When Abe is gone....

I really hate when Abe is gone... to work. I kind of feel like a brat saying that because I have become so spoiled. He is home so much and I am able to spend loads of time with him. Today he had to work a 24 hour shift. It sucks that it is Sunday, but at least we were able to see him at church today. Tonight I really missed him. We had a BEAUTIFUL evening and I loved being with the girls outside. We went for a fun walk (well Adeline rode her bike), we ate dinner outside on the porch, and the kids played on the trampoline. Say hello to our new babysitter!!! Can't wait for all the warm summer evenings with the family!

Goodbye Hair

Adeline's hair had gotten so incredibly long and it was getting to be quite the pain to brush and do. She absolutely hated for me to brush her hair because it would get so many rats in it. It also had to be done all the time (not saying I did do it all the time) if I didn't want her to look like a little raggle-muffin. My friend Sara was going to cut a couple inches off so it would be a little healthier and Adeline decided she wanted to cut it short just like her friend Mary from Boston. So, that's what happened. I really didn't care at all, but felt a little sad that night before bed. I have gotten over it pretty quick though. It is so much easier to do, or not to do :) And, it takes 2 seconds to brush and there is no screaming involved. Adeline hasn't cared one bit that her hair is gone. That is a little surprising to me because she did love her hair and would always tell us it was long like Rapunzel's. Before pictures

After

Funny story. When Sara cut her hair off, she first braided it and then cut it off so we could keep it. The day after she had it cut, Norah walked into the kitchen and I could see tons of hair all over the front of her dress. I asked Adeline where her hair was and she said, "On the couch". She had gotten her hair out of the braid and they brought it over to the couch and were playing with it. They even had clips and rubber bands out. It was on the floor, the coach and after I took the picture I realized there was a big wad on Adeline's dolls head (you can see a little bit in the picture). Oh brother.

Trier, Germany

Last weekend we decided to go on a last minute trip. Our first stop was Trier, Germany which is the oldest city in Germany. I LOVED this city. The city was bustling (but wasn't too terribly crowded), music was playing in the town square, ice cream shops everywhere, bright buildings, etc. Wouldn't mind going back again. The weather was absolutely perfect and the girls were awesome. Amphitheatre- I was really looking forward to seeing this. Unfortunately it had closed about 15 minutes before we got there. I was able to sneak one little picture through the front gate. Oh well. I'm sure we will visit again at some point.

Hauptmarkt- Trier's main marketplace. Tons of cute buildings, TONS of ice cream shops and great shopping.

Just some German nuns

Trier Palace

The palace grounds... not sure what is up with the posing

Imperial Roman Baths

Yummy fried balls with sugar on them. SOOOO good

Can't remember what this was....

St. Peter's Cathedral

Market Fountain

Another picture of the main square

Black Gate (Porta Nigra). Pretty awesome entrance into the city.

After all our adventures for the day, we sat down outside at a little pasta place. When we were finishing up, I decided to feed Meika. I went to go and burp her and she projectile vomited over my shoulder about a foot and onto the ground. A poor single guy was sitting right next to me at a table and was staring at her right when it happened. I have never seen such a disgusted face in my life. It was priceless. Abe and I got a good laugh. After we finished up, we got in the car and drove to our hotel in Luxembourg. More on our Luxembourg adventures in my next post!

Feels (felt) like spring...

A couple weeks ago we had the nicest weather and it felt so much like Spring. The kids and I wanted to be outside all day long and enjoy the nice weather. I am so thankful that we have such an awesome yard here the girls can play in. It is huge, pretty private and we can watch the sun set from our back porch every night. One of those nice evenings over a week ago, I was making dinner and the girls and Abe were playing outside together. It was too cute not to document, so I had to grab my camera and take a handful of pictures. This was my view out the kitchen window.....