Guilt

 I took the fellas to see Epic at the movies today.  I brought my baggies full of treats for the boys.  As we were waiting in line to buy our tickets, they asked if they could have popcorn.  I whispered, "No.  I brought treats. Please don't say anything out loud because the movies don't want you to bring treats in."  As the movie was about to start, Lincoln said, "I don't feel very good.  My stomach hurts. I don't think we should have brought those treats in."  Talk about guilt trip!  

This boy could have cared less.  He said, "Pass the treats over!"

Ethan's Talent Show

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Amsterdam, the Netherlands

 After visiting Keukenhof last month, we got excited about the Netherlands and wanted to visit Amsterdam.

 We didn't make too many plans for Amsterdam.  We really just wanted to walk around and explore.

 The canals were really cool!

 My only real plan was to visit Anne Frank's house.  It was the highlight of the day for all four of us!  Lincoln has already asked if we can read it together!  He really loved the house and all the pictures.

We took the tram over to the museum area and found the famous Amsterdam letters.

 Right next to the letters was the Van Gogh museum.  

 One of the museum ladies gave the boys a scavenger hunt.  Ethan had a blast!  

It really gave Nate and I time to look at the paintings.

 The Irises

 The Bedroom

 The Sunflowers.  It was really cool to see so many paintings that you recognize.

 The boys LOVED getting their picture taken with the wood shoes.  These shoes were big.

 These shoes were even bigger!  We bought some yummy cheese!

 This was the biggest shoe!

We only had one mishap yesterday.  On the way back to the Central Train Station, we decided to hop off and walk part of they way.  Ethan and I jumped off the tram.  We turned around and Link and Nate were riding off.  They weren't able to get off the tram.  A lady had blocked the door.  Ethan I decided to stay put and wait for them to come back.  Apparently, Nate and Link decided to get off at the next stop and stay put, waiting for us.  Neither of us budged for 10-15 minutes.  Finally, Ethan and I decided to hop on the next train and cross our fingers that they were at the next stop.  They were! We now have a plan for if this happens again!  Surprisingly, Ethan and Lincoln were very calm.  

I expected Ethan to freak out, but he didn't!  

 We stayed in Leiden (about 30 minutes out).  I thought Amsterdam was full of bikes, but I was mistaken.  They were EVERYWHERE in Leiden.  This is bike parking at the train station.

 More bike parking.

 EVEN more bike parking!

 We stayed about 10 minutes from the North Sea.  So, we drove over to run on the sand!

We were planning on going to Kinderdijk to see the windmills today, but it was raining.  We decided to stop by next year when we see the tulips again!  It has been a great "end of the school year" weekend!

Last day of School 2012-2013

 It was a bittersweet day....the Last Day of School!  So many of the boys friends are moving this summer.  They also had the BEST teachers this year and we will miss them too!

 Lincoln's class autographed tshirts, and enjoyed cake and ice cream!

 The Erzenhausen boys waiting for cake!

This little sweetie, Emma is leaving for the US on a plane tonight!  

We are going to miss their whole family!:(

 Mrs. Hudnall, BEST KINDERGARTEN TEACHER EVER!

 Mrs. Hall, Lincoln's mommy #2 this year!  

I am a little afraid he may try to take her to first grade with him!

 Miss Desiree, high school helper and Lincoln's first crush!

 Ethan's class has been earning "money" all year.  Today was the big day to spend it!

 Ethan somehow picked the tallest boys in the class to be his best buddies this year!  

Mr. Woodfork, BEST THIRD GRADE TEACHER EVER!!!!  

Thank goodness our little German world is so small.  

I know we will run into each other many times this summer!

Reading Buddies

Ethan's class has been reading buddies in Lincoln's class this year.  Ethan chose to be Lincoln's buddy. Today, they ended the year with a story and a movie.  Mrs. Hall sent this picture to me!  So sweet!

Field Day

 On Friday, the fellas had field day!  Link's class had the morning activities, and Ethan had the afternoon activities!

 I was assigned a station, but there were a lot of volunteers so I abandoned my station and followed Link's class around for pictures.  As I was looking for him, I hear "You're Under ARREST!"  It sounded an awful lot like my child.  Sure enough, I found Link in the police car!

 Field day was on the brand new field next to their school.  The field was so nice.  Here Link had to put  on oversized clothes and race to the finish line.

 By the afternoon, I was baking!  We've been begging for warm weather and it arrived on Friday!  In this picture, Ethan is using his new running strategies during the rubber chicken relay race!

 Galaxy ball was a big hit with all the classes.

 We were all wishing we were in the dunking booth by the end of the afternoon.

 The big FINALE, was the pie in your face!  Mrs. Hudnall was picked for a pie in the face and Lincoln was lucky/unlucky enough to be the one to throw it.  He was so cute!

I made his pose for a picture with her and after the picture, he said, "I just realized she rubbed her face on me so I would be sticky too!"  It was so cute!  Field Day was so fun, but we were so exhausted by the end of the day!  We all slept good!

Paris for the weekend

 Plans to go to Paris for the weekend started over dinner Thursday night.  By Friday night, they were set!  We were going to make Paris our third capital city with the Gabrielskis (Madrid and Berlin).

After a six and a half hour trip, we stopped at the Louvre!  

We did a super quick tour of the Louvre and headed to Notre Dame.

We walked over the Seine and stopped in for some dinner.  

 Jessica and I ordered the LARGE Cola Lights.  When the bill came we realized that our sodas were 13 dollars EACH!  My meal was only $13.50.  It was a good Cola Light!

                                       Following dinner, we dashed over to the Eiffel Tower. We had every intention of staying until the twinkle lights came on, but the black storm cloud scared us back to the hotel room!  

                          We made it with 15 minutes to spare until the downpour started! 

                                     We were bummed, but it was a good call to head back.

Sometime in the middle of the night, Ethan woke up sick.  So our Sunday, was very limited.  We popped out at a metro stop to take a picture of the Arc Du Triomphe and the Concorde and then headed back home. The poor fella feels horrible, but was a trooper today!  It was a whirlwind trip, but it was so fun to see Paris with the besties!