one. I spent most of my Monday morning designing invitations for Reese' birthday party! I sometimes find it crazy to spend three hours on a silly invitation, that I could have ordered from Etsy for $10, but I really do enjoy designing and crafting, so it was well worth it! This will be our first big birthday celebration since arriving to Poland. Beckett's birthday was only two months after we got here and we really didn't have too many friends at that point, so we just celebrated with family - which was also amazing. But the party planner in me is itching to plan a fun shindig! We heavily suggested a Peppa Pig party (especially after looking at the fun party ideas on Pinterest), but she was adamant that she wanted a princess party! Okay, little princess, your wish is granted!
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| Reese's invite on the left, the one I copied on the right |
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two. Beckett has been struggling lately with going to school and gymnastics as he claims he has no friends and no one wants to play with him. Ugh - breaks this mama's heart! That is SO hard to hear from your child who had oodles of friends back in MN. Most of the kids at his English Montessori and in his gymnastics class are Polish and either do not speak any English or struggle with English. We have chatted with his montessori teachers about the rules around the kids speaking English all the time and we unfortunately don't think our message is coming in clear. They suggest that Beckett goes to school five days a week, full day, to become better friends with the other kids. We do not want to do this at this time, as I am able to be home with them, and he is such a homebody, so we are looking at other schooling options to see what we find. We LOVE their Montessori, but we are fearful that Beckett will build a wall and not interact with others if this continues for another year. We really need him to develop his social skills and when he cannot interact with the other kids very well, developing those skills becomes an issue. We know he will learn a lot from being around friends from other cultures, but at times like this, I often wonder if we made the wrong decision going abroad with younger kids. Ugh! One of the struggles of being an expat. Please send prayers and positive thoughts our way in hopes that this is just a phase.
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| Beckett before gymnastics - full on sobbing - and him happily jumping during class |
three. So I have this great friend here named Tiffany, and her planning and decorating for simple gatherings at her house are just the cutest! She had gone through her daughter's outgrown clothes and invited Anna and I over to see if there was anything that we would like to take before she donated it. When we arrived on Tuesday morning, her house was set up like a little shop - SO cute! PLUS, she served us breakfast! So lucky to have met her!
four. Robin hosted Pokeno on Wednesday night! I seriously look forward to these girls' nights out for weeks and weeks beforehand. This time I won a ceramic bunny and scarf AND took home the gift that I brought - a coloring book and color pencils. Not sure if that is tacky or not, to bring home the gift you brought, but I am adding adult coloring to my list of to dos for Operation Reduce Stress!
five. We tried a new Indian restaurant on Saturday night, called Lemon Shark. The interior was beautifully done and the food was fabulous! A liquor license would have been nice, but it is coming and we will be back. :)
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| Goofing around with Daddy! |
six. We bought our first bouquets of tulips in Poland today! I love fresh flowers in the house, but often find myself passing by them in the store or on the street, and never stopping to get them. As we had visitors arriving today, we stopped at a roadside vendor - yes, you literally pull off a main highway/road and buy from a guy selling them off of a fold out banquet table under a pop up tent. The man was super sweet and actually spoke some English. It was cute - he would say 17 for 70 or 15 for 50. :)
We are now off to enjoy a week with Eric & Shannon! Have a great week!
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