Kita Pick-nick

Mommy was still away on Saturday morning when the girls took Daddy to a Pick-nick organised by Katherine's teachers. The sun came out for a few fleeting appearances but was a bit sheepish. Like the woolly characters in the field next door.

Lizzy explored some high grass and found a very bold fieldmouse (not photographed) with a classmate.

Katherine managed to ride a cow.

After nap time the girls reviewed their photos and transcribed the blog post.

Mommy has Urlaub

"Mommy has Urlaub" Lizzy told Katherine. Explaining that she had gone on Holiday to visit friends in Prague and buy shoes(?).

Daddy decided to see how tough it really is. First he had the girls put their dishes away.

That went well. So he directed the girls to do the washing up and map the floor.

Of course, they soon got tired of that but Daddy explained that a change is as good as a rest. So they swapped jobs.

Then it was time for Lizzy to wash the paint out of Katherine's hair. Not because daddy had them do a spot of painting, that would be ridiculous. The paint was from hugs at Kita during art time.

Very tired, Lizzy tucked Katherine into bed. She hardly needed a story after all that housework. A kiss and a hug seal the deal for a trouble free night dreaming of marching mops and Cinderella stories. 

Lizzy put herself to bed and started prepping for a early career as a children's story writer. Daddy should be able to retire in no time.

Goodnight.

Usedom Island - The Baltic

We zipped up to the German beach when the weather looked good for a weekend at the end of August. Usedom is 3 hours drive north of Berlin, and claims to be the sunniest place in Germany. It was gloriously sunny for the whole weekend. The moment the girls saw the beach they charged straight down and loved nothing better than building sandcastles and splashing in the sea. Maybe Katherine enjoyed destroying sandcastles a little bit more.
The youth hostel was a 3 minute walk from the beach. Daddy and Mummy took turns jogging along the strand to cross the Polish border. The sea was a little cool but Daddy got to have a nice long swim along the coastline in his wetsuit. Mummy didn't enjoy that as much due to the jelly fish and general scariness of the ocean.