Since the weather was poor we couldn't go to the big fair in town. Hopefully one night this week we can get to it. We tried after lunch to go to a kids indoor play area we hadn't been too, but it was closed when we got there. Here places websites won't say anything about them closing and you go up to the door and there will just be a note on it like, Closed for 2 weeks, etc. So this note said it was closed on weekends until mid Sept. Probably just b/c there are not enough people back in town yet. The locals don't start school until the middle of Sept. So in August here there are things shut down b/c this is when everyone goes on holiday here.
So since this play area didn't work out we just went to the big one the kids enjoy and they played there for 2 hours and then we came home and had another big BBQ. We ate well this weekend!
Monday we had to go back downtown and reapply for our yearly residency cards. By the time we left home and got back home it was 2 hours later! They will make the cards and we all have to be present and pick them up next week, which means now we have to pull the kids out of school.
Soon after we got back the boys had their hair cuts. They look handsome to go back to school!
Then after lunch one of Jacob's 3 parties this week, was today. The boy was taking 3 friends to a ropes course about 20 min away. So the other 2 kids and I went with and joined them! The kids had so much fun! There are 7 levels of rope climbing/swinging. It is just in a forest area. Amber could do the level 1. She looked so cute all harnessed up.
We were there for 2 hours and I think she did her course maybe 5 times or so. She loved it! I walked beneath/next to her and would have to help hook her up to the zip line and help her with the clamps from tree to tree, but she did a really good job!
The other 2 were loving it! All the kids did really good. The mom went with the rest of her kids and the boys and they did the level 3 and 4 course. They were pretty far up and had some difficult parts!
Here is Amber eating a snack in the middle of it all!
After everyone finished they all had ice cream there and then Jacob went home with them back to their house and they were having dinner and a sleep over for the party. Jacob was so excited about his afternoon today!
Tuesday was the kids last day of summer! In the morning we ran to the store for a few things and then went and picked Jacob up from the sleepover. He had a great time!
After lunch Amber and Sean went over to the same house for a playdate as they have kids the same age. They have a pool in their backyard so the kids were excited to go swimming. It wasn't that warm today but they still got in it! So they had a fun time with their friends.
Jason came home early today and we picked up the kids from their playdate and went to the big fair/carnival that is in town. It was a great time to go. We got there at 5pm and it wasn't too crowded and there were no lines for any of the rides. The little kids rides were a little over $3/ride and the boys rides were a little over $7/ride! Crazy. I told the boys to go on whatever spinny, upside down, crazy rides you want to do first before we eat dinner. So I went with Amber and she was happy on all the little kid rides.
I had to go on the swing ride with her and then this super fast spinny ride. I enjoy the rides so it was fun. Jason went with the boys and Jason watched as the boys did all the rides.
So the last one they did only took like 12 people at a time and Sean was just at the height to go and it takes you upside down then spins you around and then you just keep doing circles all the way around.
Well when the boys get off this they both have no color left in their faces. Lovely. And now we are going to eat dinner. I find a table at the Gyros station. Here they have full blown restaurants set up that have an inside, some even have 2 floors! And Sean puts his head on the table and actually falls asleep after telling us he doesn't want anything to eat. Jacob managed to pick at a sausage a bit. I had a pork Gyros and it was wonderful. Them and overdoing it! Last summer before we moved here we went to the county fair at home. We made the mistake of eating first and then the boys did all those rides. Well the same thing happened and we had to leave b/c the rest of the time Sean looked like he was going to throw up. After dinner we walked around the booths selling things. Jacob wants a Swatch watch for Christmas, well I see these watches and they look really cool and just like the ones he had wanted. So we get him a gray one for like $15! Merry Christmas, Jacob, ha. There goes our big idea for Christmas! Then went on the big ferris wheel. It is almost 8pm now and there was no one in line for the big ferris wheel- crazy! So we did this. Amber did the merry go round and we were done. By the time we were walking back to the car Sean seemed to have his bounce back in his step and I had to feed him dinner when we got home.
It was a great way to end our summer!!
Wednesday was the first day of school- yeah! I got up early got breakfast, lunches and snacks ready! Got pictures of kids and got to school early.
I didn't get to see the boys line up and leave with their teachers since I had to stay downstairs with Amber.
So I told them tomorrow I will come up and take their pictures in their lines. Jacob goes "really mom, it will be the second day of school now!" Ha.
Amber only went for an hour and a 1/2 today. They broke the class in half and took each half for a bit to ease them in. Whatever. She is good to go!
So most of the moms just went upstairs and we chatted. I sat with one table for a bit and then moved over to the preschool table. No sense in leaving since she wasn't there that long. So it was nice to visit with people.
After Amber finished we came home and then when her friend finished their session they came over for lunch. So we had a nice lunch with Amber's friend and her mom and their youngest child as well.
Then after school the boys played at school for a bit. It was nice to catch up with the other moms I hadn't seen yet. It was so much better then last year when I knew one person and that was it. Then Jacob went home with his friend, the one mom I knew last year! And Sean had a friend over.
Sean and his friend were picking the berries across the street. It is about the last of the berries, and they were covered in berry stains- ugh! They got a big cup of them and then they took them to the new girl neighbor that is their age and played a bit with her looking for snails, too funny!
The boys are happy with things so far! Jacob's classroom is down stairs on the same level as Amber's preschool! So in this area, there are preschool rooms, some French rooms and a 5th grade room and the music room for the younger kids. Poor 5th graders! At least pickup will be easy!
Sean gets to eat in the big cafeteria this year and gets trays and is able to pick out more of a selection of foods and they get to sit with whoever they want at the tables.
I wasn't that impressed with Amber's classroom this morning. So we will see how this year goes!
Thursday morning I took some pictures of the boys before school at school since yesterday I was down in the preschool area and I didn't get a chance to come up and take pictures of them lining up in their new class lines. Jacob was like, "Mom it is the second day of school. You can't take any pictures now!" Ha!
Amber only went until 10am again. So one of my friends and I just had coffee and hung out in the cafeteria. After Amber finished we went to the park and had lunch and the kids played.
After the boys were done Sean had his good friend from last year over. He missed him over the summer. This boy is from Italy and went back there for the summer. So they had fun playing and they also went over to the new girl's house that lives just across the street from us to see if she wanted to join us at the park. Too funny!
Friday after dropoff I had a meeting to go for preschool. That was good and they went over everything we need to know. It finished at 10 and then Amber went today until noon. So this morning all of her class was there at once and then they got to have their snack at school.
After the boys finished school Sean went home with a friend and we came back home and Amber went over to the neighbor's house. Other then that pretty low key evening.
Sat. morning we went to the farmer's market downtown and got some fruit, veggies, soft pretzels, flower for Amber's room, a roasted chicken with potatoes. Then after dropping the food off at home we went the other direction to the sports store about 20 min away that the school has their PE uniforms at. Jacob needed a bigger size. So he got new shirts, shorts and the a warmup outfit as well, and a bag. I think he needs to wear the warmup outfit when he travels for basketball and the bag as well. Sean will just take all of Jacob's old PE uniforms plus if any of his still fit him from last year as well. Then we came home and had lunch and a bit later we drove out near Germany as this is where Jacob's friend lives that was having a b'day party. He was having a swimming, BBQ, sleepover party. They were going to be sleeping in tents in the backyard. It is only going to be in the 40's tonight so I hope he is warm enough. We packed heavier clothes. They invited 5 girls too with the 12 boys. There is no way they are getting any sleep tonight with all those kids! The parents are sleeping out there too.
After we dropped him off at the party we drove down around the Moselle River and through some towns. It was a pretty drive. Then we stopped in this one town that has a Champagne Cave. We missed the last tour, but we went and bought some bottles of wine and champagne in the shop and we will have to go back for the tour some time later. The kids even got bottled juice they sell too!
We had the roasted chicken for dinner, and it was good!
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