Kindergarten Here We Come

On Wednesday, Katy and I took the bus and headed to an appointment to speak with the director of the kindergarten she will start attending in September.  In Vienna, children start going to kindergarten around age 3 and go until they enter first grade at age 7.  So, it is what Americans would consider preschool.  This is the same kindergarten that Abby attended near where we live.  So, most days Katy and I will ride the bus about 10 minutes, while Jake and Abby drive to Abby's school, about 20 minutes by car.
I'll admit I went back and forth on whether or not to send Katy this fall, but in the end decided the earlier she can be exposed to proper German the better.  It is only a half day program so I think I'll survive.  Here are a few pics of her playing in the Puppenecke (doll corner).  I think she'll be just fine :)

And we're back.....

So, it has been quite awhile since I posted here.  I sort of lost my groove I guess, became unsure of what to post about and basically lost interest in this little project.  Well, for the moment, at least, I am interested in giving it another go.  The most recent mile high event in the Haskew household was little Katy's 3rd birthday.  Every mother says it, but where does the time go.  This little stinker is growin' up too fast.  Currently, she loves Cars, Playdough, harrassing playing with her big sister, and singing.  She's speaking a wee bit of German and understands a whole lot of it.  We had a small party here at our house yesterday and invited a few of her favorite people.  This kids played in the backyard (yes, we moved recently and are now enjoying a green area right out the back door), we ate sandwiches and cake, and had a low key afternoon.  BTW, highly recommend these types of birthday parties.  Forget about that over the top stuff the kid doesn't care about anyway.  Anyway, I'll leave you with a few recent pics of both the girlies. *Note to self, upload better pics from camera.

P.S.  Anything in particular you'd like to read about or see from our side of the pond?