School Update
I picked up the kids around 1:00 and everything went very well. The teacher in Annika's classroom said that she did fine and didn't cry at all. She was asleep when I went in to get her. Josiah helped me gently wake her up. She was glad to see us! Note to self: do not schedule pickup during naptime. Waking babies...should let sleeping dogs lie.
Josiah did great too. He was on his cot resting when I went to pick him up. His teacher right away started going on about what a smart kid Josiah is. Eeek, I was thinking "a smart ass, probably"...but of course, he meant that he's amazed at the fact that Josiah knows his alphabet by sight (Annika knows most of the letters, too), can spell many words, knows his phonics (thanks Leapster!) and can even read a handful of words. I knew this would happen when I went to orientation and they said that the kids in his class were just learning the alphabet by sight. Well, hopefully he'll always stay ahead of the curve.
Two other things: God, are there beautiful cars here. Everywhere. It is a feast for this girl's eyes, I tell you. I've always loved me a fine-looking car. I'm not (too) ashamed to admit that in the past I would judge a date by the car he drove. One of the first things I loved about Hans was how much he loved his car and loved to drive it really, really fast. He got me in love with Volkswagen and now I can't imagine driving anything outside of that family. Thank goodness VW makes minivans in Germany. I may have to bring one back.
The point is, Germans love their cars, they know how to drive and they know when to put the pedal to the metal. I'm not sure how I looked driving 120 on the Autobahn last Wednesday, but I'm pretty sure I had a goofy grin on my face. I know at one point I started giggling. I thank God that we have a car that is such an immense pleasure to drive. There's no need to feel shy out there in Hans' car. I'm sure I'll have to be more sedate in the station wagon.
Josiah did great too. He was on his cot resting when I went to pick him up. His teacher right away started going on about what a smart kid Josiah is. Eeek, I was thinking "a smart ass, probably"...but of course, he meant that he's amazed at the fact that Josiah knows his alphabet by sight (Annika knows most of the letters, too), can spell many words, knows his phonics (thanks Leapster!) and can even read a handful of words. I knew this would happen when I went to orientation and they said that the kids in his class were just learning the alphabet by sight. Well, hopefully he'll always stay ahead of the curve.
Two other things: God, are there beautiful cars here. Everywhere. It is a feast for this girl's eyes, I tell you. I've always loved me a fine-looking car. I'm not (too) ashamed to admit that in the past I would judge a date by the car he drove. One of the first things I loved about Hans was how much he loved his car and loved to drive it really, really fast. He got me in love with Volkswagen and now I can't imagine driving anything outside of that family. Thank goodness VW makes minivans in Germany. I may have to bring one back.
The point is, Germans love their cars, they know how to drive and they know when to put the pedal to the metal. I'm not sure how I looked driving 120 on the Autobahn last Wednesday, but I'm pretty sure I had a goofy grin on my face. I know at one point I started giggling. I thank God that we have a car that is such an immense pleasure to drive. There's no need to feel shy out there in Hans' car. I'm sure I'll have to be more sedate in the station wagon.
Comments
I'm glad their first day at preschool in Germany was a good experience.
Yes, I'm ready to see more photos!