What a week!

We had a very full and blessed week. We had our friends Stana and Mikulas over to play. Jakub and Mikulas play very well together and this week it was a joy to watch them "talking" to each other more than ever. It's a good thing they still speak the same gibberish. We'll have to help them figure each other out more as they get older. I look forward to Jakub picking up Czech from his friends. :) You'll have to excuse Stana in the background as she was teasing me about my "fat" baby photos. Josh and I were both very healthy babies and toddlers. She enjoyed seeing our photos. Jakub doesn't hold a candle to how we were! (When watching the videos you might have to double click on them to get to a full-screen or larger version for viewing.)






We finally found a pair of shoes in our long search for the shoe-that-fits-a-healthy-foot. :) Would you guess that they were Nike's in the end? The Nike store was the only one I found here, at least so far, that carried a wide enough variety of "sporty" baby shoes (the only style of shoe that's working for Kuba's feet right now). After trying many, many shoes on we finally found one to fit Jake's foot- and we bought it immediately. Thankfully, the store was having a great sale and we walked away paying what we had hoped. Above you can see Jakub trying them out with Daddy. We've been taking him on more walks outside now and he's loving it! We even met a friend to play with on our walk yesterday. They were able to swing together on our playground outside. I'm very much looking forward to Spring!






If you're not looking for too much excitement and want to watch a 5 minute video of Jakub playing- see above. It's nothing terribly thrilling, but it's a good chance to see him playing around the living room. My favorite part is when he gets shy about his dancing. He's really starting to get shy and won't perform on command anymore. :( I wish you could see him dance when he thinks no one is looking- it's SO funny! He still loves music- loves to listen to it, play it, and sometimes tries to sing along. It's amazing to see this gift coming out of him.







And here's a pretty short one of him before bedtime one evening. He still LOVES the boppy pillow his Aunt Hopey gave him. He likes to sit himself in it and lean back to relax. Also now, at bedtime especially, thanks to the guidance of his Daddy, he demands back rubs. He situates himself inside this boppy pillow, waits for you to get beside him with a book, then he takes your hands and places them on his shoulders, leans his head back, and says "mmm...wowww...mmm.." while you rub his shoulders. If you don't do it long enough he'll take your hands and put them back there. Sometimes, he grabs a book to read while you're doing it. I still can't stop laughing while I have to rub his back. What a trick to teach such a young child. Josh says it's payback for having to rub mine. :)

Some of the things that made this week full and wonderful- a very well attended Moms and Kids class for the second week, 2 play dates for Jakub, an enjoyable floorball event with other families, success with shoes, and plenty of work to keep us busy throughout it all. We're really getting into the swing of things for our summer camps and that's exciting!

Enjoy the videos. I have more pictures and stories to come later. I'll also post that risotto recipe soon. I hope you have a good weekend. Love to you all!