All is well here, we are getting over a slight flu bug that kept us home the last two days, but nothing major.
Michi has been taking Sebastian to climbing (yes, as in rock climbing) lessons at the indoor Austrian Alps Club center. Every Saturday morning at 8:30! Sebastian seems to enjoy it. The kids are aged 4-5.
Also, last week was "Fasching" celebration here (Mardi Gras), where kids usually dress up. Sebastian was a "mean" pumpkin, and used his Halloweed costume since he didn't trick or treat anyway last year. After he got to kindergarten, he didn't want to keep the costume on anymore, made me take it off, and kept it off the whole day. Then he told me next time he wants to be Spiderman. I guess the pumpkin costume wasn't his piece of cake.
Sebastian also had his first sleepover two weekends ago! Kaya stayed the night because Kim and Stefan went to a ball (Feb is always ball season in Vienna). The ball doesn't really start to hop until midnight, when everyone dances the Blue Danube waltz, so Kaya slept at our place and they picked her up the next morning. The kids loved it! They finally fell asleep at 10 PM, but it was still fun for them.
Stella is scooting along and pulling herself up on everything. She can walk around as long as she is hanging on to some furniture. She does what I call the "side scoot", because she doesn't crawl on all fours, rather scoots on her bum with one leg stuck out on the side. I think I see two of Stella's top teeth coming in, but nothing so far on the bottom! She has learned to wave now and how to give kisses.
Michi is really busy at the university; they have a model test and a project to finish by the end of the month. I also have a lot to do, and will have to travel the first week of March. This time I go to Romania, Serbia and Hungary - all in a matter of 4 days...looking forward to vacation already!
Sebastian at climbing class (he's in the red shirt).
Sebastian and Kaya sleeping in the tent - I am glad the flash didn't wake them up!
Sebastian on "Fasching" Tuesday at the kindergarten.
Making vanilla cupcakes.
