Fun with our family through 8/16/2011

So here are some fun pictures of our family through 8/16. So through our stay in Germany.

Elise riding her horsey.

Elise "helping" Spencer work on the computer. She was so proud of herself because she figured out how to push off the couch and get up on his shoulders.

My little helper finding new toys.

Elise was given a Ravensburg flag when we were there today and she loves it. She is so cute. She has to try and do "everything" just like mom and dad.

Our very tired girl climbed up on our bed to hide from daddy and fell asleep.

Max helping Elise drive the tractor.

After we stayed with Melanie, Martin and Max for a week Max so wanted us to come have a sleepover again. So soon before we left we went over and played games and slept over so the kids could have one more sleepover. Melanie reading with Max and Elise. They both love books.

Now it was their turn to read to themselves before going to sleep, right. They finally did but it took longer than usual. They were just too excited.

My cute little helper again.

This has doubled as a book or toy carrier, a car and various other things. I somehow think it works better to push stuffed animals around in than Elise. She is very creative and has a ball doing it.

Elise working just like daddy. Or helping him on his homework, humm!

My parents sent Elise a package for her birthday that had growing animals in them. Elise shared with Max and Pascal but she wanted the pink sea horse. She had a hard time being patient because they do take hours to grow but she sure had fun checking on it and picking it up and petting it and eventually it did grow big, but then she wanted it to stay that way instead of shrink back down. Try to explain that one to a two year old.

The side of a house we walk past every time we go to catch the bus or go to the bakery. I think it looks cool completely covered in vines.

Spencer doing laundry you say, try again.

Elise wanted to try hiding in the laundry bag and loved it, surprisingly. She is silly. It has become her and daddy's new game.

Elise exercising with us. Again, she had to do everything we did.

All three kids trying to ride the big bike.  And Max is actually going to let Pascal and Elise drive, scary.

Elise giving Pascal a ride.

They love this tractor, alone or together they just don't always enjoy sharing when they both want to be the driver.

Elise at Pascal's house. Of course they found something to ride together.

Elise loves playing in the pool with the other kids.

These are from earlier. Whenever we lost Elise or Pascal we could usually count on them being at the slide. As the weather got warmer there was stinging nettle that grew around and in the slide and then the kids didn't like to play there anymore.