Heidelberg, Germany

Reber Round - Up

I saw they were having a color run on post so the kids and I joined in.  Owen and Meg opted to throw color and I ran.  I've decided this was the first and last color run for me.  I didn't like having powder thrown at me. It just wasn't my thing.  I guess I thought they would just throw color on you at the end but not at this race they had people along the side of the entire race.  No more color runs for me!

 Owen did have a huge grin on his face when he saw me coming.  I think I may have gotten a little "pay back" for all the math facts sheets I make him do!

 Anyway .... we made it home, and were all a complete mess, we had to tiptoe to the showers.

 I found this cute note Meg made.  She made a list of things she could do with her friend when she came over.  The last one is :Who can make a good smelling potion (Can you tell we just finished book 7 of Harry Potter?)

 Owen came running in and said, "FLOCK 101.... has landed"

 The French Professor where Pascal works invited us to a Mardi Gras Party.  Here we are enjoying the festivities.

 This picture might be a contender for a our annual Christmas Card.

 
Owen got the BABY!!  Look closely you can see the little hand near Owen's fingers.

 For this weeks Take It Outside Tuesday
The kids and I rented bikes at John's Island.

 The bikes were awesome and it was $4.00 for an hour which was just the right amount of time for us.
Owen at one point said, "this bike's seat really agrees with my bum."  Meaning they had wide comfy seats vs. the seats we have on our bikes at home.  Wide seats are the way to go!!

 and we are off.....

 Join us on our venture around the Island

 We got in several miles!!

Meg is always cooking.  Here she is making us cookies. I saved cookie cutters from my Grammie and it makes me smile when I see them.

 This is the a picture of the kids leaving on a field trip with the Homeschool Group on post.  Wish I had pictures but I didn't go.  ( I got to have 2.5 hours alone... this is a huge deal as a homeschool mom... that's right folks 2.5 hours in which I promptly headed to my favorite place... The Goodwill!)
This kids loved it .... it was a trip to a rope course.  Meg said she discovered she is afraid of heights.

I snapped this picture because 12 kids went and they were so so giddy with excietment to ride on this bus.  Thats homeschoolers for you.... a ride on a bus is a huge treat.  I think they could have just driven around post and the kids would have been happy.

 Owen at drumming lessons

 Spring in full bloom here in Charleston!  What they don't get in snow they make up for in Pollen!!

a sunset coming out of the commissary

I love this sign at the track down the road from us.  I go there sometimes to run and I feel like that is where I am in life right now.  This has been a hard transition/move for us. The kids are having a tough time making friends, I'm having a hard time connecting and it's just been plain hard.  But in the midst of it I hear God saying, "keep running"  I really want to walk in fact I feel like crawling somedays because it's just tough.  But I will RUN.... it may be slow but I will run.  

and that's a wrap!