Fourteenth Week in Germany

Monday was the first day of school. We had some car issues on the way to school so it was a lucky thing that Greg decided to follow us to school that morning. We hopped in his car and took the girls to school and then drove back to where my car was parked and took care of the issues. It was relatively easy to solve.

I was very nervous for Avery especially as she seemed quite uneasy about starting school. However, when we got there, she found out she would have one of the same teachers that she had when we got here in May and Ava Lesh is in her class. What a blessing. She even talked to her teachers which has been a major milestone for her. I was very pleased with the way the first day went for both of them. We checked out some dance studios and are trying to figure out the way extra cirricular things work around here. It was a very busy week trying to get back into the swing of a routine.

Friday was Avery's 4th birthday. We took cupcakes to school for her class to share in her festivities. We had her birthday party on Friday evening. She only wanted to invite a few friends. The cake was quite an ordeal as she wanted a barbie cake. I was all ready to try it but could not find a bowl that I could bake in. She compromised by saying a round cake with a Cinderella candle on top would be fine. But, I couldn't find a Cinderella candle. Luckily, my mom sent a Cinderella polly pocketesque set from the Disney store to her for her birthday. We were able to talk her into a regular round cake with Cinderella and the Prince on top. I must say it turned out pretty cute. She was happy with it and that was all that mattered. We sang "Happy Birthday" in English first and then sang "Happy Birthday" in German. I was a nice little get together. The kids just played and the Adults had some time to visit. We then let the kids frost a tiara cookie and take it home for their party favor.

Saturday, we were very tired. We walked downtown Bad Godesberg to the morning market to get some fruit and veggies. Then we spent most of the day doing some errands. Greg was very disappointed that he could not get the U of M football game on the internet. Apparently, he didn't miss much as they lost. I should've known that if Greg wasn't able to watch them play, they would fall apart huge. It doesn't say much for the rest of the season as the new Big Ten network won't stream the games on the internet.

That is about it for this week.