Last year BigZabba wrote an essay about something that scared her and what she could do to overcome that fear. This week, after many weeks of practice and rehearsals, she performed in her school’s variety show, in front of a sold out crowd of 435 people, to overcome her fear of being in front of… Read More Variety Show
Today I wasn’t feeling 100%. My girls could tell that Mommy wasn’t feeling well and without any direction they started working on a special present for me. This is what they gave me: It brought a smile to my heart, something I needed very much. As a side note, I am super impressed with their… Read More special present
Dear Family, I’m thankful for people and more. My mom because she helps me with everything that I need. My dad works with me on projects that involve wood and some other things. LittleZabba is a fun and silly little sister with lots of imagination. ShaSha makes me laugh by tickling me. My cousin is… Read More Thankful
BigZabba has been saving her money for months now. She has been trying to earn enough money to buy an American Girl doll. Those are pretty expensive, so she was going to be saving for quite some time. Yesterday she and her friend were discussing their money saving plans and what they were saving for.… Read More Change of Plans
I am so thankful that BZ has found a close friend, a bosom friend, a kindred spirit. (yes i have been watching Anne of Green Gables lately). BZ and her friend have been buddies since they were about 2 years old. They are attached at the hip. They love each other fiercely, meaning they fight… Read More BFF
Who wants chocolate for lunch? Us!! We went to a fabulous restaurant, The Schokoladen-Restaurant of Fassbender & Rausch Chocolatiers, where every meal contains chocolate in one way or another. Who would have thought that cocoa sprinkled over chicken, or soup with chocolate drizzle would be delicious!? The girls had banana and chocolate crepes. We all… Read More Chocolate
Today while walking around Berlin I saw the funniest thing. This isn’t the exact Bier Bike we saw since I didn’t think to take a photo, but you get the idea. The boys on the Bier Bike were laughing and having what looked like a party. All of them were sitting on their bike seat,… Read More Beer on the go
Just before our vacation the girls took swimming lessons. Our hope was that they would remember the things they learned last summer, then we would be able to get lots of practice in while we were in Florida. Our plan worked perfectly. Hopefully they will have had enough swimming time that they will retain most… Read More The Fish
The two highlights from Hollywood Studios were the two crazy rides our girls decided they loved. Before this trip I would not have said that they were adventurous children. After this vacation all of that has changed. They may be timid at first, but it doesn’t take much for them to decide they want to… Read More Hollywood Studios
