Y3W14 - School Begins Again

We arrived home from Stockholm on Monday and Tuesday was the first day of school. Avery was starting the German equivalent of the very first day of "real school." This is the reason for the schuletütes. They are large cones filled with school supplies and candy for their first day. Because Avery was starting Year 1 this year, she falls into the "real school" category. The siblings, so as not to feel left out, also get a schuletüte but it is a bit smaller in size. It was great. The girls were very excited about their cones, as they called them. And to be honest, I think the excitement of the cones helped with the anxiety of starting school again. It was a fun tradition to take part in.

Other highlights were one of my conversations with Bryn this week:

Mom: Bryn, is that a nasty old cookie from Lleyton's seat that you are eating?

Bryn: But mom, I like nasty cookies.

Mom: Well, that makes perfect sense then.

The weekend was fun, fun, fun. Saturday, we surprised the girls and took them to the Rodelbahn (kind of like a bobsled), not far from our house. If that was not enough fun, we drove through some classic German towns in the Ahr wine region. We walked a bit in Ahrweiler and had a traditional German lunch at a Metzgerei (butcher). After which, we went to a friend's birthday party. The invitation was for Bryn but we all went and had a great time.