Max, Tom, and I have spent the last 31 hours together without Nils and Sabine. Not only was it my first time on my own with the boys, but it was also Nils and Sabine's first time leaving them with their Au Pair. In the past, Sabine's sister has been able to stay the night, lending her helping hands. Yesterday morning we met Sabine's sister and mother at the Heidelberg Zoo. The boys paid no attention to the animals. Instead, they searched for any and every surface with enough snow to make a snowball. There hasn't been any notable amounts of snow in Heidelberg since the boys arrival; hence the excitement over one centimeter of snow. Sabine's mother made steaming hot Kartoffelpfannkucken (potato pancakes) with homemade applesauce for lunch. It was a wonderful treat after being out in the cold for several hours and helping the boys make snowballs with only my cotton gloves on. After lunch, Sabine's mother and sister hit the road and the boys hit the hay. After their nap, we made sugar cookies with cookie cutters in the shapes of all the animals at the zoo. After that it was the regular routine - showers,dinner, "Fang mich doch!" (tag), Duplo and Brio Eisenbahn (railroads). We finished the evening off with Shrek. Sabine has needed to attend to Tom alone eight times in one night; I was obviously hoping that last night would not be a record breaking night. Luckily, Max and Tom only woke up once in search of some water. Tom did scream "Mama!" early this morning and it was louder than any alarm I have ever set. I must say that I prefer to wake up naturally to sunlight; unfortunately, there wasn't any at the time to startle my sleep before Tom got to. This morning we made raisin pancakes together. The boys enjoy helping with the cooking of pretty much anything that involves flour, sifting, and mixing. Although they weren't sticking, there were lots of snowflakes flying through the sky this morning. As the house has floor to ceiling windows, the boys were excited to go outside. We geared up to ride bikes to the monastery where we checked out the inhabitants. Once we got too cold, we went to the Hofladen for heisse Schokolade to help us warm up a bit before our ride back home. The afternoon was simple - lunch, naps, and building a Christmas tree. Because there is no Thanksgiving, all of the stores have already prepared for Christmas. And with the recent snow, the boys have Christmas on their minds which is why we constructed a temporary Christmas tree out of paper and watched a holiday film, Mickey Mouse's Christmas. It was a wonderful weekend!
Sunday, November 23, 2008
on my own
Max, Tom, and I have spent the last 31 hours together without Nils and Sabine. Not only was it my first time on my own with the boys, but it was also Nils and Sabine's first time leaving them with their Au Pair. In the past, Sabine's sister has been able to stay the night, lending her helping hands. Yesterday morning we met Sabine's sister and mother at the Heidelberg Zoo. The boys paid no attention to the animals. Instead, they searched for any and every surface with enough snow to make a snowball. There hasn't been any notable amounts of snow in Heidelberg since the boys arrival; hence the excitement over one centimeter of snow. Sabine's mother made steaming hot Kartoffelpfannkucken (potato pancakes) with homemade applesauce for lunch. It was a wonderful treat after being out in the cold for several hours and helping the boys make snowballs with only my cotton gloves on. After lunch, Sabine's mother and sister hit the road and the boys hit the hay. After their nap, we made sugar cookies with cookie cutters in the shapes of all the animals at the zoo. After that it was the regular routine - showers,dinner, "Fang mich doch!" (tag), Duplo and Brio Eisenbahn (railroads). We finished the evening off with Shrek. Sabine has needed to attend to Tom alone eight times in one night; I was obviously hoping that last night would not be a record breaking night. Luckily, Max and Tom only woke up once in search of some water. Tom did scream "Mama!" early this morning and it was louder than any alarm I have ever set. I must say that I prefer to wake up naturally to sunlight; unfortunately, there wasn't any at the time to startle my sleep before Tom got to. This morning we made raisin pancakes together. The boys enjoy helping with the cooking of pretty much anything that involves flour, sifting, and mixing. Although they weren't sticking, there were lots of snowflakes flying through the sky this morning. As the house has floor to ceiling windows, the boys were excited to go outside. We geared up to ride bikes to the monastery where we checked out the inhabitants. Once we got too cold, we went to the Hofladen for heisse Schokolade to help us warm up a bit before our ride back home. The afternoon was simple - lunch, naps, and building a Christmas tree. Because there is no Thanksgiving, all of the stores have already prepared for Christmas. And with the recent snow, the boys have Christmas on their minds which is why we constructed a temporary Christmas tree out of paper and watched a holiday film, Mickey Mouse's Christmas. It was a wonderful weekend!
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