December 2010 in Charlotte, NC

Playmobil Land

We went to Playmobil Land on Wednesday with our Squadron in Nuremberg. It's about 45 min from here. Madeline played with her friend Gabi and we met other friends there. They had plastic cows you could pretend to milk, slides, and water area.

Volksfest

Maddie and I went to the German American festival this afternoon with friends. We ate bloomin onion with special sauce, soft serve erdberre (strawberry) ice cream, german gummy bears, and german pizza. Then walked around and then road the flintstones ride. Now we are home and tired! I bought Madeline a Traditional dirndl German dress yesterday that she wore and we'll be bringing it back to the States with us! It just looked too cute!

madeline and friends

Christiana and Madeline playing on July 4th. We went to Graf just 20 min from here for their celebration. Next is Zoe and Madeline at the Chinese restaurant in Amberg last night. It has been a while since we have had chinese and boy was it yummy! Zoe's mom and I took the girls with us shopping for maternity clothes and then out to dinner.

Movies and outing

Madeline and I with some friends went to see the movie Oceans and then Toy Story 3 the next week! She loves to go to the moves now and talks about it non stop. Next picture is when we went to a small town not far from Vilseck where there used to be a concentration camp. You can see Luke growing in my belly now and he is a mover especially at night. Madeline will point at my belly and say "my baby brother in there" of course I can't get her to say it on camera!

Madeline hearing Paul's message

Paul called and left a message and I had Madeline listen to it. She was so excited that I tried to get her to listen to it again and video it. Madeline and Paul rode on a camel on our trip to the Western Med. this past month. They frequently remind me of this ride and that I did not ride on the camel. Granted I am pregnant and had to go to the bathroom very badly and it was not worth a 2 minute camel ride for me to wet my pants! But they had fun and I took pictures.

We miss Paul but are greatful for what he is doing.

Talking with Daddy

I can never get Madeline to talk on the phone or when the video camera is on but today she did. Paul came home from work and we were eating dinner and she was answering all of Paul's questions so I ran to get the camera and snuck in to try to get her on film. She gets very excited every time we ask her about going to ride on a boat and swim in the pool. As you can see she loves to jump on the couch and then "fall down"! She also likes to verbally say what she is doing. Then we have to acknowledge that we heard her or she continues to say it even louder! She played at a friends house today with a girl her age and then they also have a baby girl, which Madeline apparently spent most of her time "watching after the baby". I am hoping she'll be helpful with our new little one due in October.