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Pics form Miles b-day weekend! Can't believe he is 2.

This was right after his nap. He woke up and walked into the living room and the biggest smile lit up on his face.

We were trying to teach him to blow out his candle. He was mimicking us by whispering "chooo chooo"

Can't you picture him saying "chooo" here?



He also got a kitchen thank to his Mommy! Tights and kitchens... wow. At least he still sleeps with a football.

Tis the season for....tights

Yes, they are for Miles! But before you think I'm crazy you must know it's a common thing for Germans to put their boys in tights.

I found this out last weekend when I went to the mall with a girlfriend. She has her little boy in a German kindergarten and was telling me how all the little boys will strip down and run around in their tights if it gets too warm inside.

So at the mall we went to a children's store and sure enough they had a whole wall of tights for boys. They had ones with dinosaurs, cars, monsters, dogs, or just boyish colors. So I picked up a couple pairs to give it a try. Last winter Miles lived in his pajama pants. I put them under his clothes everywhere we went and still worried about him being warm enough. Not with these tights!

By the way- Yes Brad freaked out. But after having a freezing day like today and seeing Miles in his new tights he said, "Well I guess they are practical...and maybe a little cute."

I guess the real question is...can I bring them back to the States with me? I don't think so...

See, you'd never know.... Mom can rest assured knowing he's warm underneath!

Happy Birthday Mizzy Moos!

Happy Birthday Miles! Wanted to share this photobook from the last year. Got this idea from my sister-n-law. Love it!

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Sesame street comes to Stuttgart

USO and Sesame Street got together and did a tour of Europe to serve military families stationed overseas. Miles had such a blast. He danced to the music the entire time (even if he couldn't see the characters.) Unfortunately my camera died 2 minutes into it and I got a total of 2 pictures! So I scraped some pics together via a friend and the SS website.

The place was PACKED! Below is a picture from the morning show we went to. We look like sardines in a can. I wish we would have went to the later show because I heard it was much more comfortable. Can you see us in this pic? Haha.

Here is Miles trying to see. 3 minutes into the show everyone stood up. Poor guy didn't stand a chance to the tall 3rd graders.
1 of my 2 pics of the event. It was fun though!

Cannstatter Volksfest is so much fun!

We went this evening to the fest and had so much fun! Volksfest is equivalent to Munich's Oktoberfest. People come from all around the world to see the festivities. We are heading back this weekend for more and can't wait to enjoy the adult rides with friends. It was hard to experience everything when it was just Brad and I because neither of us wanted to go on the rides by ourselves. Can't wait!

Here are the "tents." Everyone kept talking about these temporary tents made just for the fest. I didn't realize they were THIS big. I had a teepee in my mind!
Here is what the insides look like. Strangers come to socialize and leave as friends!
Rides!
So many Germans were walking around in their lederhosen, the traditional German clothing made for hard work!
So proud of Brad. He shot 7 out of 7! I didn't realize how good with guns he was, but I guess that's just part of being a Marine!
Giant slide! Miles loved it!

Groovy

We helped my friend throw a surprise Disco birthday party for her husband's 30th birthday this weekend. Brad won best dressed male. We tried to order some Afros but we couldn't figure the German website out. Wouldn't that have been perfect?

Ludwigsburg Pumpkin Fest

We went up to Ludwigsburg this weekend to check out the annual pumpkin festival. We were in for a pumpkin surprise. It was so neat! There were over 500,000 pumpkins on sight and 450 different varieties. I didn't see any pumpkin pie though! Is that an American thing? Here's a pumpkin house.

Cinderella and her Prince in pumpkin form.
Hansel and Gretal? I forgot what this one was.
My new favorite picture of Brad and Miles.
Schloss Ludwigsburg. Beautiful castle surrounded by gardens.
Miles showing off the pumpkin he picked out.
Some of the pumpkins on display
This says 10 years of pumpkins written in pumpkins of course!

Gulliver in pumpkin form tied down by pumpkin Lilliputians.
Miles having a hay day!
Can't play with hay without the hay fight.