Painting T-Shirts

We had a Relief Society activity where we painted shirts and bags. Elora was so excited about her new shirt. She asked every day for two weeks if it was time to go paint it – and finally the day arrived! Here is Elora...

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Elora Starts Ballet!

Elora’s friend Grace asked if we would like to join a new ballet class – so we headed off for our free trial lesson to see if it would be something Elora was interested in. Look at all these cute little princesses!I...

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Finger Painting

With all the rain we have had this summer and fall, we have been exploring new inside games. Today we tried out finger painting! Elora was sure about it at first, but she got the hang of it pretty quick!Here she is smiling and...

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New Skis!

It is not ski season yet, but we found Elora an awesome pair of used pink skis for her to use this year and maybe next year too. Here she is posing like a ski champion with her new beloved skis.As you can see, she is super...

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Family Pictures

We have been wanting to take family pictures for awhile now, so when the weather was sunny for a few weeks we got the kids ready in their cute Austrian clothes, and headed over to the Schonbrunn to take some pics!The funny thing...

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Ellie’s Birthday Party

Elora’s friend Ellie had a wet and wild birthday party a couple weeks ago. It had been such beautiful weather and then the day before it rained! Luckily the sun came out and we had a beautiful day for the party. Here is...

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Labyrinth

We went to the labyrinth to play, and were disappointed that the playground was closed due to some tree trimming. There are massive trees everywhere in the labyrinth grounds, and with all the storms and wind this summer, the...

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Kinderuni

My friend Andrea invited us to come to a meeting of the Vienna Babies Club. We hung out at a super nice park that I have been wanting to go to. Here is Oliver playing in the sand with his friend Theo. I enjoyed meeting some new...

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Sweaty Kids

These pics are old, but so worth posting. In July we had a few weeks of the hottest weather most Viennese people have ever experienced, with no rain to break it up like we usually get. There is no air conditioning here, unless...

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Elora’s New Dress

I have been wanting to make Elora a Dirndl (traditional Austrian dress) for awhile now. She had one when she was a baby, but I thought it would be fun to make one for her now that she actually lives in Austria! I chose a less...

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