Goodbye, dear Shiny

This is been Nicholas's favorite outfit (thanks Grandma and Grandpa King!), which we affectionately dubbed "Shiny".  If it was clean and in his room, it was his choice for the day.  Sometimes I would just keep it in the laundry room so that he couldn't wear it more than once a week.  This morning, he voluntarily came up to me and said he thought maybe the sleeves were getting a little short, and it would be his last time wearing "Shiny".  So farewell.  You have been loved.

Jégbüfé Yumminess

Living in Budapest, there are cukrászdas (dessert shops) everywhere.  It's dangerous.  Jégbüfé is one of the classics.  A must visit.  Or so we told ourselves. :)

 

The cream puffs are as big as Charlotte's head!

 



Meringues are pretty gigantic too!

 

Please notice that Tom's dessert didn't even make the photo!



A Bit of Snow!

 

We have lucked out with a very mild winter...especially hearing all about the crazy weather in St. Louis.  But it was nice to get a taste of snow.  Made the walk to the bus stop fun!

Journalling

We've gotten in the habit of writing in journals before bedtime. Nicholas almost always begins his entries with "I woke up and ate breakfast".  And they end with "Köszönöm for reading this!" (Köszönöm means "thank you")

 

Ping Pong Mania

There's a huge store here called Decathlon which has sports and leisure equipment for every sport under the sun.  An entire aisle for equestrian.  Fishing.  Archery.  And the tiniest 2 foot section of baseball stuff.  :)  We originally went there to get Charlotte's ballet outfit and shoes.  Now we go for entertainment.  They have areas set up for testing out bikes, scooters, a mini-mountain climbing wall...and ping pong.  Lots and lots of ping pong tables.  The kids beg to drive out there and play.  Considering our lack of entertainment possibilities indoors at our apartment, we go a lot!

 

After a few weeks of Decathlon visits, we decided to invest in our very own apartment-friendly ping pong set.  The net attaches to any table.  Hours of fun...

 

Charlotte is very intense, though is constantly complaining that Nicholas is better than she is.  I have to say, playing on a tiny coffee table takes some skill!

Lashes

Every so often I forget how freakishly long Nicholas's lashes are.  I took this close-up and...WOW!

Breakfast Included

Tom's rock-star admin got breakfast included in our apartment rental.  It's one of the kids' favorite things about living here.  Who wouldn't love unlimited croissants and bacon every day??  We had been going every morning, but we've cut back to every other and try to eat something a little more healthy and balanced at home on the off days.  But we do miss the pastries on those days!