Monthly Archives: October 2013

Kid Maintenance

It’s scary how as your children grow, there is an ever-growing list of maintenance reviews that needs to be taken care of. First, it was the doctor. Then the parent reviews at the kita on progress. And now we are in up and running with the dentist. I have to say that I am envious of Kai’s experience. A quick 5 minute check, no real poking or prodding, and then getting a toy parting gift. And then papa takes you to the bakery for pretzels and foamed milk. But hopefully Kai will be more proactive on his teeth care and not suffer the 8 visits this year that his papa had.

Mauer Park

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Playing with the Lumia Smart Camera.

Cafe Connoisseur

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It was a slow start morning and then the tram was severely delayed. The result was we missed the morning circle start, which meant we had to wait. Rather than just sit around, we went to a local coffee shop, Oslo Coffee, which Kai had been before. It was a great time just hanging out and having a morning break. The barrista was extra nice and didn’t even charge for Kai’s steamed milk. As the saying goes, when life hands you lemons, make lemonade.

Family Vacation — Video Extras

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Family Vacation — Chapter 1

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We love Kai’s kita (the pre-school here in Germany). Except when it comes to holidays when they always seem to be taking the liberty of staying closed even when the holiday is over just because its Friday. So since Kai was out of school, we decided to make a long weekend of it. Our friends suggested a beachside resort on the Baltic a few hours drive away. A good alternative to getting us all on a plane somewhere, and had been on the agenda for some time so we were in. It was a good first run experience — overall, the car rides went smoothly — the biggest issue was missing on of the exits on the way up (and getting stuck in massive traffic jam for 40 minutes). The place was nice and really well prepared for kids. They had a kids club where we could drop the older kids off after 9am — good fun for them, and a bit more freedom for us. The sit down meals weren’t perfectly serene, but we managed to enjoy part of it. And the town was quaint with a nice promenade in front of the beach. We had some fun, learned a lot, and got to forget about some of the day-to-day issues which don’t add much value.