Ice Ice Baby!

Gosh, what a fantastic weekend.  All in all, it was pretty relaxing and tons of fun.  We just did whatever it was we felt like doing--no particular schedule to follow, and that was just fine with us.

We went to a basketball game on Kelly Barracks.  Malu trains a junior high schooler and he wanted to support him at his game this weekend.  Sina and I tagged along.  Sina was entranced.  I keep saying this, but I definitely think we have a future super star athlete on our hands!

We went shopping at the mall.  There were some really great sales out there.  We bought the heck out of the kids' clothes department at H&M!

We went out to dinner on Saturday night.  German food...I can't get enough of it.

We watched movies--finally watched the last Harry Potter movie last night and just got done watching Conviction, starring Hillary Swank.  Both very good movies!

Did a good amount of cooking too; including brioche french toast with fresh strawberries this morning, chicken pot pie for dinner tonight, along with bacon-wrapped dates (first time making this--delicious!).

By far, the best thing we did this weekend was take advantage of the free ice skating event offered to military families.  The local American ice hockey league as well as the Stuttgart Community Spouses Club sponsored the event and paid for us to skate for almost two hours at a rink about twenty minutes from post.  Ahhh, the advantages of being in the military!

It was Sina's first time and she had a blast.  It was also Malu's first time in years and I was surprised at how great a skater he is!  I'd done a few minutes of skating with Madisen (our friends' daughter) at the Stuttgart Christmas Market last month, but I was excited to get back on the ice again.  The skating rink had these neat chairs to take the little kiddos out on the ice.  It was so much fun to see Sina with her hands up in the air, as if she was on a rollercoaster.  She'd also clap every couple of minutes and since I was pushing her, she'd always try to keep her daddy in her sights.

The last photo is my favorite.  My two loves.  At the time, Sina was watching the Zamboni "clean" the ice.  Yet another experience to go down in the "book of firsts"!

This week, Sina moves to the Toddler Room at school (ages 18 months-3 years).  An opening arose and she's been ready to go for a few months now.  I have to admit that it was a bittersweet moment packing her bag for the week.  She has to bring all kinds of new stuff with her...like a toothbrush, two extra sets of clothing, a blanket for nap time, and a stuffed animal.  Our baby girl's movin' up in the world and it's killing me :(

Anyway, hate to see the weekend go.  Hello new work week!  Ugh.

Happy Sunday to All...and a shout out to my family back in Colorado, as they are celebrating my Grandma Ines' 83rd birthday (which was yesterday) today.  Love you all!