A Day in the Sun

June 18, 2009

Wow! What a day! :) it was no more than five minutes after Ulli left to take Finn to kindergarten and Ole and I were upstairs playing while Manush(the cleaning lady) was doing her thing that I heard "FINN!!!!! FINN!!!!!!!" coming through the house.... "Wo ist der Finn?!" "Ulli.....?" I went down to see what was going on, and fount Annika, the little neighbor girl that is almost 3, coming up the stairs. Apparently Ulli hadn't got the door shut the whole way when she left(it's really stupid and doesn't like to shut) and Annika just walked in. I told her that Finn was at Kindergarten and Ulli was with me and she just said ok... and started playing with Ole and me. Kinda annoying right?! Well a few minutes later her sister Julia joined in! I finally got them downstairs and Ulli walked in and just looked at the girls like "how the crap did you get in here?!" and I told her they came in cuz the door wasn't all the way shut. It was really funny but really annoying. Finally their mom came to save the day and pick them up(after she realized where they probably were) and took Julia to kindergarten. They are such cute girls but oh goodness....

Ulli(the mom) had a doctors appointment today, so Ole and I got some bonding time! :) We went for a walk by the river, and then played at the playground. He is so funny!! :) It was so hot today though!! I just wanted to jump in the river. lol.
Well sorry, that really wasn't that exciting. But Ole was in a great mood the whole day! :) He was so funny just to watch play and to hear him laugh! he's so cute!!!

When she got back she had Finn with her and I'd already layed Ole down for his nap. She made some lunch while Finn played in his room and Ole took a nap. Normally he doesn't take a nap till after lunch, but he had a doctors appointment today too so he had to nap early. it was a nice break. We ate and then she woke Ole up, fed him and got him ready to go. They left and it was just Finn and me. We had a pretty good time learning words(him english, and me German) while looking at these little picture puzzles they have, and waiting for his best friend Moritz to get here. He kept telling me he wanted to go pick Moritz up, and I kept telling him first in english, then in my bad German that we couldn't. Moritz wasn't home, his parents were bringing him on their way home from somewhere else. Well he didn't like me very much because of this. He went out to play in the sandbox and I kept my eye on him. A bit later he came in to get a drink, and he brought a ton of sand in with him. I grabbed the vaccume and cleaned it up and as I was putting the vacuum back in the cupboard, he headed back outside.

I went out so I could keep an eye on him and he wasn't anywhere in the yard, or in the bathroom.... not good! I looked down the street(thankfully I know where Moritz lives....) and he was walking down the street with no shoes on. I called for him to stop and when he saw me walking behind him he took off running!!! Oh great.... I ran after him and caught him just before he ran into the intersection and I had to carry him back to the house(he refused to walk!!) we got to the house after a few minutes of him kicking and hitting and trying to bite me and screaming and i took him in and stood him in the corner. I told him in my horrid german that he CAN'T do that and that Moritz would come when his parents brought him and he wasn't at home so we COULDN'T go and pick him up and he stopped crying. I asked if he understood me and he said yes and then asked to go to the bathroom. Of course, not wanting to loose him again, i sat on the stairs not too far away from the bathroom to wait for him to come out. I waited.... and waited.... and waited some more. every time i tried to open the door he'd yell at me to stay out... augh great!! Finally I just went in anyways and told him I was sorry for being so "mean" but it's what I had to do. and again i explained how he couldn't just leave like that. and i told him i was sorry i didn't speak good german and that he didn't understand my english but that's what his parents want(of course i was saying this in german) i told him i wasn't leaving, i lived and worked here now to take care of him and ole and he needed to do what i said. he stopped crying, gave me a hug, and the doorbell rang! :) Moritz was here!!!

we went outside and I sat and watched them play with the boats in the swimming pool, and about a half hour later Ole and ulli got back. They all got undressed and climbed in the pool. about an hour later Malena and her sister KiKi and their mom got there. Malena and KiKi undressed too and started playing along... it was kinda awkward to see these kids running around entirely naked but at the same time it was cute.
The all played so cute together! KiKi is about Ole's age and Malena is Finn's age. they played in the pool and on the slide and everything and just had a great day!! It was sooo hot I was jealous they were playing in the pool!!!

Malena and KiKi left(I love their mom!) and then Moritz parents and his little sister came to pick him up. his sister Amelie is sooo cute! she's also Ole's age and talking soo much!!

It was so cute to watch them all day! As the day finished up we got the boys in bed and the neighbor came to see if he could figure out what was going on with my tv... cuz it's not working. it turns out we need another chord for it, but he didn't have one so we'll get one soon! :) Then he invited me down for some drinks(this is Julia and Annika's dad) I went down and joined him and there mom and Ulli, and another couple came over too(my favorite little german girl Elaine's parents!) They drank some beer and i drank some water(yucky bubbly water, but i'm getting use to it kinda...) and then I came home. I was so tired and just couldn't listen to anymore german for the night.... they kinda talk a bit funny here and it's kinda hard to understand(the neighbors at least, my family is fine) so it's taking me a bit....

over all it was a really great day! :) A walk through town, playing with the kids, some quality time with each of the boys, and Vivian, a neighbor girl that's 17 invited me to go to Freiburg with her and her friends Sunday to get some Ice Cream... i'm kinda nervous, but really excited! :)

pictures: Moritz, Finn and Ole all in the swimming pool.
Ole and Amelie(Moritz's sister) playing on the slide.
Malena(one of the neighbors) in the swing.