Back to Kindergarten

The school year has started in Königstein!

Rana was excited to go back to Kindergarten this morning.

We are grateful that she has lots of friends and feels
quite comfortable there. She is in the Bear Group again
and has the same teachers as last year, 

though some of the big kids have "graduated" 

and there will be more younger kids joining the group.

She is one of the older kids now - and part of the "Preschool Group"

that will meet separately a couple of times a week for more 

structured lessons in preparation for starting school next fall. 

Mira is 2 Months Old!

At 2 months, Mira is making good progress in the colic department.  

She still likes to be carried and kept in fairly constant motion, 

but her bouts of inconsolable screaming are few and far between.

She is especially alert and "talkative" when she wakes up 

and feels well-rested, both in the early morning and after a good nap.

Thankfully, she is still a good little sleeper!

She sleeps 7 or 8 hours overnight, has a bottle, 

and usually sleeps for a few more hours.

Keep the smiles coming, Mira!

Art Class

Rana attended her first art class this week 

and made a variety of boats using mostly natural materials. 

The highlight was this morning when the whole group 

went on an excursion to a creek to test out their creations. 

Rana was quite proud that her boats floated right down the stream!

Rana is 5 Years & 2 Months Old!

Meow!

Eid Mubarak!

 Celebrating the end of Ramadan!

Our Family of Four

Conversations with Camels

The camels stole the show at the zoo yesterday

when they leaned over the fence to converse with us 

and eat carrots right out of our hands!

Two of the camels were born this spring, and there 

were lots of other young animals throughout the park.

 We also stopped by for story time,

which featured a few books about different animals.