Our weekend

On Friday night Marc took the kids to his work Christmas party.  I was still in "stomach bug" recovery mode and slept the entire time they were gone.  Here is Isabella enjoying some turkey.  They always have a huge spread of food.

The kids did awesome, as Marc made them adhere to the "Eat First -- Then Sweet Treats" mantra...After being carnivores, here is Ava enjoying her candy cane.

A group shot.  This is the American group that he works with. Can you find the Crew?

The next day involved some serious downtime. Isabella did her first big puzzle all by herself. (Ok, so there may have been a little assistance, but she initiated when she needed help...Remember her "Me do it!")

Isaac is always up for a good puzzle.

iMan was the first up & then iGirl...so Ava had to catch up to her brother & sister...That was a "Butterfly" for the informed Tag-Team of Grandma June & Uncle Jon...Pancake eating is very much a part of most weekend mornings.

Isaac has been intentional about planning activities...On this Saturday, the agenda went like this: Watch Signing Time; Eat Pancakes; and then Play games.

...Again, Ava needed to get up to speed with the other two, so here is more pancake eating.  The Grandma June - Uncle Jon Combo taught us how to make shapes with the pancakes so it is a common request.  Here was a spider :)

...Now with the full Crew, they decided it was time for everyone to hit a little "arts & crafts" time.

The sun came out while the girls were napping, so Daddy & iMan hit to the back patio for some outside time...Daddy really wanted to check iMan's Scooter Skills!

All their outside toys are in the basement for winter, so Marc pulled out enough to outfit the Crew - 1 each scooter; 1 each iMan bike; 1 each Ava bike; 1 each car (above); 1 each car (below) ... I love this picture of Ava!!! {What do you think?}

This picture makes me laugh because Isabella has a thousand faces.  She is our intense Isabella :)

Isaac and Daddy made this "Frosty The Snowman" last weekend and all week Isaac has been going out to visit it and see how much is left!  Slowly it is melting away and Isaac has been sad...he is ready for more snow!

We got a babysitter for the kids so we could go to the Christmas market in Aachen, Germany.  It was a fun time and SO crowded!

The picture doesn't do it justice, because they had beautiful lights up on the buildings.  

The Christmas markets are really fun and it always feels so festive to be at them!
Today has been pretty low-key.  We did Church and then some grocery shopping to get ready for the week....