The solar system according to Lily!

We hebben vandaag het zoveelste school family project achter de kiezen! Er moest een 3D model van ons zonnestelsel gefabriceerd worden! Marcus bedacht het concept: we kochten enkele piepschuimen ballen in verschillende groottes (in de Michaels Arts and Crafts store), sneden die in twee, plakten ze op een goedkope spiegel (uit de Target), en voilà, ziedaar onze "zwevende" line-up van de zon en planeten in ons zonnestelsel. Lily stond in voor het schilderen van de planeten. Ze begon met veel enthousiasme, maar na een viertal planeten had ze het wel gezien en mochten mama en papa weer een handje toesteken...  Typisch! Ik deed uiteindelijk de Aarde en Jupiter en ben best wel trots op het resultaat!

Play time!

Ennio had a play date with Alexa today!

Yesterday at Dutch School during break time.

Ennio at Karate last Tuesday

With Shooter!

On a bench at La Grande Orange Cafe in Pasadena!

Lily's love letter to Stella ❤️❤️❤️

Karate try-out!

Ennio did a try-out session of American Kenpo Karate last night (that's why he is in blue, I hadn't purchased a uniform yet since we were just trying). He seemed excited, even though he had a hard time focusing and listening to the teachers, because he kept on running back to me, saying "I need a white jacket!" So, we will try again next week (with a white jacket!) and if it works out, I'll sign him up as a "mighty tiger" for the next few weeks!

Food for kids

Tonight's dinner: sandwich faces!
Shredded carrots for the hair, Laughing Cow cheese spread on the bread slice, Mini Babybel cheeses for the ears, red grapes for the eyes and earrings, a little cube of mozzarella string cheese for the nose, a slice of avocado for the mouth, and some rotisserie chicken breast for the neck. It was great fun to make these, I just improvised as I went along (just looked what was still laying around in the fridge). And best of all... the kids ate almost everything!