Kiera had 3 birthday parties this year. Which means I made 3 cakes. Originally it was only going to be 2 parties- a friend birthday party and a party with the relatives. Kiera’s actual birthday (mid-week) was a few days before the birthday parties (on the weekend). We had many conversations about how we were […]
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Selfies with Kiera
Kiera and I were cuddling on Aunt Jenny’s hammock when she grabbed my iPhone and said, “Let’s take some pictures of us Mama!” This is very uncharacteristic of her, so I jumped at the chance to get some pics of the two of us… I’m so glad I have some pics of her adorable construction […]
Kiera Lately
“Lately” meaning the past year-oops! These are random pics and videos that I haven’t put in other blog posts… Kiera is still a collector of “treasures”. She is especially enamored with downtrodden Charlie Brown-looking flowers. Kiera’s cubby at school (filled with treasures collected at recess). Notice the cubbies on either side of hers are spotless. […]
Springtime Excursions with Kiera
Mamas and babies everywhere… She was THRILLED about the feathers she found. She drew them right away when we got home… …then wrapped them up (with homemade wrapping paper) to give to Quinnie.
Kiera’s 7th Birthday
Kiera decided that this year she wanted a dragon themed birthday party at home, with friends. The night before, she and Quinnie helped me make one of her two birthday cakes (mostly because they wanted to eat batter). dragon cake- she was thrilled! The morning of her birthday she got to open one present […]
Kiera’s First Day of School (Einschulung)
Here’s a cute letter that Kiera’s new school sent to her right before summer vacation. Along with a very detailed list (below) of what we needed to buy before the first day of school. Luckily, Oma took care of that for us- we only had to swing by her place and pick it all up. […]
We’re Back!
Hello! Sorry for the long, unintended blog break. The girls and I just got back (well, a few weeks ago..) from a five week vacation in America! Simon had to stay in Köln for work. Don’t feel too bad for him though. He got to go on an amazing hiking/camping trip in the French Alps […]
Kiera loses her first tooth!
About six weeks after her sixth birthday, Kiera lost her first tooth! Just like her sister, Kiera’s teeth come in like a shark’s- one set right behind the other. see what I mean? When I saw the shark teeth I knew what was coming, so we started reading some of our tooth books to prepare. […]
Kiera’s 6th Birthday!
Oh man. I can’t believe how few pictures I have of Kiera’s birthday. I shouldn’t be surprised really- I was barely hanging on after the last few months we’d had (a move, all of our birthdays, hosting guests, Christmas, etc.). I still feel badly though. We’ll make it up to you next year Kiera! We […]
Kiera Lately
Kiera, lately, has been all about collecting her “treasures”… So what did we bring home this day? A rock, a pebble, a small piece of chalk, and a deflated balloon. Look what I found in the laundry basket. A bunch of random keys that she had collected from all over the house. I […]
Kiera’s Glasses
You may remember that we found out Kiera needed eyeglasses from this post. Since then we’ve been really talking up this whole “getting new eyeglasses” thing. Saying things to her like, “I can’t believe you get to have eyeglasses- Papa had to wait until he was a grownup to get some!! And mama still doesn’t get […]
Kiera the Pasta Monster
I’m going to just let the pictures do most of the talking… Oh- better put the other hand up for balance! OMG. Is this for real?! The people at the next table started to laugh at this point. She cracks me up! I’ve tried to show her how to wind the […]
Kiera Baths
Kiera LOVES to take baths. She would take 5 a day if I would let her. And she stays in well past the fingers pruned stage- she just keeps adding more hot water. Quinnie still likes to get in with her from time to time. Wanted to document this stage since who knows how long […]
Go Fourth and… Go to the Hospital
I knew we were going to have a low-key 4th of July because Kiera had already been sick for two days and wasn’t getting any better. She came home from school one day with a bump on her neck between her jaw and ear on her right side. Kiera’s neck bump day 1- before it […]
Hypo Mama
I admit it. When it comes to my kids I can be a bit of a hypochondriac. Sometimes I feel like I have to be since Simon is the Yin to my Yang – in the sense that he never thinks anything is wrong. After the ordeal (that I’m about to tell you about) I […]
Zauber Schloss (Magic Castle)
Kiera and the other kids at her KiTa made this cool Magic Castle from scratch with boxes, paper mache, and paint. The kids love playing in it. Kiera proudly sitting under the princess picture that she drew Cool Puppets inside Quinnie putting on a puppet show Kiera insisted I take this pic of […]
Kiera’s 5th Birthday!
I can’t believe my baby is 5. I can see the changes in her daily. The shape of her face shifting, her limbs elongating, her layer of baby chub melting away. I’m trying not to feel too wistful, because what is emerging is a lovely girl- a baby no longer. Kiera has always been our […]
Kiera’s KiTa
KiTa is short for Kindertagesstätte (Preschool). We got really lucky again- Kiera was placed in a great one. She really seems to like it and never complains about going. We pay a fraction of what we were paying in the States. Tuition is on a sliding scale based on salary until the child turns 5- […]