Stein Woods

We found this great walking trail right before we left the big town of Stein.  Complete with streams filled with baby ducks,



friendly horses,



friendly horses that needed haircuts,



dandelions to make wishes on, and



great light for photo opportunities.





I only wish we had found this sooner.

Last Days of School

Sidney and Carolyn had their last days of school this past week.

Here is Sidney on her first day of preschool.  So not happy about going...



Here she is on her last day.  I wish I could say that Sidney got over her unhappiness about school but there were still mornings right up until the end that she would give me a hard time when I left her.  But as soon as I was gone her teachers said she was fine.
She was all smiles this morning because it was her last day.



Carolyn on the first day of Kindergarten.



Here is my big girl on her last day.



Carolyn with her teacher Miss Barrington.  She has learned so much this past year and has just matured a ton!  I thought that she might be teary eyed on her last day but she was fine.  It was me who was having to bite my tongue to keep from welling up.



We are so proud of both of the girls!

SPRING!

We had one of the darkest winters here on record. I kept saying as we were preparing to move that I wanted Germany to make me miss it. I wanted more of the Spring like weather we normally get around this time of year and less of the snow and rain that seemed to not go away. Well, Mother Nature finally listened and the weather here has been great for the last couple of weeks.  This has been perfect for us because we have been eating out quite a bit since we have nothing in the house. With kids, being able to eat outside makes for the least stressful situation. The other day I came up with the best idea ever, and while we waited on our food the girls took turns strolling Payson around. Happiness for everyone involved!



It's always nice to get rewarded with ice cream!



Funny how the third child picks up really quickly on things.  There is no way you can eat ice cream in front of her and not give her some now.



Afterwards trying to walk off some of our dinner and



letting the girls run off some of their sugar high.



This little girl LOVES her Daddy.



I know I am being redundant when I say we are so looking forward to moving home, but there are going to be soooo many things that we miss about living here.