The Good Life!

There were many potential titles to this post.  But basically I just like my life a lot!  I have a good life and am very appreciative of it.  I mean, who could ask for more on a sunny day than lazing by a lake while the children play happily.  Why on earth would I want a paid job? But I jump ahead of myself.

Last Sunday I was most chuffed with myself as we escaped the torrential rain.  Having studied the weather forecasts, rain radars and such like for a few days, I almost felt like a professional weather forecaster, but it did seem than on Sunday when Munich was having torrential rain, Nürnburg seemed to be on the edge of it and looked a better bet. And what's near Nürnburg?  Playmobil FunPark!   So we went for the day.   It was looking doubtful, but just past Ingolstadt the torrential rain suddenly stopped!  It was great.  It was dry and warm and although slightly overcast this is not a bad thing or it can get too hot.  And best of all - not busy!  How smug did I feel?  I love Playmobil as it only costs €9 to get in  and  it is done so well there is nothing at all I can criticize it on.  It is just great.  So Katie was fab and just being so very adventurous doing everything and Alex impressed me by liking the wobbly bridges and balance beams across to the pirate ship which I hate, but he wasn't wanting to do anything that he couldn't do. Katie was always wanting to do the too hard things at the same age. He is happy pottering.  Perfect.  Anyway, Kirsten and family turned up at about midday and we had lunch and played more.  We even had dinner there and I was hoping they would both fall asleep in the car on the way home but alas Alex did but not the big girl.  She was too excited by her free toy with her kinder meal!  And we got back to Munich to discover it had only just stopped raining late afternoon.  Result!

This is the totally excited look!

ringing the bell on the pirate ship

On the pirate ship

A new love of wobbly bridges

water!

Boo!

Happy boys

love cargo nets

happy pirates

At the top of the crows nest with Tim

Big Step

King!

Balancing

The last couple of days have also been good fun.  Katerina has been pestering me about going strawberry picking but of course it has been so wet that it hasn't happened.  But yesterday was dry and so after kindergarten I pulled them both in the Chariot and went with my friend Sarah and her two children. Alex was so excited too.  So we took buckets and cycled to Taufkirchen and had such a lovely time.  We picked 3kg of strawberries.  Most of which are now in the fridge and I feel a jam making frenzy may happen as we can't possibly eat them all. 

William and Katie

Freya checking for strawberries in Alex's bucket

eating!

Then today, we didn't go to kindergarten, we went down to Tegernsee and had a lovely day with Catherine and her two children , Millie and Thomas. Katie loves Millie and they play so nicely together. We went to Bad Wiessee which is at the bottom end of the lake and has a nice see promenade and playground.  Alex would be happy throwing stones in the water all day but he was so tired he fell asleep in the buggy for 3 hours!   Katie and Millie had a great time and as always kicked up as we went to go home but still.  Catherine and I lounged about and thought what a great life this is just entertaining our children!  

And the weather looks set to hold so we have more fun planned for the weekend!  And I am drinking beer :-)