Here's our Elise, enjoying her 7th birthday, the first family birthday to be celebrated in the Czech Republic. I can hardly believe that she's 7. I know, I know...that's what every parent says at every one of their children's birthdays. But it's true!! Elise has blossomed this year and has stunned all of us with her absolute adoration of our new home in our new country. For being the most inflexible person in our family (or so we thought), Elise has proven us completely wrong in this move. She loves our village, loves our apartment building (oh the innocence of childhood! - more on that later), loves our daily activities, and generally loves our whole life here. Maybe it's the fresh air...maybe it's all the bread she gets to eat (because it has taken me nearly 2 months to figure out how to cook here!)...maybe it's the fact that she's seven - a near perfect age, I think. Or at least it was for me (Heidi that is, just in case you can't yet tell the difference between my written voice and Mark's - that's an English major talking for you!). Ever since Elise was a tiny baby, I knew that if she was a color, she'd be yellow. Mariana is all the warmth and radiance of the sun and Elise is all of its brightness. I hope the pictures included here illuminate that fact. We spent the day together, first coming home from our week in Prague, and then at the park enjoying the day. Basil noodles and Cherry Chip cake (a Betty Crocker special sent from Grandma Skinkle) were served and presents included marionettes bought in Prague, a kitty cat that meows (in remembrance of Lewis and Livy, our two tabby cats we had to give away prior to our move here) and chocolate, among other little trinkets. Elise bounces, laughs, cries, and moves non-stop from morning till night - she's our Tigger, and we love her for it! Happy Birthday, Elise!
Here's our Elise, enjoying her 7th birthday, the first family birthday to be celebrated in the Czech Republic. I can hardly believe that she's 7. I know, I know...that's what every parent says at every one of their children's birthdays. But it's true!! Elise has blossomed this year and has stunned all of us with her absolute adoration of our new home in our new country. For being the most inflexible person in our family (or so we thought), Elise has proven us completely wrong in this move. She loves our village, loves our apartment building (oh the innocence of childhood! - more on that later), loves our daily activities, and generally loves our whole life here. Maybe it's the fresh air...maybe it's all the bread she gets to eat (because it has taken me nearly 2 months to figure out how to cook here!)...maybe it's the fact that she's seven - a near perfect age, I think. Or at least it was for me (Heidi that is, just in case you can't yet tell the difference between my written voice and Mark's - that's an English major talking for you!). Ever since Elise was a tiny baby, I knew that if she was a color, she'd be yellow. Mariana is all the warmth and radiance of the sun and Elise is all of its brightness. I hope the pictures included here illuminate that fact. We spent the day together, first coming home from our week in Prague, and then at the park enjoying the day. Basil noodles and Cherry Chip cake (a Betty Crocker special sent from Grandma Skinkle) were served and presents included marionettes bought in Prague, a kitty cat that meows (in remembrance of Lewis and Livy, our two tabby cats we had to give away prior to our move here) and chocolate, among other little trinkets. Elise bounces, laughs, cries, and moves non-stop from morning till night - she's our Tigger, and we love her for it! Happy Birthday, Elise!
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