My Birthday

I don't think I have ever met anyone that shared a birthday with me until I met Justin Barber. What are the odds that in our small community of Americans that someone would have the same birthday? I think pretty slim. Not to mention that he was born in 1988 and I actually remember what I was doing in 1988! That makes me feel old. However, Kayleigh made me feel better when she guessed that I was 21! I thought I would take that offer. We had a great time celebrating together. We went to the Japanese steak house which is one of my favorites. Also, my mom friends had a picnic for me in the courtyard with a chocolate cake. It was a lot of fun! Later on this week, John plans to take me to a nice Thai restaurant, just the two of us.

My cake turned out a little crazy looking but it still tasted wonderful! Give me chocolate any day and I will be a happy woman!

Justin and I may have been born on the same day but we are complete opposites in how we like our desserts. His choice for a cake was a fruit pizza. It was good but doesn't beat chocolate in my book!

Rice and Other Things

In an effort to keep my little ones busy in the morning I am always looking for activities for them to do. My friend Laura had a great idea for them to play with dry rice. They love it! They will spend about 45 mins filling cups with rice, measuring rice, using cookie cutters to make shapes and pouring rice through funnels. I am so thankful I have a balcony because lots of the rice ends up on the floor. Especially, when Zeb gets bored and just starts dumping it on the floor.

Lately, Kayleigh has been saying some funny things. First of all she still thinks you can get small again. I was recently pulling out her old clothes for a friend of mine and she asked when she gets small again if she can wear them. I try and try to explain to her that you only get bigger and older but I'm not sure if that concept has sunk in yet. Sometimes however she gets it. The other day she told me that she thinks when she is 21 she will be able to ride her bike without training wheels. I assured her that she was right!

Friends

In our second and third year of living here there was a family that lived here with us. The Montague's had 4 girls and were such a blessing to us. They were here when Kayleigh was just a baby and gave John and I a ton of parenting advice. We had to say goodbye as they returned to the states. They decided to return and spend three weeks here this summer. We were so glad to have them come and visit. Kayleigh and Zeb especially loved the two younger girls who showered them with tons of attention. Below is a picture of Mary Van, Kayleigh, Ruthie, and Zeb saying goodbye. Mary Van and Ruthie had made some special things for Kayleigh and Zeb and they loved it. Here is to great friends!