Ok, the last Austria pics

Mother nature has it all, even the perfect spot for a beer bottle....





Since it is propably getting old for everyone just to read about our vacation over and over again, I decided to post just the best pics I haven`t sent yet.


Just some cute shots of Lucien, he is such a happy fellow all the time


Stella writing a postcard to herself. She was sooo amazed when she found it in our mailbox and could not really believe how it made it to our house. Seemed like magic to her.The world from a kids point of view is full of miracles


Stella after a rough day playing


Trying to wash off the paint in Luciens tub


Stella made a friend in Austria, a little girl named Alina. They hung out together all the time, having true feelings for and deep conversations with each other. So sweet
Another friend Stella made was Ann,the little pony. Mami and Daddy couldn`t believe that scaredy cat Stella actually rode the pony. We are so proud of her

1000th visit on the blog!!!!

OK we are getting close to this event and I`m very excited sharing my daily stuff and thoughts with you guys. I wanna make a wish: Whoever hits the 1000th visit, please make yourself visible and leave a comment.
We are off going to have some fun at my parents house, now( Yummy BBQ). Hope all of you enjoy a great dinner today
Love Verena

Weekly News

This has been a rough week. Stella is back in kindergarten and not too excited about it. Yesterday her teacher told me that she was crancky all day long. When we got home she ate two full plates of her lunch and I wondered what was going on. I checked her lunchbox from kindergarten and saw, she didn`t eat a bite there. When I asked her why, she started crying and was telling me there was no room for her at the breakfast table. Poor baby, she must have been starving...
This morning I made sure they would check her bag and find a seat for her somewhere close to her friends.
Other than that she is big in ignoring Mami and Daddy and her manners were better when she was two. But we keep on being positive and work it out. Please send me some encouragement and tell me this is all normal. But in her defense, she is so sweet to Lucien and she`s doing great on the potty. On Wednesday I tried to sweep the sidewalk(I guess something very german to do) together with Stella. I made piles and she destroyed them. She had so much fun and giggled so much, she couldn`t hold it anymore and peed right in front of our house. I was not mad when I washed her clothes and shoes, we had a fun time....Later onI got back to sweeping when she was sound asleep in her bed.
Lucien is coming down with a nasty bug. He is running fever since yesterday and is just not feeling good, which reduces the amount of sleep for Mami to the minimum. Instead of writing here, I should propably take a nap since he is out, too.
Please keep the little man in your thoughts and prayers, so he can feel better soon, once for him and for Mami!!!!

Stella and the Moo Cows!!!!

I know everybody enjoys the little videos. So here is another one of Stella in Austria

Happy Birthday Grace!!!!

Dear Grace,
sorry we didn`t get to talk to you on your birthday, yesterday. It just didn`t work out. But we were thinking about you and we hope you had a fun party.
We love and miss you sooooo muchi muchi( that`s how Stella says it).

Biking in the Alps

Ricky even got a chance to go biking last week. Since one of us had to stay with the kids, he took all these pics by himself with the camera set on timer. I think he did a great job and didn`t get hurt ( this time)!!!!!!!!!

Hiking in the Alps

Monday we went on a hiking tour to the `Hochzeiger` mountain which is about 2200 (approx.6600 feet) high in the alps.We took the gondel up and even though it was a bit cloudy, it was still beautiful.



Opa Werner, the owner of our hotel, came with us and filled us in with lots of information about this area of Austria, all the different mountains and the farming high up there. It was very interesting.
After a good walk( Stella did really well and Lucien slept all the way in his stroller while we walked on a very bumpy mountain path). We had lunch at a traditionell mountain cabin with a great playground. This is were we took those pics. They are soooo good.


Playing, eating and the thin air made Stella a bit tired .On the way back Ricky carried her every now and then, while Mami sweat to push the stroller back up to the lift.

Just hilarious!!!


Stella having a talk with Opa Werner

When we got to the car, it didn`t take a minute for Stella to crash in the car.She was out. And you propably wonder why I don`t mention the little one too much, but there is not much to say. He was just a happy fellow all day long.


My tired baby

Our Hotel

We stayed for the week in a ` Familotel`, a hotel especially for families with young children, which was great. They had a lot of entertainment going on for the little ones, indoor and outdoor playgrounds, a special kids buffet and so on. These are just a few impressions from Wenns and the hotel


View from our room


Wenns

On our way to Austria

Lucien and Stella, when we left for the trip


Ok , I know a lot of you guys are waiting eagerly for this post. Since I promised one for today, I`ll try to keep my eyes open just a little bit longer....
Saturday the 13th we left early in the morning to head towards Wenns/Austria. The kids were in such a good mood, which made traveling really fun. On our way, we took a very scenic potty break. Stella had fun throwing rocks in the water, Ricky dipped his feet in ice-cold water, while Lucien and I just enjoyed watching them



Things change a bit when you have two kids. Once the bikes were the most necessary supply for a good vacation, just look closer at the next picture, we were so thankful that we had brought Stella's private potty for along the way. It made things sooo much easier



Just along the way

We are back

Hey everyone, just wanted to let you know, we made it back home safe. It`s too late ( after feeding the kids and putting them to bed) to write much more. But we`ll have lots of stories and pictures to share within the next couple of days
Stay patient, only one more day!!!!!!!!!!

Time for Vacation

Doesn`t this picture remind you of `Sound of Music` ?
This is Wenns/Austria where we`ll be heading to early Saturday morning.
We are all so excited!!!
Ponys for Stella, fresh clean air for Lucien, bikes for Daddy and wellness for Mami.
Yeah!!!!
I won`t post anything till we come back cause we decided to leave the computer at home and not to let anything disturb our family time. So be patient and stay tuned for some great alp- and family pictures in a week or so.

Let me just add one more sentence. This weekend Malory and Zach are getting married in Texas and unfortunately we won`t be able to share this special day with them, but we don`t wanna miss to wish them all the best, a wonderful wedding day and a great marriage.
We would love to see lots of pictures!!!!!

Blocks

2 weeks ago, Stella played by herself for quite some time. After a while I went to check on her cause I didn`t hear a sound. She was concentrating on building a tower by using all her blocks. I was so impressed when I saw her construction especially when I looked at it from the bottom up.
Wow Stella , good job!!!