around here

KATRIN

• enjoys her swimming practices. I went to watch her swim last week and was in awe about her awesome style. She looks so elegant while swimming. And this girl is FAST!

• loves having her puppy at home even though he bites like crazy when he gets into “his mood”

• had her first sleepover last weekend with her friends. They stayed up till 3am! I couldn’t believe when I heard that she lasted so long

• loves to play with her iPod

PATRIK

• is totally crazy about cars! He tells us all the maximum speeds each car can reach and many more details. He knows so much about them

• Need for speed. His favorite right now. And photography which makes my heart sing

• his biking season is slowly getting to the end. Currently he is doing cyclocross and is really good at it

• is so good with all kinds of technology. Definitely kid of the 21st century

IVO

• is training for a marathon which is coming up in just 2.5 weeks

• the tri-season is over so he is putting more time into programming once again

• he is mostly in charge in training Ace as he spends the most time of the day with him. I love to see both of them together

GABI

• so much to do. not enough time…

• trying to get back to the kitchen and experiment more when time permits

• fighting the lack of sleep thanks to our little four-legged buddy. But it is worth it

• feeling that it’s time to get back to crafting but struggling with the time issues

• loving the everyday walks with Ace. It is such a great way to stretch my body after sitting the whole day at work

ACE

• is 11 weeks now and definitely a very active puppy

• loves to chew on everything and his favorite activity is biting us on every single occasion (oh my, the teething is worse than with kids)

• is dealing with worms at the moment. Hopefully the worst is behind us

• he is the best welcoming buddy. for sure. I love coming home to his wiggling tail and puppy kisses

It seems fall has officially started. The skies are gray and we are getting more and more rain. I’m so grateful for the long Indian summer we had this year.

Our hands are definitely full right now. It seems it’s our way of life.

We get through one day at a time.

Life is good.