Recapping February and March:
The kids celebrated Liichtmessdag at school, a day in which they went to some other classrooms ("door to door") and sang a song in exchange for goodies. Noah sang some of the song to me, it was darling.
We got a keyboard because some neighbors complained about our piano. Sienna started piano lessons. So far, so good.
Birthday party for Lambers. And maybe Panda. Not sure. The kids were over the moon about the microwaved chocolate cake in jars. #momwin
Baking something together...made even more fun when we remember to use the kids aprons!
My brother's wife had this cute little guy, James.
Carnival holiday at school: the dressing up day for Lux kids.
Some kind of sleep-whisperer/educator visited Noah's school for a week and taught the kids how important sleep is. He made a dream catcher and this pillow pet thingy.
Treats and toys from Grandma Diane! Always a delight! (However, Mom ate most of the Gushers all by herself.)
I turned 35. Noah was not having it.
But Sienna was!
I wanted to go ice skating for my birthday. So we did. Most of us loved it most of the time.
My brother, Allen, and his wife Natasha had a new baby, Harper.
Birdie is into lipstick lately! Eek! But we did have fun trying on my new red lipstick color. In fact, since she was stealing my other lipsticks to put them on without my consent, I hid all of them...and now I can't find them anywhere!! Hence, having to buy a new tube of red. Dang. It. #momfail
Fun day at Bambesch park with some friends from church. The kids found this hut in the woods and it made us all happy.
Really fun morning hosting my friend, Justyna's, baby shower.
Date night with my main squeeze. But first, trash take-out.
Adam was gone one Sunday so the kids and I ventured downtown to find the new skate park. When you're looking for something in Luxembourg's downtown, there is a very good chance you will not find it. But we found it! After some trial and error and traipsing up and down some steep staircases, we found the one. It was really fun in the end.
Actually, Adam was gone for several Sundays. He took the last two Sundays and did the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix, two famous cycling races. The Saturdays before each, he did the courses, many kilos spent on cobblestone roads of death. The Sundays he camped out for hours to wait for the pros to come by. He loved both weekends. Bucket list items for sure. And now he is one sore dude.
Sienna is the most creative little artist and it makes my heart sing. Adam says she is just like his sister, Julia, because she is always drawing something and giving it to people.
I can't complain about this spring. It has been unusually sunny and dry. Noah can't even with all those rays.
Since Adam had the car on his trips, we were a little bike brigade all over our town. Now that these two are proficient cyclists themselves, it's actually a total joy riding with them. It brings out all sorts of conversation in Noah. "There is a bug on my nose. There. Is. A Bug. On. My Nose. There's a Bug. On. My. Nose." "Sienna, have you ever eaten bird poop? Me neither, I've NEVER eaten bird poop!" "Mom, I just saw the most beautiful butterfly." Sienna is busy trying to ride with no hands.
The kids found ORIGINAL FINGY (see skiing in Austria post) at our grocery store. So exciting.
Karolina spent the night at our house recently while her mom was at the hospital having her baby brother. We introduced her to pigs in a blanket! Big hit.
So cute when kids just climb up on the couch and look at books. Cutest thing evuh.
