tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1703380763466047412024-03-13T12:56:22.192+01:00The Bunny Rabbit ChroniclesA wonder in life, challenges and exploration.Jeremy Tygielskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10818638029705562783noreply@blogger.comBlogger224125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170338076346604741.post-63379483532537561602014-03-08T21:25:00.000+01:002014-03-08T21:25:01.853+01:00E's new MotorcycleI'm so proud of my son.<br />
Today he decided it was time to move to the next class of "Motorcycle".<br />
His Laufrad is too small and we kept saying that when spring comes we'll get him on the bike.<br />
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Today, he picked it up and said "It's time".<br />
With a little help on the starts, he took off like a pro! <br />He road fro more than a kilometer on his first road trip. <br />
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He said that he doesn't want to ride the laufrad any more. <br />
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<br />Jeremy Tygielskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10818638029705562783noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170338076346604741.post-19676845036188439142013-10-16T20:44:00.001+02:002013-10-16T20:44:11.656+02:00A Fireman's Birthday<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
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I'm now 3!<br />
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I like <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFxi9hBemEU">Fireman Sam</a><br />
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And I got my fire truck<br />
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And played at King Louii<br />
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And I'm now a Fireman <br />
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Jeremy Tygielskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10818638029705562783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170338076346604741.post-20726878217012309982013-04-25T21:42:00.000+02:002013-04-25T21:42:57.750+02:00A Handful<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
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HI...Today was my Birthday<br />
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I turned a handful and I got to have a party<br />
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Daddy picked us up from Kindergarten<br />
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Mommy and Daddy made me Butterfly cakes<br />
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<br />We dug for burried treasure<br />
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Oh yeah, my brother came along too<br />
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We hung out in our treehouse<br />
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I got lots of cool presents<br />
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including a really cool hat <br />
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We painted our faces<br />
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jumped on the trampoline<br />
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And had french fries and other yummies for dinner.<br />
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what a great day!</div>
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Like Father, Like Son<br />
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Emmett now has his own drill.<br />
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He couldn't be prouder. And Can't separate from it.<br />
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Jeremy Tygielskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10818638029705562783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170338076346604741.post-52464860201528982352013-04-02T21:08:00.001+02:002013-04-02T21:08:34.586+02:00Candy Cane Bike<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
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It started with an old bike that we got from our neighbor.<br />
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It needed a little TLC.<br />
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So I asked Stella, how would she like her bike, fully expecting the answer to be a "pink hellow kitty" bike. (even though green is her new favorite color)<br />
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Her answer surprised me though.<br />
Without hesitation, she told me...<br />
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"I want a Candy Cane bike Daddy" <br />
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And so she got one. <br />
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or just something silly<br /><br />
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It becomes a Native American Outfit<br />
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Or a flying eagle<br />
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Superheroes have unknown powers. </div>
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Yeah, I knew that. I grew up with marvel comics. But back
then, I failed to totally understand the true power and far reaching grasp that they can have. </div>
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Reaching even into the unknown. </div>
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Case in point. </div>
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My son. </div>
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Emmett is not even <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2.5 years old. He has had no exposure to cartoons. </div>
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Maybe heard me make a reference to Batman. </div>
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Never seen a comic book. </div>
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Therefore I am utterly astonished to his sudden facination. </div>
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Friends gave us a pair of Spiderman pajamas. </div>
Simple blue sweat pants
and shirt with Spidy’s face.<br />
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This was totally love at first site. Since the first time we put the pajama’s
on he won’t take them off. They are not just for sleeping but also to wear during
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A tractor is even a hard sell against the Spiderman. </div>
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And when you ask him who that is on his shirt...well his face lights up, a huge
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This morning we a catastrophic turn of events. Luckily there
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Unfortunately our little Spiderman spilled juice all over
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He was so distraught that he just wandered room to room
whining “Piderman, pideman”. Then he found the laundry basket and started
tearing it apart trying to find his Spiderman shirt. It looked like a
poltergeist hat cleared out our bureau drawers, disseminating every piece of
clothing throughout the room.Some hanging in spots that seemed physically impossible.</div>
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Luckily I was able to distract him with how cool the tractor
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Truly Superheroes have a mind bending affect on young boys.
Ours is no exception.<br />
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Call me ignorant but I thought all practical application of dirigibles
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I didn’t know that there were companies that even up into
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Such a company built the largest freestanding building per
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This Building is huge. </div>
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The Statue of Liberty could stand in the middle with plenty
of headroom. </div>
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The ground covers 8 soccer fields or 13 American football
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I don’t know too much about the heavy lift cargo industry
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What did surprise me though, was to find that this huge
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But it’s not a museum. </div>
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And this is exactly what we did. <br />
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For three days this past week, we enjoyed wandering through
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In T-shirts and swimming suits.</div>
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Petting </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Wishing everyone warm holiday season. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Chronicles will continue in 2013. </span></span></div>
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Jeremy Tygielskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10818638029705562783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170338076346604741.post-817666907562889162012-08-05T20:20:00.002+02:002012-08-05T20:39:25.848+02:00Summer Vacation<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">And so another summer vacation comes to an end.<br /><br />What'd we do?<br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5B0Es1Nj64o/UB65IhoN5gI/AAAAAAAABiU/pWLr3PvXCgk/20120702-DSC_2758.jpg" height="201" width="300" /><br /><br />Bringing in the harvest<br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZLhYnw9sDek/UB65KPYVIgI/AAAAAAAABic/B-mawi-GtRM/20120702-DSC_2793.jpg" height="300" width="201" /><br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nG-HS7AvHNY/UB65Lv62EVI/AAAAAAAABig/aoiIgNVq35E/20120704-DSC_2839.jpg" height="201" width="300" /><br /><br />Painting<br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9X1wUz8CHLM/UB65MnUHngI/AAAAAAAABio/QmVacKiEoYo/20120704-DSC_2848.jpg" height="300" width="201" /><br /><br />Fun at the beach<br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d1_4ybESK30/UB65N45HnVI/AAAAAAAABiw/DB5tsWQ7WrM/20120704-DSC_2908.jpg" height="201" width="300" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R2wleUXDwWI/UB65PLWz1lI/AAAAAAAABi8/2tKt87LzdiI/20120707-DSC_2983.jpg" height="201" width="300" /><br /><br />Eating corn on the cobb "American" Style<br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SuyCHd3uwVo/UB65RXx6AkI/AAAAAAAABjE/gQJoMbfNPqY/20120708-DSC_3007.jpg" height="300" width="201" /><br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YiA9wg7b4SQ/UB65TQ6YsAI/AAAAAAAABjM/0TSlN1hUBig/20120710-DSC_3065.jpg" height="201" width="300" /><br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LMUZ6t6Q82k/UB65U9_VW2I/AAAAAAAABjU/qkAFbdJ52dw/20120715-DSC_3137.jpg" height="201" width="300" /><br /><br />Picking raspberries<br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d07UB9UUu6k/UB65Wf9Pl8I/AAAAAAAABjY/J1hNMk83KQU/20120715-DSC_3170.jpg" height="201" width="300" /><br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4z8WA91IoIw/UB65XYjcCmI/AAAAAAAABjg/p4HNvNQI7nQ/20120723-DSCF1103.jpg" height="225" width="300" /><br /><br />Visit from the Matsumoto's from Japan<br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EJ2s-FibgIE/UB65ZeNAyFI/AAAAAAAABjo/3AAgn42hkqM/20120727-DSC_3462.jpg" height="201" width="300" /><br /><br />Taking a break from the crazy heat<br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4RZst01dfJI/UB65azaLPAI/AAAAAAAABjw/j-VPotCFytk/20120727-DSC_3469.jpg" height="300" width="201" /><br /><br />Spraying sister with the hose<br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hylocDS4IgA/UB65cLVRCeI/AAAAAAAABkA/SGkLVCRD16g/20120728-IMG_0545.jpg" height="300" width="225" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LH1d4kOS2A8/UB65eT-eklI/AAAAAAAABkI/GcBFcRMg8Q0/20120728-IMG_0567.jpg" height="300" width="225" /><br /><br />Making new friends<br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--BsA869EWRo/UB65f44h82I/AAAAAAAABkM/4RmASpAZ6h4/20120729-DSC_3496.jpg" height="300" width="201" /><br /><br />Calling Opa<br /><br /></span> </div>Jeremy Tygielskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10818638029705562783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170338076346604741.post-1559463144556648892012-07-15T20:53:00.002+02:002012-07-15T20:59:01.129+02:00Raspberry Monsters<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Arial; 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font-family:Arial">Nothing beats the taste of fresh fruit, especially when it is picked by your own hands. </span></p> <img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6ic9BSKkdvM/UAMRZs6bVQI/AAAAAAAABhA/9NFjbjh2sYs/20120715-DSC_3095.jpg" height="201" width="300" /><br /><br /> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Arial; panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-alt:"Times New Roman"; mso-font-charset:77; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:auto; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0cm; margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial">Today we had wonderful weather a so decided to venture to <a href="http://www.hlms.de/de/loedings-bauernhof-am-see-1">Lödings Farm</a> on Lake Ratzeburg. </span></p> <br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h9PzP7QhsWQ/UAMRbGooWQI/AAAAAAAABhI/aZRumQfFmIY/20120715-DSC_3101.jpg" height="300" width="201" /><br /> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Arial; panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Cambria; 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Emmett could hardly contain himself as it pulled up. </span> <br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fAl7F7EllQ8/UAMRcmGNHnI/AAAAAAAABhQ/wR00DlKdLH8/20120715-DSC_3107.jpg" height="201" width="300" /><br /><br /> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Arial; panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-alt:"Times New Roman"; mso-font-charset:77; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:auto; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0cm; margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial">Then the fun started. Stella had an eagle eye for spotting ripe raspberries and she was at a good level. I think many people didn’t want to bend down to pick the “low hanging fruit”.</span></p> <br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QXl1ojO1OVw/UAMReX-Tp3I/AAAAAAAABhY/WfzM1eGudJI/20120715-DSC_3124.jpg" height="201" width="300" /><br /> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Arial; panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-alt:"Times New Roman"; mso-font-charset:77; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:auto; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0cm; margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial">After picking 2 kilos of Raspberries we met Oma & Opa with Oma-Ur and Franzi for coffee at the outside café. </span></p> <br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r27Teos_ZhA/UAMRfk2jDZI/AAAAAAAABhg/wDlI1vkvM3g/20120715-DSC_3126.jpg" height="201" width="300" /><br /><br /> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Arial; panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-alt:"Times New Roman"; mso-font-charset:77; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:auto; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0cm; margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial">There was a huge sandpile (I can’t call it a box, there was nothing closing it in), little tractors and the “Straw Box”… A little hut with straw in it for the kids to play in. </span></p> <br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qucSm5iXWXQ/UAMRg1VVTTI/AAAAAAAABho/R2YugxmtJ18/20120715-DSC_3133.jpg" height="224" width="300" /><br /> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Arial; panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-alt:"Times New Roman"; mso-font-charset:77; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:auto; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0cm; margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial">Where’s waldo? For a moment we lost sight of Stella. After scanning the horizon someone finally spotted her hat popping out like “Wilson” from home improvement. </span></p> <br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xTJn9PUbvQM/UAMRhzn-b0I/AAAAAAAABhw/zHGl0hmyQj0/20120715-DSC_3154.jpg" height="300" width="238" /><br /><br /> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Arial; panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-alt:"Times New Roman"; mso-font-charset:77; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:auto; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0cm; margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Once home the kids turned into little raspberry monsters. </span> <br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wFkBFrs5UFI/UAMRjFYBMcI/AAAAAAAABh4/CRHyxgOJklU/20120715-DSC_3170.jpg" height="201" width="300" /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z4WjughyM78/UAMRlEGGSpI/AAAAAAAABiA/ByKA2X4riLk/20120715-DSC_3174.jpg" height="201" width="300" /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hs37qZp-wh4/UAMRmYss0QI/AAAAAAAABiI/nMNLt28YftQ/20120715-DSC_3194.jpg" height="201" width="300" /><br /><br /><br /> </div>Jeremy Tygielskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10818638029705562783noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170338076346604741.post-5276271275792114172012-07-04T20:27:00.002+02:002012-07-04T20:44:04.207+02:00Afternoon at the Beach<div style="font-family: arial;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-alt:"Times New Roman"; mso-font-charset:77; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:auto; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0cm; margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Today the sun was out, the air fresh and we made our way for the first time this year for an afternoon at the beach. </span></p><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_Qf0TI_RW2E/T_SK7McrFzI/AAAAAAAABfU/vA8ygJV-kbA/20120704-DSC_2848.jpg" height="300" width="201" /><br /><br /></span> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-alt:"Times New Roman"; mso-font-charset:77; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:auto; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0cm; margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">I’m not sure why but Emmett did not like boarding the ferry to cross the river. If we let him go, he would make a B-line for the exit.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Once we were moving he was okay. </span></p> <span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d1TU6XAgeX0/T_SK8NzT28I/AAAAAAAABfc/F7isaTybGyk/20120704-DSC_2865.jpg" height="300" width="201" /><br /><br /> <img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z2DUnUtpzfo/T_SK9QE8cMI/AAAAAAAABfk/IxeaNvZDq6U/20120704-DSC_2868.jpg" height="300" width="201" /></span> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-alt:"Times New Roman"; mso-font-charset:77; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:auto; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0cm; margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /> <br />Hmmm he better get used to it before we board the BIG Ferry for England in September.</span> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-alt:"Times New Roman"; mso-font-charset:77; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:auto; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0cm; margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sN5q8kKQVNs/T_SK-m3GMVI/AAAAAAAABfs/uDDJUSbbyn0/20120704-DSC_2872.jpg" height="300" width="201" /><br /></span> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-alt:"Times New Roman"; mso-font-charset:77; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:auto; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0cm; margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">It was really fun to watch how Stella has gained her independence. Without thinking, she headed straight for the balancing rope and walked, swung and ran her way across. Something where I would have had to been within arms reach last year. And she has confidence on the zip-line all by herself.</span></p> <span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xSIEBVTVDpE/T_SLADUKl4I/AAAAAAAABf0/trzADVSndLg/20120704-DSC_2893.jpg" height="201" width="300" /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7cCIy2w9d30/T_SLBHhM6-I/AAAAAAAABf8/paYxTfCcv4s/20120704-DSC_2897.jpg" height="201" width="300" /><br /><br />Emmett too climbed all over the place. And flirted with all the cute girls.<br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F04KCLrEJbs/T_SLCD66YgI/AAAAAAAABgE/XKi4iIgcKR8/20120704-DSC_2900.jpg" height="201" width="300" /><br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z-XhI7xyTe8/T_SLDjipA1I/AAAAAAAABgM/UPBjk6Tha2Q/20120704-DSC_2908.jpg" height="201" width="300" /><br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U-3zqEWjbuM/T_SLEl3uiXI/AAAAAAAABgU/02Bh0xzrl90/20120704-DSC_2924.jpg" height="201" width="300" /><br /><br /></span> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">I saw a T-shirt on a kid the at the beach. It had printed on it “I’m a trouble maker” I think something like that has Emmett’s name on it for the future. </span></p> <span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2Fhzn8d2jUA/T_SLF1ykPWI/AAAAAAAABgc/YDT0O-YiJcw/20120704-DSC_2934.jpg" height="300" width="201" /><br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O2FUDBqs8b0/T_SLHE6dxNI/AAAAAAAABgk/bsRzMhEHcVs/20120704-DSC_2937.jpg" height="300" width="201" /><br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CDM-Kr2OlIU/T_SLImW08CI/AAAAAAAABgs/8imir94ZG4E/20120704-DSC_2940.jpg" height="201" width="300" /><br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3Lm0G9ozOSw/T_SLJv5CriI/AAAAAAAABg0/a8Q8yMylhI0/20120704-DSC_2941.jpg" height="300" width="201" /><br /></span> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-alt:"Times New Roman"; mso-font-charset:77; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:auto; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0cm; margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Ps. Happy Fourth of July my American Friends!</span></p> <span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span> </div>Jeremy Tygielskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10818638029705562783noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170338076346604741.post-43407186089718368662012-06-24T19:45:00.002+02:002012-06-24T19:46:58.400+02:00Sunny Fun!<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-alt:"Times New Roman"; mso-font-charset:77; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:auto; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0cm; margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page Section1 {size:595.0pt 842.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:35.4pt; mso-footer-margin:35.4pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <p class="MsoNormal">Northern Europe has been blanketed with gray skies and raining all day. So to brighten up our day, I thought I’d post a couple pictures from our trip to Hansa-Park a few weeks ago. </p> <br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kZMAd6QA72Y/T-dR5kB2UWI/AAAAAAAABeQ/M4qUVwJ3Zpo/20120526-IMG_0128.jpg" height="300" width="225" /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CjNwKwax4C4/T-dR71R0VjI/AAAAAAAABeY/jbZH4MKwsxs/20120526-IMG_0148.jpg" height="225" width="300" /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_tLUpF5a9xw/T-dR-MDd9kI/AAAAAAAABeg/t2kXrp1igII/20120526-IMG_0161.jpg" height="225" width="300" /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QPWUHqcI7Bg/T-dSArP0N8I/AAAAAAAABeo/wvbHI5aC68E/20120526-IMG_0167.jpg" height="300" width="225" /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0vH9Uh6LaQI/T-dSCbZZF5I/AAAAAAAABew/F5uFX8-BkBE/20120526-IMG_0174.jpg" height="300" width="225" /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ojul1o6hNHg/T-dSEcqrYRI/AAAAAAAABe4/kDjK4kQvwLU/20120526-IMG_0183.jpg" height="225" width="300" /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zmxUm1_SUCM/T-dSGSXgmyI/AAAAAAAABfA/YOW9028pHv4/20120526-IMG_0186.jpg" height="225" width="300" /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DTRGho6K0zI/T-dSHDsOjRI/AAAAAAAABfI/soE03A-HPU8/20120526-IMG_0189.jpg" height="300" width="251" /><br /> </div>Jeremy Tygielskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10818638029705562783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170338076346604741.post-50210722648070780402012-05-23T20:54:00.002+02:002012-05-23T20:56:49.958+02:00Mountain goat<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-alt:"Times New Roman"; mso-font-charset:77; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:auto; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0cm; margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <p class="MsoNormal">Grey asphalt under the wheels</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The autobahn stretching out before me </p> <p class="MsoNormal">My hands grip the wheel as try to stay on course</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Mile markers, barely unintelligible as they whiz by</p> <p class="MsoNormal">And all I can do is try and comprehend and acknowledge. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">This is how I feel right now. Next week marks the middle of 2012. It seems like it just started. The kids are growing up right before my eyes, They’re achieving milestone after milestone and all I can do is try and grasp the moment, acknowledge it and hold on for the next. </p> <br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1iJVy9bQQQI/T70ySaV6G4I/AAAAAAAABa8/LIW-uWX3MJY/20120520-DSC_2100.jpg" height="300" width="201" /><br /><br /> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-alt:"Times New Roman"; mso-font-charset:77; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:auto; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0cm; margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <p class="MsoNormal">Dedicated readers of this blog may remember me mentioning my astonishment at Stella’s uncanny climbing skills. Stella was skilled, swift and adept; fearlessly attaining summits thought unimaginable for a toddler.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">My son is that and then some. A full fledged mountain goat. As a boy does, he attacks an object with reckless abandon, letting nothing get between him and his goal. We’re not one’s to hover. We want to give our kids the freedom to explore, find, feel and do. Our major concern is for their safety and they learn about he world around them. And balancing them feels like the parents are going to have a heart attack at any moment. </p> <br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4rF4LSNGE6M/T70yTZDhfMI/AAAAAAAABbE/eAwV7awxI1A/20120520-DSC_2102.jpg" height="300" width="201" /><br /><br /> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-alt:"Times New Roman"; mso-font-charset:77; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:auto; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0cm; margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <p class="MsoNormal">For instance, one beautiful afternoon in the garden. Maja and I were at opposite ends of the yard with the kids playing at the swing set. All of a sudden we hear a frantic yelling from Stella. In wonderful cinematic slow motion I look to Stella, then to where she is pointing. My shovel leaves my hand, slowly dropping to the ground as I sprint to the ladder. Emmett is at the top rung, trying to grasp the landing and fling himself to the top.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p> <br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SDTdnwYreFY/T70yVKKxlHI/AAAAAAAABbM/peYK1b_7bXE/20120520-DSC_2104.jpg" height="201" width="300" /><br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qd0Fx8JefYE/T70yWOi4jRI/AAAAAAAABbU/DWBZx69lajk/20120520-DSC_2120.jpg" height="300" width="201" /><br /><br /> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-alt:"Times New Roman"; mso-font-charset:77; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:auto; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0cm; margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <p class="MsoNormal">Ignoring me he heaves himself up and starts running around the platform, jumping and climbing on the ledges, giggling all the way. </p> <br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jAgzpwxgV-Q/T70yXc8N5-I/AAAAAAAABbc/n87_uZr4KOQ/20120520-DSC_2124.jpg" height="201" width="300" /><span style="font-family: arial; font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" ><br />Emmett discovering nest of baby spiders</span><br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pF6XujdM87E/T70yYG6ldFI/AAAAAAAABbg/JdFnycOyi58/20120520-DSC_2127.jpg" height="201" width="300" /><br /><br /> </div>Jeremy Tygielskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10818638029705562783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170338076346604741.post-25539844389585080852012-05-15T21:39:00.001+02:002012-05-15T21:39:17.922+02:00Ride like the Wind<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">The snow has thawed and springtime has arrived. Time to make
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ps - if you turn up the volume you can hear Stella's wonderful Denglish as she's starting to speak more and more English. </span></span></div>Jeremy Tygielskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10818638029705562783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170338076346604741.post-55093508215233165902012-04-25T21:30:00.002+02:002012-04-25T21:32:29.751+02:00FOUR<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Four years have flown by way too fast. </span><br style="font-family: arial;"><br style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Happy birthday to my special little girl!</span><br style="font-family: arial;"></span><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m6H0SaTmIJI/T5hQuEOuicI/AAAAAAAABaQ/yq4OsfUKYEk/20120425-DSC_2025.jpg" height="300" width="201" /><br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L8WI7f0l__E/T5hQvqgrTlI/AAAAAAAABaY/o2kn6eYejNw/20120425-DSC_2026.jpg" height="300" width="201" /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qv0WzogP46I/T5hQw5uVPUI/AAAAAAAABag/xLtzSWajSAU/20120425-DSC_2030.jpg" height="300" width="201" /><br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CQutg7pHnBk/T5hQySI_CJI/AAAAAAAABao/HgU05A2UOQ0/20120425-DSC_2040.jpg" height="300" width="201" /><br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cYjeIcs9mfQ/T5hQzI8MZrI/AAAAAAAABaw/Xn-WpKqWtNY/20120425-DSC_2044.jpg" height="265" width="300" /><br /> </div>Jeremy Tygielskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10818638029705562783noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170338076346604741.post-41852273939230916372012-04-17T21:01:00.002+02:002012-04-17T21:04:29.155+02:00Musicians<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">On sunday we did a kiddy cooking course with some friends.<br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m6Q1mhjOssU/T429934sevI/AAAAAAAABZI/HfNbTqnbKfw/20120415-IMG_0017.jpg" height="225" width="300" /><br /><br />It started out well.<br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UA_fyee2AmI/T42-CFT4kyI/AAAAAAAABZY/EGoykdLOxuM/20120415-IMG_0024.jpg" height="300" width="225" /><br /><br />But our kids decided they had more fun providing the entertainment.<br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--IvMlvVvsgs/T42-Do9rL6I/AAAAAAAABZg/lTe0ywiy__g/20120415-IMG_0032.jpg" height="225" width="300" /><br /><br />She said she had fun except for the cooking part.<br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_IJe_ZGooYg/T429_zwJdmI/AAAAAAAABZQ/viKam6m-W9o/20120415-IMG_0023.jpg" height="300" width="225" /><br /><br />and next time we should find a music party ,-P<br /> </div>Jeremy Tygielskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10818638029705562783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170338076346604741.post-84710522796952848692012-04-16T22:19:00.002+02:002012-04-16T22:23:00.087+02:00Easter Bunny<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; 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mso-font-alt:"Times New Roman"; mso-font-charset:77; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:auto; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0cm; margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <p class="MsoNormal">And again</p> <br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0hgB1JomBr0/T4x-2CU8pYI/AAAAAAAABY4/DS9Dl4oL-_w/20120408-DSC_1343.jpg" height="201" width="300" /><br /><br /> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-alt:"Times New Roman"; mso-font-charset:77; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:auto; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0cm; margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <p class="MsoNormal">And again </p> <p class="MsoNormal">And again</p> <br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wjC6L2ce0s4/T4x-3N7DlkI/AAAAAAAABZA/PZ2a-V5goQw/20120408-DSC_1349.jpg" height="201" width="300" /><br /><br /> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-alt:"Times New Roman"; mso-font-charset:77; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:auto; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0cm; margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page Section1 {size:595.0pt 842.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:35.4pt; mso-footer-margin:35.4pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <p class="MsoNormal">All day long</p> <br /><br /> </div>Jeremy Tygielskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10818638029705562783noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170338076346604741.post-43441896654443843182012-03-23T20:34:00.003+01:002012-03-23T20:38:23.638+01:00Grillin'<div style="font-family: arial;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><span style="font-size:85%;">Spring is in the air!<br />Finally<br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eAufcNpXO7U/T2zQQ7OmtZI/AAAAAAAABXg/mbPtWLqqmfk/20120323-DSC_1170.jpg" height="300" width="201" /><br />After a long cold winter it's a big deal here in northern Germany when you can finally pull out the grill. <br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bIAZgnKyjp8/T2zQSXGy3JI/AAAAAAAABXo/vwbMJEK8rCU/20120323-DSC_1174.jpg" height="201" width="300" /><br /><br />Mommy surprised Daddy with a nice cut of filet when I got home.<br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vi2IOFFjrNQ/T2zQTn8-oJI/AAAAAAAABXw/n7v_o-34r2o/20120323-DSC_1176.jpg" height="300" width="201" /><br /><br />So I pulled the grill out!<br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-paUw0K3rep4/T2zQU_JQWvI/AAAAAAAABX4/U1pSYSyi1MM/20120323-DSC_1192.jpg" height="300" width="201" /><br /><br />And we all enjoyed dinner outside for the first time in 2012.<br />Emmett had Ketchup with a side of sausage.<br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZMvTJ1Ji6I8/T2zQV5cO7KI/AAAAAAAABX8/Ao6s4ZQxGuE/20120323-DSC_1195.jpg" height="300" width="200" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NgeUze-uYQ0/T2zQWxxz2II/AAAAAAAABYI/0I_qbBcmYp0/20120323-DSC_1198.jpg" height="300" width="201" /><br /></span> </div>Jeremy Tygielskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10818638029705562783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170338076346604741.post-36973569408039758092012-02-07T20:45:00.002+01:002012-02-07T21:09:19.542+01:00ZERO<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <style>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }@font-face { font-family: "Tahoma"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">It’s cold. No let me rephrase, It is Flippin’ freezing here. </span></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">No exaggeration, some are saying that this is the coldest winter we have ever had. </span></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">We’ve had minus 19 degrees Celsius days<span style=""> </span>(that’s ZERO for your Fahrenheit people).</span></span></p> <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">That’s ZERO with the sun shining at 100% power with no clouds at high noon!<br /><br /></span></span><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X-uGKgL_Wgk/TzF_M00qqXI/AAAAAAAABWg/tGJ6ERFU89o/20120204-DSCN5305.jpg" height="204" width="300" /><br /><br /></span> <style>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }@font-face { font-family: "Tahoma"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;">Our kids don’t seem to notice though. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;">Once outside Stella doesn’t want to come in. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;">Emmett pulls his snowsuit out to show he’s ready to go out. </span></span></p> <br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KalidSyXhdo/TzF_NxeBLQI/AAAAAAAABWo/m7gqkB7gHQo/20120204-DSCN5314.jpg" height="300" width="206" /><br /><br /></span> <style>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }@font-face { font-family: "Tahoma"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;">We have to beg and sometimes "order" them to go back inside before we get frostbite.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;">And we have thoroughly been enjoying it.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;">Exploring our winter wonderland... </span></p> <style>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }@font-face { font-family: "Tahoma"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;">Sledding</span></p> <br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WygFEraE4sA/TzF_OhX2EaI/AAAAAAAABWw/Q1JscJ-sysU/20120205-DSCN5363.jpg" height="300" width="290" /><br /><br /></span> <style>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }@font-face { font-family: "Tahoma"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;">Making snow angels</span></p> <br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--EOcsp42N3w/TzF_PjKLYzI/AAAAAAAABW4/WVlUcywMPzg/20120205-DSCN5383.jpg" height="225" width="300" /><br /><br /></span> <style>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }@font-face { font-family: "Tahoma"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;">Hiking</span></p> <span style="font-size:100%;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wI-HIs6xALI/TzF_Q_OCbYI/AAAAAAAABXA/aiK5l62hvs8/20120207-DSCN5393.jpg" height="300" width="266" /><br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qOFR24MNYSY/TzF_RzC_uAI/AAAAAAAABXI/yXbJEZ2_en4/20120207-DSCN5406.jpg" height="238" width="300" /><br /><br /></span> <style>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }@font-face { font-family: "Tahoma"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;">Tasting snow</span></p> <span style="font-size:100%;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oGm6W9XO2Pc/TzF_Squ2BAI/AAAAAAAABXQ/XSVAsOftYuo/20120207-DSCN5407.jpg" height="300" width="238" /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">(tastes good)</span></span><br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7sfnumXeiX8/TzF_TcFMB1I/AAAAAAAABXU/BX5PnUbwdy0/20120207-DSCN5412.jpg" height="300" width="225" /><br /><br /></span> <style>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }@font-face { font-family: "Tahoma"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;">In other words enjoying Old Man Winter!</span><br /> </div>Jeremy Tygielskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10818638029705562783noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170338076346604741.post-25230437550773469322012-02-01T20:38:00.002+01:002012-02-01T20:44:55.014+01:00Book Party<div style="font-family: arial;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><span style="font-size:85%;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kyr1hTuo_1g/TymUdLrwbEI/AAAAAAAABVo/ggrZXAYM6E4/20120129-DSC_0869.jpg" height="201" width="300" /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span> <style>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Have you ever heard of a book party? </span></p><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QkEf-K_XlaQ/TymUfN3XG5I/AAAAAAAABVw/yLAKwGAw3Ps/20120130-DSC_0882.jpg" height="201" width="300" /><br /><br /></span> <style>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">It happens quite frequently at our house. It can be a community activity involving several parties. </span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Sometimes however it can also be a solitary activity as seen here. </span></p><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Clear the book shelves,</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Surround yourself with books and enjoy.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <span style="font-size:85%;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bG9p5oWQOSw/TymUgf_JksI/AAAAAAAABV4/zJybencfjqM/20120130-DSC_0890.jpg" height="300" width="201" /><br /><br />Recently Stella discovered my Mr. Men books. She loves to sort them out, look at the back where all the men are listed and asks me who each one is. And somehow she has picked out favorites. Even though we haven’t read it, she knows who Mr. Slow is. </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FPOOiOT9XwI/TymUhmKr0bI/AAAAAAAABWA/PE6waStbQbc/20120130-DSC_0893.jpg" height="300" width="201" /><br /><br /></span> <style>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">The other day, Stella said she was going to read me a story. She opened up a book and started in. Even though we have only read a handful of these books, she has the storyline for the books down. </span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">She started in, “here is blah blah blah and this is where he lives. Our story begins here and this is what happened.” I shouldn’t be surprised but it really impressed me. </span></p> <br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DAP4Y8ZLRdc/TymUis3WZdI/AAAAAAAABWI/Xiu1YkFw7D0/20120129-DSC_0864.jpg" height="300" width="199" /><br /><br /></span> <style>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">The past few days we have had some quality father/daughter time. Unfortunately Stella came down with croup. I really think the one on one time for three days really boosted her English skills. </span></p> <br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RcyY8lpo4vU/TymUj9coEAI/AAAAAAAABWQ/b6B4-k_AeBg/20120129-DSC_0881.jpg" height="300" width="201" /><br /><br /></span> <style>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">We also had lots of fun, playing games, playing outside in the minus 10 degree weather (which this dry and cold weather is supposed to be one of the best cures for croup), reading books and singing songs. </span></p> <br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uCMeb5XmuyY/TymUlGoMuXI/AAAAAAAABWY/hyEh-gSQuXk/20120130-DSC_0903.jpg" height="300" width="201" /><br /><br /></span> <style>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Stella took care of her “sick” baby as well. Keeping her well fed, sleeping in a quiet place, carrying her around and sharing the inhalation machine. </span></p> <br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span> </div>Jeremy Tygielskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10818638029705562783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170338076346604741.post-18317682781838348642012-01-31T20:18:00.002+01:002012-01-31T20:23:38.512+01:00Modern Kids<div style="font-family: arial;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><span style="font-size:85%;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q6n1MTesZiw/Tyg-SAbUarI/AAAAAAAABUo/PaitwOG4sV0/20120114-DSC_0738.jpg" height="201" width="300" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8KTvA7uQ64c/Tyg-TYBGBfI/AAAAAAAABUw/U-sPqK5jG3g/20120115-DSC_0779.jpg" height="201" width="300" /><br /><br />Modern kids; you can't keep them away from the computer. And you shouldn't...Emmett actually taught me a cool trick on my computer that I never even knew about. I often wonder what technology the'll be dealing with in future and how I'll look like an old fuddy duddy.<br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C7dwKhRS8AU/Tyg-UWco9fI/AAAAAAAABU4/1ezz9uYahAI/20120128-DSC_0810.jpg" height="300" width="290" /><br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NvZuBHQassI/Tyg-Vj5Us9I/AAAAAAAABU8/UI7LheM48B4/20120129-DSC_0832.jpg" height="201" width="300" /><br /><br />Always wanting to help out.<br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lvkuPF6PrPE/Tyg-XRrsdGI/AAAAAAAABVE/AojOOstrgoo/20120129-DSC_0835.jpg" height="201" width="300" /><br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HgzAFL_r2Q4/Tyg-YwpTAMI/AAAAAAAABVQ/JZ2-n9zGgD0/20120129-DSC_0837.jpg" height="201" width="300" /><br /><br />Emmett has a thing for doors.<br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yyYBbVo31Fs/Tyg-a10mv-I/AAAAAAAABVY/wQ1WBkeeGIk/20120129-DSC_0841.jpg" height="300" width="201" /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">He loves our glass doors and constantly opens and closes them, playing the doorman.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rGQyO_ueKyY/Tyg-b6M2bTI/AAAAAAAABVg/93SU_s05fyA/20120129-DSC_0846.jpg" height="201" width="300" /><br /><br />He just hasn't gotten to the point where he'll let us in if we ask.<br /><br /></span> </div>Jeremy Tygielskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10818638029705562783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170338076346604741.post-27412848490562133022012-01-15T19:38:00.002+01:002012-01-15T19:44:05.004+01:00Proud to be a Father<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <style>@font-face { font-family: "Arial"; }@font-face { font-family: "Calibri"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }a:link, span.MsoHyperlink { color: blue; text-decoration: underline; }a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { color: purple; text-decoration: underline; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">This week I heard an interesting </span><a href="http://blogs.hbr.org/ideacast/2011/12/breaking-the-workfamily-deadlo.html"><span lang="DE"><span style="" lang="EN-US">interview</span></span></a><span style=""> on the HBR Idea Podcast with </span><a href="http://stephaniecoontz.com/"><span lang="DE"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Stephanie Coontz</span></span></a><span style=""><a href="http://stephaniecoontz.com/">.</a> She just finished a study and published a book called “</span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Strange-Stirring-Feminine-Mystique-American/dp/0465002005"><span lang="DE"><span style="" lang="EN-US">A strange stirring: The feminine Mystique and American Women at the Dawn of the 1960’s.</span></span></a><span style=""></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">She talked about the cultural shift that started as women started entering the workforce in the 60’s. A working woman had more independence and thus the divorce rates increased in the 60’s and 70’s. However as societies (mostly western) accepted equal rights, the divorce rates have gone down in families with working mothers. Where in the 60’s a working mother brought instability into the household, today a working mother brings stability to the house. </span></p> <br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GEMLWuW5dmY/TxMdEECLOfI/AAAAAAAABUA/9qH5aAl5vKc/20111218-SDC12322.jpg" height="293" width="300" /><br /><br /> <style>@font-face { font-family: "Arial"; }@font-face { font-family: "Calibri"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Further on in the discussion she explained how the dichotomy has changed. The woman is in a more powerful roll now. It is acceptable for a woman to aspire to things that were once seen as a male only activities where men are suspect if they do anything feminine. Therefore now the double edged sword for men. They feel and want take an active role in their family however, society still hasn’t accepted this. The workplace is still designed that there will be one breadwinner and the other cares for the children. <span style=""> </span>Some men reported they were going to a doctor appointment instead of saying it was their turn to pick up their child. <span style=""> </span>A man is seen as questionable if he wants to teach young kids. The mother is always addressed at schools or doctors. Men clearly have a back seat in regards to family marketing. </span></p> <br /><br /> <img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B7lcUyT_D9s/TxMdE_HHbtI/AAAAAAAABUI/FRUbuZBs7Mg/20111220-SDC12374.jpg" height="299" width="300" /><br /><br /> <style>@font-face { font-family: "Arial"; }@font-face { font-family: "Calibri"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">As I am telling my wife about this she says, “yeah, a funny thing happened the other day.” They were reading Stella’s latest favorite book “Llama Llama Misses Mama”. In the middle she stopped and asked “where is the daddy?”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">My heart glistened when Maja told me that. I do all I can to be as involved as possible. I work a lot but I do my best to give undivided attention when home and we share all tasks equally. </span></p> <br /><br /> <img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xsmRT-VjYVs/TxMdGVh9n3I/AAAAAAAABUQ/MRnjE165O3s/20111220-SDC12387.jpg" height="300" width="274" /><br /><br /> <style>@font-face { font-family: "Arial"; }@font-face { font-family: "Calibri"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">At the end of the interview Mrs. Coontz was asked what the future holds in the next 20 years. Her answer, it depends on how we carry on and embrace the evolving role changes. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Stella’s comment made me proud. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">I am making an impression!</span></p> <br /> <img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rlqZTr1PQNo/TxMdHKYYevI/AAAAAAAABUY/RPtGCGpyMQk/20111225-SDC12458.jpg" height="299" width="300" /><br /><br /> <style>@font-face { font-family: "Arial"; }@font-face { font-family: "Calibri"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">I am proud to be an active father (and don’t hide it)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">I am proud that the fathers in our circle of friends are just as active. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">I am proud to see the fathers picking up their kids at our pre-school. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">I am proud that there are many more out there that ARE taking an active role in parenting. And with the internet we can be found. </span></p> <br /><br /> <img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RMT9XVRBD1E/TxMdIaBoQBI/AAAAAAAABUg/uNX1Aj8Y-io/20111226-SDC12532.jpg" height="275" width="300" /><br /><br /> <style>@font-face { font-family: "Arial"; }@font-face { font-family: "Calibri"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">There are some great men making such a difference in children’s lives. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><a href="http://www.sweet-juniper.com/">Sweet juniper</a> with his ever Mcguiver creations.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><a href="http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/">Teacher Tom</a> running a cooperative kindergarten. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><a href="http://www.outnumberedonline.com/">Outnumbered</a> and his hilarious adventures. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">And many more… </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Germany is trying to recruit more men to be pre-school teachers. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">A lot of the younger fathers at my work are much more involved which makes for good watercooler talk. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">We still have a long way to go. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">But we’re on the right path and I am glad I am on it. </span></p> <br /> </div>Jeremy Tygielskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10818638029705562783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170338076346604741.post-19571776710844771362012-01-10T19:34:00.002+01:002012-01-10T19:39:17.747+01:00Exploration<div style="font-family: arial;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span> <style>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">In our household everyone helps out. What a wonderful way to explore and learn and in this case, get soaked.</span></p> <br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TSYr8GDqkVo/TwyEmkaRdWI/AAAAAAAABTY/0r_QZRg0XCk/20120107-DSC_0590.jpg" height="201" width="300" /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--9Sx9W_8O8o/TwyEoYtzeWI/AAAAAAAABTg/yR9ClGeQ94I/20120107-DSC_0596.jpg" height="201" width="300" /><br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z2pDPzGX5X8/TwyEpiiZxfI/AAAAAAAABTo/VaLCwPTT1oc/20120107-DSC_0600.jpg" height="201" width="300" /><br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bcyXNNcUuys/TwyErOQJFWI/AAAAAAAABTw/SfbYdZjythg/20120107-DSC_0608.jpg" height="300" width="201" /><br /><br /> <style>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">In an appendum to my last post regarding language development. I forgot to mention a most wonderful moment that actually triggered the post in the first place. </span></p> <img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vaO0aqXAIBk/TwyEkOxtV_I/AAAAAAAABTI/hxYj0aHeIuk/20120102-DSC_0474.jpg" height="300" width="201" /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <style>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">It has happened a couple of times and this is how I know it’s in her little noggin. I was talking with Stella one day while we were at sport. Her friend was standing next to her and she asked what I had said. Without batting an eyelash, Stella repeated exactly what I had said to her but in German. And as if bored, took off running across the room. </span></p> <img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tM9a81M21oA/TwyElJwCPZI/AAAAAAAABTQ/EaS-1HKHcnQ/20120103-DSC_0517.jpg" height="300" width="178" /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <style>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">We’ve hit two major miles stones in our household over the holidays. The first is that Emmett is now fully walking. Albeit sometimes like a college student after a kegger but he’s walking. The transformation was amazing. Each day he would take more steps. One week if he fell over he would continue crawling. The next, when he fell over he would stand back up before taking off again. </span></p> <br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AoHySFv9JQU/TwyEidnzMlI/AAAAAAAABTA/6GZlbwbPP4I/20111224-DSC_0449.jpg" height="201" width="300" /><br /><br /> <style>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Musical chairs. I’m not sure what the trigger was but Stella now only sits on the toilet. Emmett has replaced her on the potty. Evolution at its most visible! </span></p> <br /> </div>Jeremy Tygielskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10818638029705562783noreply@blogger.com1