My little 3 year old

Hello friends,
   This past week we celebrated Isaac's 3rd birthday.  What a sweet boy he has become.  I have to say 3 is looking like a fun age.  They start to say the most hilarious things and they become compassionate for others.  What an amazing thing to see your child develop feelings and ideas.  Some of the things he has said recently that just crack me up; pointing his finger in the air saying "That's an idea," and "Oh Mama, I'll be so happy."
   Isaac had a fun filled day on Thursday.  He got to open a present in the morning when Daddy was home and have some treasured Macaroni and Cheese for lunch, followed by cupcakes and presents after dinner.

We had a Big Buzz Lightyear (as Isaac calls it) birthday party on Saturday with some of our friends.  All the kids had a great time and Isaac loved opening his presents and eating cupcakes.  I had the cupcakes on display and at one point Gabe comes walking over cracking up holding a cupcake in his hands with icing everywhere! That little stinker reached up and grabbed a cupcake, he couldn't resist. Man do these boys have a sweet tooth, I don't know where they get it :)

 Have a great Thanksgiving! And I'll leave you on this happy note, how can you resist this little guy?!  He may be wild but is so stinkin cute!

With love,
Janelle

Halloween

This past week we had our first visitors, friends from France with two little boys the same age as ours.  We all had a great time and the boys played so well together, even though they did not speak the same language! They happened to be here over Halloween and we decided they needed to dress up the boys and experience the tradition.  They didn't get the full experience though because not many people actually celebrate it here and we only went to 4 houses, 2 of which were our American friends! But the kids got to dress up and got candy so they were happy! It was impossible to get a picture of the 4 of them together but they all looked so cute.

Isaac trick-or-treating at our friend's house

Gabe knows where to find the good stuff

 We were also able to do some exploring of downtown Berlin and see some of the major sites, like the Berliner Dom pictured below.

The boys looked like regulars riding the subway

And we ran into a random Micky Mouse, which Isaac just loved!

The end of November my cousins from California are coming to visit and then we go home in December.  We are really looking forward to some much needed time with our family, friends, and pup Harper!

With love,
Janelle