A Week in the Life: Thursday!

Good Morning Thursday... 

Not too much writing today... I have to get to bed at a decent time tonight! All this late night posting is making me tired! 

 Out of the house in record time... 11:00! Yes that is a van for all of you who didn't know we got a minivan when we moved here! LOL!

 We headed to Landsthul to do some shoe shopping... No luck. But it was fun. The kids got to ride the dragon for being good inside the shoe store. 

 We passed a pharmacy on the way to lunch and since we don't own a scale (and since every pharmacy has a scale in it), Liz and I weighed ourselves at the pharmacy. I was pleasantly surprised to know that I am just 2 and a half pounds away from my pre pregnancy weight! Woo hoo!

 We then headed to the bakery across the street for some lunch. 

 After lunch, we divided and conquered and went on base... I dropped LIz off at the BX to take the kids to the indoor playground and I took Emalina to the commissary to do a grocery run. 

Clearly I had the easier job!

 And poor Liz had to entertain these two monkeys, as the playground was closed for painting! 

 Ethan fell asleep in the car, and as soon as we got home Bella went next door to play with her best bud Liam! These two have such fun together! 

 After a family Insanity workout... Bella and Ethan were ready for bed and got to watch a little Cars 2 before hitting the sack...

 While Mommy and Daddy got to head out to the Macaroni Grill on base for dinner. Thanks Auntie Liz! 

 We enjoyed a quiet and yummy dinner... and a fabulous dessert... Obviously! 

 Daddy hanging out with Emalina before bed. 

Good night Thursday!

A Week in the Life: Wednesday!

Good Morning Wednesday... Liz and I had good intentions about getting up early today and getting our day started at a decent time... Didn't happen. Our 3 little alarm clocks didn't ring until 9:44am. Bad, I know. Ben told me today that he is going to get me up when he leaves for work at 7:15, which would probably be a good thing... Too bad he can't hang out to make sure I actually get out of bed! LOL!

Breakfast was brought to you by the pancake letters B and E, along with vanilla yogurt!

 LIz and I have been working on a shelf project for over 2 months now... We are in the finishing stages of it and it should be done within the next 2 months... I mean 2 days (hopefully). Stay tuned for pics. 

 During Ethan's nap, Bella, Auntie Liz and I practiced some preschool flash cards with Bella. 

 During quiet time... she was busy... Bella came down looking like this:

 Trouble with a CAPITAL T!

 And then I took Bella to her first German dance class. It was SO cute watching her with the other little girls. She didn't have a clue what the teacher was saying... but I just told her to follow along what the other little girls did. She had a smile on her face the whole time... and so did I. She was a delight to watch! 

Not to mention absolutely adorable... as she was at least 2 seconds behind everyone during the dances.  

 Here is a little video of Bella in action... so cute! 

After dance we went over to one of our German friends to play... 

Bella and Laura playing with the Playmobil castle. 

 Sofia and Esther. 

We had a Skype date with Mimi before dinner. 

And then it was playtime with Daddy again... 

And then off to bed... The kids were tired tonight... 

And so it goes... another day in the Shaub household. 

The End!

A Week in the Life: Tuesday!

 Good Morning Tuesday! Our day started off just before 9:00 with this crazy dude yelling Dizzz from his crib! Dizz aka Auntie Liz had a day off today, so Ben went and got Ethan from his crib and started him off with Soowha! 

 And this little princess with a blueberry waffle... But she wasn't really into the blueberries in the waffle, or having her picture taken so early in the morning. 

 Just call me BARBER! Ok, well not really... But I tried! Ethan's hair was driving me crazy (he was beginning to look like a little Amish boy)... so I cut it! 

The before...

 Here is the evidence...

 And here is the result... just give it a few days (or weeks) and it will look great! 

 I made eggs for Ethan and Bella's real breakfast and they had a little picnic on the floor with Auntie Liz! 

 By 11, Ethan was acting sleepy... so down he went for a nap! With all of his buba's (blankets) and susu's (pacifiers)!

 During Ethan and Emalina's nap time... Bella played with her magnetic horse scene (you all should go and get your kids the same thing... Mudpuppy magnetic figures... hours and hours of entertainment!) And Liz and I hit it hardcore with Insanity... the most I've sweat so far! Check out Bella's shoes!

By mid afternoon, our living room looked like this: Please tell me I'm not alone in this?!?

 This sweet little girl hung out in her swing when she was not sleeping during the day.

 Italian sausage soup for dinner... fond memories of this soup, eating it with Jason & Laura Brown and Nick & Julie Schindler in the February 2010 ice storm, 9 months pregnant. Still just as good.

Bath Time...

 Teeth time... along with another great shot of Ethan's new hairdo!

Story time... It's funny, Ethan never liked reading stories at night until after he turned 18 months. Now its apart of his bed time routine...

 His stash of favorites...

 And again... Auntie Liz was  Bella's chosen story teller tonight!

Until Wednesday... Good Night! 

 Peety says goodnight too!