8-8-08 bring on the Olympics!

We have a fan in the house and its not just me....Ava is super excited. Her Summer camp has been counting down the days with the summer theme of the Olympics. In fact she came in to my room the other morning and told me...

"Momma, I just saw my Summer camps rings on the T.V."

She's ready and with the new love for Gymnastics (also brought on by summer camp) we'll be watching Nastia Liukin. Born in the Soviet Union she then moved to the USA at the age of 2 1/2. She grew up here in Plano and also trains here....another reason to root for this Texas girl!!

Go Nastia!!!

Gymnastics Events Shown on NBC - 2008 Olympics

FRIDAY, AUG. 8
NBC and NBC HD
8:00 p.m. - Midnight
Opening Ceremony -- Parade of Nations, Lighting of the Olympic Cauldron

SATURDAY, AUG, 9 - DAY 1
Men's Gymnastics - Team Competition
8:00 p.m. - Midnight

SUNDAY, AUG. 10- DAY 2
7:00 p.m. - Midnight
Women's Gymnastics - Team Competition

MONDAY, AUG. 11 - DAY 3
8:00 p.m. - 12:30 a.m.
Men's Gymnastics - Team Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

TUESDAY, AUG. 12 - DAY 4
8:00 p.m. - Midnight
Women's Gymnastics - Team Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 13 - DAY 5
8:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.
Men's Gymnastics - Individual All-Around Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

Flowers and Flowerbed----Check!

Ava has been the best helper these days and cracks me up of course all the time...Lately when she refers to something in the future its "Next Weekend".....even if its tomorrow, or in a week or in a year. She told me just a few minutes ago...."Mommy, next weekend I'm going to have my birthday party be a princess party," I told her her birthday was in December and she said, "I know".....

Matthias and I worked on our flowerbeds and last weekend and I finished up a few pots this week. Thank God for all the rain this year, everything is so freaking green around here.....Check it out!!And then theres our perfect little boy who got into his sisters markers while we weren't watching....

Max is funny and starting to talk a little more....some of his favorites are "Momma, which he says for everything he wants, Da-Da, Bye-Bye, not that many really. But he can also tell us how a bird and dog go, cute cute cute.He also cut a molar and another front bottom tooth last week....explains now his mood, at one point I called DeeDee to see if she wanted to come get him.....Oh Motherhood.....

Germany 2008-part 1 tidbits...

Check out these crisp shots from the Cannon....


Windmills along the drive from Frankfurt...


Ready to fly....


Before our first family dinner here in Germany, I decided to put some makeup on and fix my hair a little, as it had been 24 hours since I had done either. As I sat down at the dinner table Ava looked up at me and said, "Hey, I like your face." Two seconds later she was out for the first nap since we arrived at Omi's. I'm pretty sure she was a little delirious at the time...she cracks me up!


Off to the pub with mommy and daddy....



This is the walkway from the house, I love this picture....


Lisa and I out by the Danube River after lunch...


Ava at the park along the Daube...

Ava story!!!

Friday night Matthias cooked dinner. We had pork loin with a brown sauce and mushrooms. Ava said to me. "Mommy mushrooms are fungi," I said, "That's right Ava they are a fungi." she then when on to tell me again about them being a fungi. Then she said, "Mom your a fun-girl and Dad's a fun-guy too!"

I love her.....she's really brilliant!!