Jen's Journal: Memorial Day, Etc...

So I don't know which week what happened... but there's a few reasons it's been half a month since I've done anything with The Durgeat Diary!!

A) Stevie brought Strep Throat home from school. She had it for like a day and was fine. She gave it to daddy... daddy gave it to Ava... Ava gave it to me. Although - Ava had it the WORST... poor baby was the only one who required antibiotics... she also spent 3.5 days puking her brains out. Two trips to the doctor (one for a penicillin shot) and some anti nausea suppositories and she ended up recovering back to 100%!

B) The first day of Ava's recovery, we celebrated with a trip to Klotten... (small amusement/animal park near Cochem, Germany. Was a nice little walk in the sun... a lunch on the terrace... a HUGE water slide... honestly, a waste of money for us! We learned by going that Eifel Park (which is an hour closer to our house) is much more worth it for the money :D Below... some pics from Klotten:

Getting ready to go down the BIG WATER SLIDE!!

See, Big?

Stevie's "uncertain" face...

It's hard carrying a baby, pushing a stroller, UP a hill!!

Stevie goofing off on the terrace at lunch :)

Ava, owning her stroller

Ava wasn't too sure about the landing on the big slide...

Stevie loved it so much she went back for seconds, and thirds!

C) Stevie had an "end of school" music enrichment performance. Complete with a choir, keyboard section, violins, and a piano solo!!! Stevie was one of the keyboarders, and did a great job of (standing around.)

D) A trip to France for Memorial Day. (It was also the French Mother's Day!) So what a blessing to be able to spend it with Nico's wonderful mother, Patricia! She was happy to have her granddaughters to hang out with :) We spent time with Nico's grandparents, Lou Lou and Mamie... played ball in the yard, visited a park, saw a castle (Fountainebleu), rode a carousel, ate GREAT food... and just enjoyed each others' company. I LOVE my family!!

Ava, standing outside of Fountainebleu, waiting to go back and ride the carousel :)