My big girls started school on the 16th. For their first day I made them each a Schultute to celebrate the special occasion. Traditionally in Germany they are for a child’s first day of the first grade, but I think I’ll start doing this each year just because it’s fun.
Archive for the ‘Lily’ Category
Happy Birthday Lily
Monday, August 6th, 2012
My first baby turned 4 on July 28th! A couple months ago I asked her (with hesitation) what kind of a birthday party she would like. She immediately said “A mermaid party!” Ok, I can do this, I thought. I didn’t want to have to go the Ariel Little Mermaid route and as I began to search for ideas I became quite discouraged. This was gonna be difficult to pull off.
I decided to just keep it simple with a few “ocean” touches, shouldn’t be hard right? Eh, well after much looking and eliminating, I broke down and bought a Barbie Mermaid Adventure sticker book and had my mermaids. Done. And thanks to my Mom, who came for my birthday and stayed for Lily’s, I was able to add more “mermaid” to party!
The Graduate
Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Tuesday night, Lily graduated from morning preschool. I know, we’re proud. Now she will be able to attend afternoon preschool in the Fall!
At The Parsonage
Thursday, May 17th, 2012
We finally decided and got permission to put a garden in the yard at the parsonage! We’ve gardened around town in available plots which was nice to have but a pain to travel so far to plant, weed and pick. It will be great to have what we want right in our yard!



