Haircut!

Meg got her haircut yesterday.  It was a little shorter than I wanted but one is always taking a risk by getting a haircut on base.  In the end, she loves it and I think it will be perfect for the summer!

Meg and I have been reading Raggedy Ann.  I love how the "dollies" come alive when the little girl leaves the playroom.  Meg is loving these stories.  Before she was born a sweet lady gave her a homemade Raggedy Ann doll and another lady gave her this book. The last few weeks she has taken an interest in Raggedy Ann and kept asking me questions about her.  I told her a dear friend gave me a book about her so we went through by book box and  found the book.

For a real treat I let her watch Raggedy Ann and Andy on You Tube!

Best Friends!

We are so excited that Owen has made a best friend here in Germany. Marvin and Owen are all about Star Wars and Legos!!  Marvin has a sister around Meg's age and that is such a blessing!  I have made Friday afternoons Owen and Marvin time.  We meet at the park and the kids spend hours playing with each other.  As one experiences the many moves and changes the Military brings the value of Friendship is a real treasure.   

Gruyere, Switzerland

I love to tour factories and see how things are made. It only made sense to visit a factory that produces one of the main staples in the Reber household....CHEESE.  We really enjoyed our time in Switzerland and loved seeing how one of our favorite kinds of cheese is made.

Ending our visit with a cheese fondue!

A visit from Mimi and Pappy

Grandparents from Grace Reber on Vimeo.

This is Owen's 100 Days of School Project.  He had to think of a way to put 100 items on a poster.
 

I found this nifty little umbrella at the Thrift Store.  I was hoping I could attach it to Meg's little kitchen we keep outside but it wouldn't fit into the bracket.

But it did attach to my chair, which I was super excited about.

Owen found this pair of Sketchers that had hardly been worn.  For only $5!!

And Meg not to be outdone, found these TAPP shoes for $5!! What a grand day at the Thrift Store!

We ended the day on a bit of a low though, Owen is fighting a fever, inching towards 103.  Poor guy.

The Rhine Waterfalls

Over the weekend we went to some waterfalls that are about 3 hours away.  Pascal remembers going there when he was a kid, probably around Owen's age.  The kids liked that on one side of the bridge we were in Switzerland and when we crossed the bridge we were back in Germany.  Lots of walking and just taking in God's beauty.

Reading to Owen's class

This week Meg and I went to Owen's school to read to his class.  We chose two of our favorite books.

In Enemy Pie a little boy learns an effective recipe for turning a best enemy into a best friend.  This books serves up a sweet lesson in friendship!

Raising Dragons has a special place in my heart.  It is about a little girl who knows she is meant to raise dragons.

"It was love at first sight." 'Hey there, li'l feller, welcome to the world,' I sang, soft and low.  As I stroked his nose, a sweet little purring whimper came from him.  As I touched skin to scale, I knew I was his girl and he was my dragon.  I named him Hank.

The family lives on a farm and while harvesting the corn they have so much they don't know what to do with it.  That is until Hank breaths on it and make it into dragon-popped popcorn!

Meg helped me fill individual bags of popcorn for the students.  After we read the stories we handed out Hank's very own, "dragon popped popcorn!"  I think it went over well, we took a vote on which book was the best and the whole class voted that they loved both books!