of butterflies in various stages of the cycle. </div>
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One of Levi's favorite spots - the bouncy bridge by the rhinos. </div>
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He finally sat through the dolphin show!</div>
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A dream come true: A ride in Pa's new truck.</div>
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The simple moments are the ones we miss the most. Snuggling with Nana, trying watermelon with Pa....</div>
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First baseball lesson. He actually hit a couple! But then liked the idea of chasing it and playing "golf" a bit more.</div>
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Hard goodbye at the airport. Only 3 months until Christmas!</div>
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<b>The Friend Zone</b></div>
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Levi has grown up with the kiddos below and I have been amazed at how much he has missed them since our move. Never underestimate the friendships of a 3 year-old, I have learned. Seeing them all made coming home, well, coming home. And we felt so loved that they made so much time for us amidst schools starting, family vacations, and all the end of summer craziness. They are amazing. No wonder Levi loves them so much!</div>
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<b>Fun With the Mott Family</b></div>
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Our Indiana kids....Backyard fun, shuckin' corn, grilling out, s'mores...classic little kid summer fun.</div>
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"Miss Elizabeth" said Levi's favorite words: "Would you like to hear the plan?" Love how close he is. Doesn't want to miss a step.</div>
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And later, another play date with all the kiddos tuckered out on the couch. I can't believe how much they have all grown!!</div>
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Ice cream on the porch.</div>
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And yet another fun gathering! Blanket fort fun and a bike ride. </div>
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<b>Fun With the James</b></div>
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Oh these two. Jacobi and Levi. Peas in a pod, total silliness, best buddies. Fun at parks, messy fun at each of our homes....We were so blessed by our time together.</div>
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<b>Our Zionsville Friends</b></div>
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We have a dear group of friends who live down the street in our hometown of Zionsville. (Now we're next door in Westfield.) Getting together as a group was always a favorite thing to do and Levi had missed our party-like play dates very much.....</div>
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This particular evening we were honored to have a truly special meal at the Shims. Karin and Sungbo made us tradition Korean food and we had a beautiful adult meal while the kids played. The kiddos also enjoyed it and used their chop sticks with gusto!</div>
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Levi even had seconds at 9:00 p.m.</div>
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And another park meet up with dinner in Zionsville after....</div>
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Uh-Oh. Spontaneous creek stomping! An Indiana tradition, for sure.</div>
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Proudly riding his trike (bike had to stay in Germany, sadly) to dinner, Levi got some smiles....</div>
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<b>Fun With the Hoskins</b></div>
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Levi thinks Lincoln is pretty cool. Lincoln has Cars boots, Levi needs Cars boots. That kind of thing. And boy did they have fun together on our visits. I like to call them "Curls." And sweet Elsie May has no problem keeping up with those big boys.</div>
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Epic day at a favorite splash park. Those boys ran, and ran, and ran some more. Then a giant celebratory hug. Sweet boys.</div>
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<b>Indiana Horizon</b></div>
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<b>Six Months as EuroTodds!.... </b></div>
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....And we were getting very exciting for our trip back Stateside as we enjoyed these last couple weeks....We have been very blessed with wonderful experiences and people here in Germany so far. And also blessed by the outpouring of love, time, and effort to stay in touch by our friends and family in the States. Thank you all!!!</div>
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<li style="text-align: center;">A convertible car is a "Combobolo"</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">Says constantly, "I love this (h)operation!" [I have no idea what he is talking about.]</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">"God is gracious!!!"</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">Listening to our Steve Green kid's albums, "I love this God music!" And then later about the song "God is Love": "I love 'God is Love.' GOd is my best friend, like Cobi.....Awwwww, that's so sweet buddy." [Apparently he preemptively says my reactions now too.]</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">After a day of hitting and kicking poor Luke, ironically while wearing his "I Love My Dog" t-shirt, he says, "I love my dogs. I respect them." Huh.</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">"I'm So glad Daddy's home!!!!!"</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">"I love that freight train so much. Freight trains keep you safe all night long. Freight trains are my best friend, next to Cobi."</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">After knocking over his toy gas station, ran to it and softly said, "Shhhhh...You're just fine. Everything's okay little gas station....I'm making him feel better. I'm respecting my toys."</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">After staying dry all the way through his nap I asked him how he did it. He replied, "I was sleeping. And hinkle honking." [Nod to Dr. Seuss's <i>Sleep Book, </i>which I highly recommend.}</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">Loves talking about how he can pray to God any time. </li>
<li style="text-align: center;">Me: "Are you a Little Pickle?" [One of my nicknames for him.] LT: "Yes, I am! Little Pickle needs some lunch!"</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">Loves counting to 30, often counting the first 10 in Amharic.</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">Has some really solid sight words like A, The and Go. Also is starting to sound out simple words, like Baby.</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">Threw one of Daddy's scotch tasting bottles, was corrected, and then ran to it and said, "I'm sorry Daddy's coffee. It's okay Daddy's coffee."</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">It was a month of love. Everything you mention he would say, "I LOVE that SO much."</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">Grabbing Daddy's leg: "Daddys fluffy. Like doggie hair."</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">"Hey Papa! What's goin' on?"</li>
<li style="text-align: center;">Me: "You can't still be hungry. It's not possible!" Levi: "I DO want to be hungery and it IS possible!"</li>
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Alec and Maria were kind enough to throw a stay-in date night for all of us. We made pizzas, played like crazy outside, then put the kids down and watched a movie, wine in hand. What a fantastic night. Love that family!!!!</div>
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Abel was sporting an amazing shirt. I almost died when I saw it. Though they have never been there, he has a Dan and Whit's shirt from Vermont, which is near where my parents live. Here we are in Germany and our fellow Ethiopian adoptee is sporting a shirt from a small store in Vermont? Too funny!!! We were obviously meant to be friends.</div>
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I love the reading program (free!!) that I found for Levi on one of my favorite homeschooling blogs. It was just right for Levi: Kids that know their big and little letters, as well as their sounds, but are too young for a kindergarten reading program. Levi loves the weekly printable books and I can pick from the suggested activities to find something that he will enjoy. (Perfect seeing as trying to impress him with crafts or worksheets is nearly impossible. Oy.)</div>
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A big box for a parking garage! Spots inside are numbered just like our garage here in Germany and complete with tickets to take at a gate. (We used the tickets to practice writing and our sight words: "<i>A</i> ticket" and "<i>The </i>ticket.")</div>
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As you can tell below, Levi has become obsessed with learning how to write. I have no idea where this came from and am quite surprised. He doesn't care a thing about coloring or painting, or most fine motor activities. (That is, unless it involves assembling something like a train track or, say, pipe cleaners into straws.) But, I follow the lead of the child and trust that their brain knows what is the perfect challenge for them in that moment. (Hello, Montessori!)</div>
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Meaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06053546927447763278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428533330332949999.post-14717041825776086162013-09-14T00:45:00.002+02:002013-09-14T00:45:44.713+02:00Deutschland, Chapter 6 (5 1/2 months as EuroTodds)<div style="text-align: center;">
For this month I decided to do "moments." That's what living with a 3 year-old (especially in a foreign country - Lord knows what may happen every time you leave the hosue!) is all about anyway, right? Living from one moment to the next, riding the roller coaster of funny/profound/frustrating/embarrassing snippets of time. On that note.....<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Biggest Moment of the Month</b>: Our first adoption conversation! (Naturally, it happened as I drove, avoiding the crazy fast drivers on the Autobahn at 8:15 one morning.)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Levi was looking at his album of our Ethiopia trip on the iPhone and he saw a picture of him and Daddy right before we left Ethiopia on our first trip. "What's that, Mommy!?" I explained that was a favorite picture, right before we flew back to Indiana. We had just promised important people in Ethiopia that we would take care of him. Then, we had to wait until we could come back and take him to his American home. It's very special because he has two homes - Ethiopia <i>and</i> America.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;">He immediately got teary and said, "Flying to Indiana made me sad!!!"<br /> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;">Shocked, I said, "When YOU flew to Indiana it made you sad!?", thinking that he remembed some sort of grieving process when he left Ethiopia. Instead he responded, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;">"<i>Mommy and Daddy</i> had to fly to Indiana and <i>I</i> had to wait!"</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;">[Break my heart.] Ahhhh....The first moment he realized that we hadn't always been together. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;">Then we talked about what a blessing everyone was in Ethiopia who took great care of him. It was very hard to wait, but we promised him we would come back and it was only about 21 bedtimes. That seemed to make him feel better. He also liked talking about how then he flew with us on the big plane and Nana, Pa, and Neenie were waiting for us at the airport.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;">I know those moments will only get more frequent and the questions harder! Better get my answers ready....</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Biggest Change - Levi's Scared Phase Grows...</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We thought we had escaped it, but with the development of his imagination came the development of his random little-kid fears. Most of all: He is scared of pants. (Seriously.) We have to remove that day's pants from the room to have any hope of him sleeping. (I also have to promise that I have taken ALL pants out of his room, but that is obviously false. Don't tell.) Naturally, we've had the talks about how "he's in charge of the pants" and "they can't move without your legs." But none of that matters when he is trying to go to sleep. A light also needs to be on at all times too in his room AND the hallway. For the boy who never even needed a nightlight before. Sigh.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">One day after nap time he looked at his emotion faces and told me he's sleepy, happy, sick and mad. When I asked him what he was mad about he said, "Pants."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>My favorite funny quotes of the month:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Me: "What do you think Daddy does at work?" LT: "Plays with people. Then dances. Then works."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">According to him, all his ideas "came from a peacock": </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">For example, "I love you so much. Like my cars love you so much.....I got that from a peacock!" Or, when I asked him if something is true, "That's not true. That's from a peacock." I have absolutely no idea where that comes from or what it means.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Oh, and apparently Brad and I can get out more. One night he informed me, "I do not want to go to the big church on the hill [Andechs Monastery where we often eat]. I will stay here by myself."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>My favorite sweet/profound quote:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">LT: "We can't see God?"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Me: "No, he's too big. But he's all around us!"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">LT: "When you're little you can see God."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Me: "When YOU'RE little YOU can see God?"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">LT: "Yes." [And continues playing.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Out of the mouth of babes, right? Well, Levi, tell him "hi" from me.]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Levi's Big Ol' Noggin:</b></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Feels like he remembers every. single. thing. that we say. No pressure, right!?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Love seeing the growth of his creativity, especially as he doesn't seem to like traditionally creative activities. But he will take a bubble wand and tell me it's a pulley. Or tell me a hippo is a lot like a dinosaur and that Handel's </span><i style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Water Music "</i><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">sounds just like Ethiopian music." (Totally good point, by the way.) He is constantly seeing things in a way I hadn't before.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">With some help he counted every space in our parking garage - 56! LOVES numbers. Even told me that "26 is bigger than 2." Cool!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Becoming more and more interested in learning Amharic. Me: "Do you want to learn how to speak Amharic?" LT: "Levi's friends would be so proud. Levi's friends at Ethiopia church." So, I found a children's show with clips on Youtube, to which he exclaimed, "I want more of this!!! I love this!!" [Yes, we now own 2 seasons of that show, haha.]</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sounded out the word "Spot" by using actual phonics.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Now that he is finally talking extremely fluently we have to remind him a lot about Please and Thank You. But one day I offered him a muffin and he said, "No thank you, Mommy..... Mommy, please, I would like my car shoes." Ahhhhh, it <i>is</i> possible.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Loves getting his own ideas and saying "Oh! <i> I </i>know. I know what to do. I have an <i>idea</i>!"</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Obsessed with "practicing" songs so that he can get all the words in.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"For goodness gracious. For goodness sakes!"</span></li>
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<b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">LT Says: ["Um, um, um, um....."]</span></b><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"I want to snuggle with you for a minute in bed." [An offer I can't turn down.]</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Me: Big boys don't suck their fingers. If you suck your fingers when you're 3, how will you ever get to be 4?" LT: "I don't want to be 4. I want to be 5. And 6, and 7, and 8,....."</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Watching </span><i style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Blue's Clues</i><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> about being a doctor, Me: "What does Blue want to be?" LT: "Dr. Osuntakun" [His pediatrician]</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"Levi's the cheeky one. Like Thomas is the cheeky one." [Accurate.]</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"I do NOT have to go poo, okay? Let's NOT try."</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When he was sick we had our first conversation about what germs are, spreading them, and why we need rest: "Levi snuggle on the couch with a blanket and read a book. Then I'll feel better!"</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Later I asked him if anything hurt and he said his tummy. When I asked how it hurt he responded, "From mosquitos!" [Probably accurate thanks to the lack of screens on all the windows/no AC/being allergic to mosquito bites!!!]</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But he is happy to use sickness to get his way: "I don't want to go to the Children's Library! No <i>thank </i>you! I am too <i>sick</i> to go."</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Me: "How 'bout you do games on Mommy's phone to help you stay awake?" LT: "How 'bout I NOT do games on Mommy's phone! Want to go to sleep in the car!"</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"You're silly, Mommy. Silly Billy. We are silly billies sometimes."</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As I teased Brad about making the room, um, stinky, Levi chimed in with, "That's a big truth!"</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Called a bread dumpling at a restaurant a "Kdumpling" - in German, dumpling is <i>Knödel</i>. Ha!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Overheard when on my way to get him in the morning: "Cal, give me more kisses. Call, give me more kisses, please!"</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Freqently (and yes, I LOVE this) "Awwwwwww....Mommy looks sooooo cute/pretty."</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"I love those grandparents so much!"</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Frequently: "No THANK you, Mommy. I am just <i>fine</i>."</span></li>
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<b>Fun with Friends</b><br />
Biking and dinner by Starnberg lake with Abel and Caro</div>
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Boys in motion - play date in Munich with my friend, Edyta, and her boys, Max and Alex.</div>
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A day in the mountains in Garmisch with our friends. Cable cars, walks, and sharing treats. </div>
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Yes, we ride this cable car up to the mountains. No, it's not my favorite thing.</div>
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Fantastic time at the pool in Dachau. What a great spot! And by this point in the summer we needed it. Hot! It was a steamy summer here in southern Germany! (Yes, contrary to popular belief, it gets VERY hot here.) Lots of time for lakes and pools to distract from the lack of AC (anywhere - even dr.'s offices, museums, Brad's work, etc., etc.)! We got in a routine of when the windows should be open to let in air, but hopefully not the bugs (no screens on the windows). Then when to close the windows as it gets hotter outside than the inside, but then you should close the curtains to keep sun out. Oy.</div>
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And then fun at the Starnberg pool, too!</div>
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Every time we go to Bad Tölz, this car must be sat in.</div>
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Love scenes like this now and then. Looks a lot like Indiana!</div>
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Mommy and Levi day at the pool.</div>
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During this visit I often had to tell him that he wasn't allowed to play with areas/toys for big kids/adults. So, as we left he informed me, "There are <i>so</i> many things we can't do!" </div>
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His favorite ice cream - Haribo ice cream push pop that has gummy bears in the stem. </div>
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Sometimes I just pick a town on the map and we go exploring. This day it was the lovely town of Weilheim.</div>
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Lunch - another monster portion for my boy. Not that he minds, having that hollow leg and all.</div>
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Hugging Merrill the Bear, during which Levi exclaimed, "I love Merrill the Bear. Hi, Merrill!"</div>
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Mmmmm...And great Kaiserschwarn. They often eat this as an entree (it's even on the entree menu at Roche - I can't get over that), but we have it for dessert. Fried dough and applesauce. </div>
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Our life jackets to go with our inflatable kayak finally arrived! When Levi saw the pump for the new boat he remarked, "This is fun; I'm glad we have this." Glad he approves.</div>
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Levi's sudden fear of, well, pants, and also the dark has lead us to try things like a dog inside his room. Cal helped us out quite a few times, much to Cal's confusion. Poor Cal. But the next morning Levi told us, "Cal kept you safe." (I love how he mixes up his pronouns sometimes.)</div>
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EuroSmiths!...Our first "friend visitors!" </div>
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And then we had a<i> real </i>party going when Kyle and Rita joined us from Indonesia, along with Rita's sister, family, and friend. Levi adored the big group of friends we had and couldn't stop talking about all of us eating dinner together.</div>
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During the visit we did finally take Levi on a tour of a historic building, The Residenz in Munich. Levi told me that he would like to sleep in the big, red, royal bed, that I should make dinner in the priceless royal porcelain, and that he would like to leave and go get lunch. Yup. Another reason most people don't bring their 3 year-olds on European vacations. Ha!</div>
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A day at the lake with all of us. I love how Levi is perched on Uncle Tyler's chair here. Later he plopped on Daddy and informed us all that he "had found a parking spot." </div>
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Napping outside, or as we explained it to Levi, "camping."</div>
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Though I had to stay home with Levi an the dogs, Brad got to take Tyler and Adrianne to my favorite city of Saltzburg. This is the picture Brad sends me:</div>
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We ended their visit with a lake tour by boat. I saw plenty of places we still need to explore that I would never have seen from the road! </div>
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Mommy school revved up with Levi being sick some this month. He missed the final two weeks of school with sickness and visitors in town. Thankfully, he really seems to love "Mommy School." One day he even proclaimed, "Want to go to Mommy School!" My favorite was the day we dropped Brad off at a conference and Levi informed me, "Levi wants to go to work there. Mommy wants to teach Levi to work." I'll do my best, buddy!<br />
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My favorite project was the book Levi wrote about his adventures diving with his buddy, Jacobi. It took about two weeks to write the story and illustrate it, but it turned into a big hit. Here are a few of the pages....</div>
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Another favorite activity is watching a Youtube clip when something sparks his interest. One day he was inquisitive about bursts of air making sound, where the air comes from, etc., so we found kid-friendly videos on the respitory system. He watched them for half an hour! Love those "teachable moments."</div>
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This was a favorite game for a few days. Toss all the letters in the floor of the shower and let him go for it. Levi loves nothing more than lining things up "in order." </div>
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Helping me make muffins.</div>
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One day he was VERY fussy as we ate dinner. I asked if he would like a puzzle while he ate, or something (anything!?), and he cried out, "NOOOOO!!! I JUST need to read the <i>Bible</i>!!!" Um, okay. Not sure why I'm surprised. After watching a Bible video one day he called out, "I LOVE Abraham! Abraham loves me SO much!"</div>
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It worked, as you can see. (I should take note for my grumpy days too.)</div>
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The German snails are impressive. Seriously huge snails.</div>
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I am reading a wonderful book about how to set up your home as a Montessori school. Everything is now organized by subject and clearly displayed. Just like the Montessori concept promises, he is drawn to what he needs to learn, focuses for a nice long period of time, and then packs it away on his own. The first day I set it up for him he played with toys he hadn't played with in ages, and in new ways. Then packed them away with no fuss. It was really neat to witness.</div>
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He did this entire 78-piece alphabet puzzle himself and then packed it away!</div>
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Then I let him have some messy fun - unrolling the last bit of a toilet paper roll! Every little kids' dream.</div>
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Salad spinner with dish soap bubbles. Genius.</div>
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Messy fun: Paint + Water balloons + a box</div>
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Getting out his music instruments. Fun to see him use them in the correct ways more and more.</div>
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This is genius. "Blowing Steam." Huge hit. </div>
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This is what I saw when I turned around in Ikea one day. He'd set the table for dinner. Though he doesn't love to help me cook (except for pancakes!), he is observing. When going to play at his kitchen one day he remarked, "Food will be ready in a minute. Let's play with cars, and then coffee will be ready." Sounds VERY familiar.</div>
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Now that's a long line of "freight cars." Great for math and numbers practice!</div>
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Tyler and Adrianne brought Levi one of his favorite things ever - geography placemat mats. So many ways to have fun with these. The other side has a colorful map and symbols for facts about each state. Of course, he looked at the wine bottle on northern CA and said, "Mommy juice." Yup.</div>
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They have provided wonderful "Teachable Moments" besides Mommy Juice though! For instance, he pointed to China and asked what it was. When I said, "That's China" he responded, "Where pandas live!" So, we watched a little clip of pandas in bamboo forests. Fun!</div>
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I try anything to get Levi interested in coloring and painting. He really doesn't like either very much (AT ALL). This day was fun - painting Thomas WHILE listening to Thomas music. One of the first pictures he's really worked on. </div>
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Great writing practice - his name on all his pool toys. I dot out the letters and then help him write. </div>
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Writing is becoming a big thing. Even outside, in jammies, on an old box. Random since he likes very few other fine motor activities, but I just follow him.</div>
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Trying to take any chance to teach "Practical Life" moments - like learning to put jam on his toast.</div>
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We may be in Germany, but life continues pretty much as normal. It doesn't quite feel like home, but I think anywhere you are trying to keep up with a 3 year-old and 3 dogs you will make a home. Simpley out of necessity! </div>
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I often call Levi, "my sweetest boy" and "snugglekins." Goodness, he is a chatty lovebug. But Levi definitely still has his "monster moments." It's just that thankfully he also loves to spontaneously show love with hugs, telling us he loves us, or even, "Give me a kiss!" He also enjoys sharing his excitement about things by proclaiming, "I'm so <i>excited</i>!" or "This is fun!!" However, he asserts his independence frequently by being contrary and then immediately changing his mind while proclaiming, "Levi DOES want to do that!" DESPITE this need for independence, he is also obsessed with our routine for the day. He loves to sing Daniel Tiger's song, "Clothes on, eat breakfast, brush teeth,...." AND, ironically enough, this is paired with a very sudden and new fear of the dark. He needs a lamp on all night long.....Rereading that paragraph I feel schizophrenic. Life with a 3 year-old, right?</div>
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His complete obsession academically is the coral reef and he loves watching Youtube videos of people snorkeling. His favorite animals are octopus and cuttlefish. (Cuttlefish are SERIOUSLY cool. Check it out.) Even while watching a science experiment about cuttlefish on Youtube he cried out, "I'm so excited!" This all began from a long story I told him to keep him still while cutting his hair. Stories and pretending in general are really taking off for Levi. It's not uncommon for him to try to retell me a story I made up for him, word for word and with all my inflections. (Lots of "SO....." at the starts of every sentence. Whoops.)</div>
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One of my very favorite habits this month was proclaiming, "Pastor Yosef would be SO proud!" whenever he practiced his Amharic. He tries especially hard to sing along with our Amharic children's songs and will play them over and over to "practice." He also has begun to count in Amharic spontaneously. The idea of practice has been a big deal in general. He told me one day while playing with some toys, "Levi practiced and he got better!" Thankfully, (for his musician Mom's ears) this practice has been extended to singing (some of) the correct pitches to songs. Yay for music class!</div>
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<li>About gridlock traffic: "Goodness gracious! All these cars are going everywhere! Cars going all around us!";</li>
<li>Re: Daddy's work: "Don't go to Daddy's work. Levi not want to get in those buildings. That is not Levi's work to do."; </li>
<li>But about his future employment: "Levi want to do Thomas's job. Want to work on the rails.";</li>
<li>During one bathroom visit told me, "Mommy's still dry!" [Hopefully, that's not a concern.];</li>
<li>"Daddy's feet smell like hamburgers.";</li>
<li>"Mommy makes Daddy laugh." [True. I'm VERY funny.];</li>
<li>LT: "Cal [our dog] is just like Spiderman!" Me: "Do you know what Spiderman is?" LT: "A peacock!"; </li>
<li>All smoke is "hot steam";</li>
<li>While watching bubbles: "I JUST want to FLY!....Mommy and Levi go way up high to the tree tops!";</li>
<li>Watching <i>Planet Earth, </i>Me: "I promise, one day we'll take you snorkeling so you can swim with fish like that." LT: "That water's too deep to swim!";</li>
<li>"Levi and Daddy stay here, Mommy go to the grocery, come home with Mommy juice, Daddy juice and Levi juice." [Probably pretty accurate.];</li>
<li>"So, um, Daddy....How was your day?";</li>
<li>Started adding to his dinner prayer an echo of my prayer: "Thank you for my Levi.";</li>
<li>After writing and illustrating his first "book": "Yes I AM a writer now!";</li>
<li>Me: "Levi, you can always tell me anything and I'll love you no matter what." LT: "Levi want to tell Mommy something now." Me: "You do!?" LT: "Um...Levi want to do a project when we get home.";</li>
<li>"Mommy's a girl. Levi and Daddy are boys. We're all babies. We're all babies now!";</li>
<li>"These cars are going to Brazil.";</li>
<li>Christmas is pronounced "Chrimsas";</li>
<li>After trying to barge in on me in the bathroom, "Sometimes Mommy needs privacy.";</li>
<li>Me: "Levi, Mommy gets worried if you don't use the potty." LT: "And frustrated.";</li>
<li>While putting a bunch of coasters on his head, "I'm putting things on my head for Halloween!";</li>
<li>"Want to do potty all by myself....Uh-oh! Tell Mommy when you have to go potty....[running out from the bathroom naked] I'm all clean now!";</li>
<li>"Levi want to sing...in Indianapolis, when I'm older.;</li>
<li>Me: "Levi, do you remember what country we in?" [Desired answer, "Austria."] </li>
<li>LT: "A poo country! That's funny....Now you're killin' me."</li>
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<b>We have friends! </b> With a mix of work friends, connections from the English speaking mom's group in Munich, reaching out to people on the English speaking parents' forum on Facebook, we continue to grow our network....</div>
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Levi is really starting to understand distances, where people are, and when we will see them. One day he told me, "Alexis is in America visiting her grandma and grandpa. Nana, Pa, Neenie, Papa...those are Levi's grandpas. In America....Levi's in the Pink Germany House."</div>
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Amy and Tobias were kind enough to include us in the baptism of their two children, Alexis and Maximilian. </div>
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Boating play date in our town of Starnberg! Our Polish friends (two families met at different events!) were kind enough to come out to our little town and have a lake day. We have 5 boys between us all and we had a fantastic time. And we were afterwards inspired to get our own inflatable boat!!</div>
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<b>"Mommy School"</b> (as Brad still likes to call it) continues as well. It makes my heart swell when he proclaims, "Levi loves Levi and Mommy Days!" Or when he requests a project by saying, "Levi want to make Mommy a heart. Make it beautiful. [So, we cut one out and as he colors it....] It's getting pretty.....Wow!!! Levi made a heart!!!"</div>
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Using a CD for a Rainbow Fish craft. Big hit. (And it's hard to impress him with crafts, so that says something.)</div>
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Number train (Thanks, Amy!) - He loves and is very proud of putting the numbers "in order" while making his tower as high as possible. (Note the dog on top.)</div>
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Another huge hit - This printable "puzzle" combines his love of farms, puzzles, and numbers while helping him learn his 10's.</div>
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Park at the Munich zoo all to ourselves</div>
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Taking Luke for a walk on one of the billions of trails in the woods.</div>
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Enjoying the "toys with wheels" at the little toy museum in Munich. </div>
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Brad and I took a fantastic walking tour of Munich one day while Levi was in school. Along with wonderful history and fascinating stories, one of the funniest sights is everyone stopping to watch the Glockenspiel - rated as Europe's #2 most overrated tourist locations. (Want to know what #1 is!?...)</div>
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Homemade enchilada sauce and homemade tortillas. SO GOOD and shockingly easy.</div>
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<br />Meaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06053546927447763278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428533330332949999.post-18739277078336700342013-07-19T15:54:00.001+02:002013-07-19T23:04:19.830+02:00Nana and Pa at the Pink Germany House<div style="text-align: justify;">
What a wonderful 2 weeks we had with Bob and Bonnie to start the summer off. I felt like they got to check off the touristy requirements, see what life is like as a local, have some time for their own adventures, but mostly lots of great who-cares-what-country-you-are-in-soak-it-up family time. <br />
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And the last night of their visit. Cheers to a great one! (Looking at these pictures it is now no surprise </div>
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One of our first outings was to a favorite spot - Andechs Monastery/Brewery for May Day! Oom-pa-pa bands, traditional dress, picnicking, looking in the beautiful church, a gorgeous view. We love Andechs and so did Nana and Pa.</div>
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A rainy day at the park in Bad Tölz by the Isar River. </div>
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We found a dog sitter so we were off to two favorite spots: Cesky Krumlov in the Czech Republic and Salzburg, my favorite European city and where I studied for a summer. What a special trip to share with Nana and Pa. </div>
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We realized that Levi is still trying to understand the concept of different countries. (Again, something that has made this move tricky for us! 2-3 year-olds are not known for their fantastic concept of time and place, haha. As I write this a month and a half later I realize how far he has come in this concept though. Whew!) We realized he wasn't quite sure what being in yet another country meant when he said at lunch, "Go back to Czech Republic. Go back inside there and play a little bit."....As in, our hotel room is "The Czech Republic." Ha! Then again a few days later, "Go back to Czech Republic. Go in there. Play with toys." Too funny.</div>
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A few days after we returned home Levi reminded us about the time that that Nana said "Ha-choo!" at breakfast in "The 'Public." </div>
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Cesky Krumlov</div>
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Czech brewery for lunch....</div>
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Ridiculously fantastic goulash and light as air dumpling.</div>
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Wandering through the cemetery where, yes, they shot the one of the final scenes in <i>The Sound of Music.</i></div>
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Outside Mozart's birthplace (the yellow house) </div>
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The beautiful windy streets....</div>
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Walking past my favorite pretzel stand (on the right) on the way to the tram to the Schloss.</div>
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Levi was understandably thrilled with the tram ride.</div>
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Ah, the view from the Schloss. Amazing.</div>
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The place practically to ourselves....</div>
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Stopping in the market for my absolute favorite, Käsekrainer!!!</div>
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A boy after my own heart - loving his cheesey sausage for dinner back at the room.</div>
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Levi has found that Pa's shoulders work no matter what city we are in. Hoping we can test that in a few more countries next visit!!</div>
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