things to remember

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i haven't done one of these kinda posts in a while.....  & there are so many amazing, hilarious, precious, heart warming things i want to remember (along with the more trying & challenging ones as well)

you love wheels on the bus - it is your absolute favorite song & you sing it all the time
you love animals & can name tons of different ones 
your pronunciation of words amazes me....  you went from saying a handful of words & then you turned 2 & a month later can say everything!  really, you repeat everything!  
you love to snuggle & ask to snuggle frequently (so so sweet) 
you give mommy & daddy a sweet kiss goodnight every night before you cuddle up with your monkey & blanket in your crib
you love soccer (still) & now are really into basketball
you know (too well) how to use my iphone & cry for phone too often (i have to hide it most of the time)
you love to "skype gammy & popa bill" & "ganma, ganpa" & your friend "ken" (quin)
you love & seem to require daily "running! running!"
you love to do art - paint, color
you don't always want to get dressed, you like to run around "naykee"
you've peepeed in the potty a few times (i'm not pushing it, you'll let me know when you're ready)
you love trucks, airplanes, ambulances, buses & cars
you love your shopping cart (you push it around every day)
you love dancing/ jumping/ fake crying & making faces in front of the oven (which is like a mirror)

favorite books
richard scary books from grandpa & granny ann 
the going to bed book
richard scary airplane book
ladybug book
won't you be my kissaroo?
little people zoo book 

favorite lena quotes
"please play outside please"
"so many cars!" "so many guys!" "so many pastas!" (guys = little figurines)
"kids, go play kids!"
"more bayay!" (ballet)
"yike jumping a yot" (like jumping a lot)


loves her hat, mittens, basketball & backpack

dr seuss day at the library
still has a thing for her snorkel gear.....  forever guam at heart

& a little video running in the puddles....  


germany part 2...

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here are more photos of the trip....

the kids
on the train to stuttgart





chasing more pigeons
brother sister lunching (the sandwiches were amazing & so easy to grab & go)

then it was onto strasbourg, france

old & gothic


such a picturesque town


ewww....
we had delicious italian in france



pile on! 


out on the flight back to england
travel with a toddler is not what one would call easy.....  
train ride back to our house

germany

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so we went to germany to visit jeff's sister last month....  they had never met lena & we hadn't seen their boys in a while.  we had a lot of fun....  we had ninja starwars battles, soccer drills, ate some good food, visited stuttgart & tubingen as well as strasbourg france.  lena had fun playing with the boys, but wasn't too fond of site seeing....  lots of crying, didn't want to be in the stroller...  just wanted to run around & chase pigeons.  but despite the tantrums, it was a great visit & we're hoping to have them come visit us next month!  here are photos from the 1st part of the trip....  i'll add the rest tomorrow....

waiting for the train in harrogate
i think this was the 3rd train of the day....  
the boys
celebrating G's birthday


cheese truck!!
most amazing pretzel
"please eat this pretzel & stop crying!"
kinda worked



feeding pretzel to the birds
more feeding, um.... chasing, the pigeons



this building was built in 1442, crazy!


sweet moment with her aunt