In the last 30 days. . .

In the last 30 days, these have been some of the highlights. . .. .

1. AP (my oldest) got to take ski lessons IN EUROPE! (I know, we're probably going to be here a while. I still think it's fun to say though :-) He absolutely LOVED it and can't wait to go again.

2. My two girls got to go on a Daddy Daughter Dinner Date with their oh-so-amazing Daddy! I couldn't help smiling. I helped the girls primp and get ready (including a little eyeshadow and lipstick) They even got to borrow some of Mom's jewelery, and we painted their nails and picked out pretty dresses to wear.
The date was sponsored by the military post here. THey got to have a nice dinner and party favors and dance with thier Daddy. The girls and Paul even invented their own Daddy/ Daughter dance. When they got home, BK could NOT stop smiling. She was so happy. In the morning NF said "Mom, I just had SOOOO much fun last night." It was a magical evening, for all three of them. But I have to say, it was magical for me to stand back and watch. These are some of the moments that create immortal memories for a little girl
To go on a little more about it, I have to share a story. When I was buying the tickets, the lady who was helping me, said it was nice that the girls were young enough that they still WANTED to do stuff with their Dad. I said "Well, I hope they NEVER outgrow that! I still enjoy dates with MY Dad." And it's true. I really and truly do! In fact, I was able to tell her that two months previous, I HAD gone on a date with my Dad.
This same lady confided in me that her Dad was never worthy of dates. There was a lot of pain there for her.
At the moment I was reminded of how grateful I am for a Dad that's always fun to be around, and that my kids have the same kind of Dad. I always said I would marry someone like My Dad, and I'm so glad I did.

3. Parent Teacher Conferences are ALWAYS great for me. I have to say, I love hearing others tell me how great and smart my kids are. I love it even more when they point out little personality traits/ quirks that my kids have. It's then that I KNOW that they truly know my child. AP's teacher told me that he was only the new kid the first day, because after that he seemed like he had always been there. He made friends and jumped into it so smoothly. I loved that. He had stellar grades, and even had 2 A+'s!
IG and BK are in the same class. I love that. Their teacher pointed out how different they are. And it's true. They are. They both had perfect report cards too, and are constantly excelling.
NF loves showing what she can do. She has let her new school see a lot of her spunk too (in a good way) Her teacher said that one day, she was complimenting NF on how smart she was, and said, "Is everyone in your family as smart as you?" To which, my NF responded (with a twinkle in her eye) "NO. I'm the smartest one."
The teacher also told me that she wants to have a lot of kids (like 4), but her husband and her don't agree on it. He has told her that "You can't possibly give them the attention they need when you have that many. They will never be that well adjusted." Well, this same teacher said after the first week of NF in her class, she went home and told her husband that he had to meet NF, "becuase she PROVES that 4 kids are totally doable, because she is #4, out of five, AND she is an incredible and smart girl!" Yes, it was a very proud Mom moment for me.

4. TE is so smart. He loves Mommy time (he gets a lot more one-on-one then he has ever gotten). He loves being my helper with whatever, as long as I allow him car and building time. :-) hee hee. We also learned that he knows "Eye of the Tiger" by heart. HOW did he ever learn that??? (I blame older siblings a lot! :-) ha ha

5. I passed my german drivers test with a 100%. I'm officially a German endorsed driver.

6. We discovered the German dollar store!!! I realize this seems silly, but I have SOOO missed discounted items (The PX is NOT great about this kind of stuff)

7. OUR STUFF GOT HERE!!!!!!!!!!

8. Our stuff got here!!!!!!!!!

9. Our stuff got here!!!!!!!!!!!!

10. OUR STUFF IS HERE!!!!!!!!! (A quick funny: They told us they would be here between 8 am- 10 pm. (You gotta love THAT window). Well, they showed up at 7AM!!! (HEY, that wasn't the WINDOW! We were asleep!!!! It was a hectic way to wake up, but., . . .. OUR STUFF IS HERE!!!! SO yay!!!!

That's it for now.

I, once again, hope to update a little more frequently. Heck, if I think of more to add to this list, I will make sure to do so. In the meantime, Life is good!