First steps.... Bravo Manuel !

A couple of weeks ago I exchanged toys with my friend Daphne. I gave her my play station and she lent me a beautiful wood walker. Of course, with such a great toy... I had to give it a go.

I never thought walking would be so much fun !

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

And, while the abuelo and the abuela head towards the Caribbean... we just enjoyed some snow !!!

This year we are not getting that much here in Prague but we are a determined bunch so we took the sledges and off we went to a nearby ski station, Moninec, a beautiful little resort in the mountains just one hour away from Prague.


I was really excited about it. Not only because it would be the first time Manuel would enjoy the snow, but also because my friends Cis, Mona, Guillermo, Adri, Eva & Toma were joining too !!!

It was really cold but we were real troopers and slided down like real professionals. Even Manuel tried it once !!! though I have to say he did not seem to be very happy about it :-)

This is a really tough exercise so after a couple of hours we were ready for some apres ski, including spaghetti, french fries and dumplings... what a feast ! That really loaded our batteries so we were ready for some more snow before getting into the car.

That was when we saw the BIG slide. You just need to get into a big wheel and slideeee down ! Sounds quite simple but better said than done, my friends. Actually, it was so tough that I had to go down with papa so that he wouldn't be scared !

And we know that pictures are good but videos are much better so here you have a couple of them so that you can see Manuel, dad and I in action. I am sure you will enjoy them.

Needless to say, Manuel and I slept like little angels on the way back.

Happy Birthday Daniel !!!

On Monday it was my birthday.

And, guess... how old am I???? THREEEEEEEEE

I still have those great memories of my second birthday when the abuelo and the abuela came over to Prague for the celebration so I couldn't wait for the third one. And I was not disappointed :-)

On Friday, Oma, Opa & uncle Herbert came all the way from Germany so that we could spend such a special weekend together.

I was really happy to see them but I must confess that I was even happier when I saw all the cakes and sweets they had brought with them !!! Now I was really looking forward to the celebration :-)

Saturday was a quiet day and I spent it going for a walk with Oma, Opa and Herbert. Then I had a loooong nap to charge my batteries and in the afternoon we met Fraser (the papa of my friends Jaime & Carmen). I was really happy to see him because we had not met since I was at their house in Laxe a couple of summers ago.

Then I went to bed early because I had to be rested for Sunday: the P(ARTY)-day.

And what a party ! I was celebrating with my friend Camille who also had birthday a couple of weeks ago so we organized a biiiiig party with all our friends from school.

We were really happy because nearly all of them came. I was only sad that Alana couldn't make it because she had bronchitis :-(

Hey ! what do I see in this picture? is that me trying to kiss Eva? come on mom, surely I should be allowed to have some privacy !

Then the cakes came. I knew mom and Camille's mom were planning something nice because they spent all Saturday morning in the kitchen but... what a piece of art !

They were chocolate cakes and had sweets of all colors on top of them.

There was even a train and a car ! Both Camille and I made a wish and blew the 3 candles in just one go !

I really enjoyed my cake and, considering the picture... looks like Manuel was really interested in it too !!!

And then we played... and played.... and played.... It was really a fantastic day and I was really happy to see all my friends. Of course I missed the abuela, the abuelo, Tio Kaki, Tia Fifi, Klaus, Jessi and Marcel but I also realize that I am really lucky to have such good friends here in Prague.

Thank you guys :-)

Český Krumlov

There is a lot to discover in the Czech Republic so last weekend we packed the card and went to Český Krumlov.

Český is a small town in the south of Bohemia that is well known for its famous castle and historic center, totally surrounded by the river Vltava. Not that we went for a swim to the river because it was really cold but we did wrap inside our stroller and walked up and down the little streets of the city.

Manuel and I specially enjoyed that there were many shops of artisan toys, all made of wood and painted in bright colors... well, that and the creperie !!! Adri's mom recommended the place to us and have to say that the chocolate palachynka did not disappoint at all !!!

At night we went for another stroll to watch the illumination of the city and, again, we were positively surprised. We found a nice little square with an amazing view of the castle. Do you like it?

Another plus is that the grass had plenty of snow so mom and I played nicely drawing pictures on the floor with our footprints.

Loved it :-)

Vacaciones en el mar

Did you know that el abuelo y la abuela have gone for a cruise around the world? can you think of a better plan?

They started the trip celebrating New Years Eve onboard and till the begining of April they will just sail all over the world visiting the most amazing places you can think of.

Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, India, US, the Caribe... I won't give you more details because otherwise we can all get jealous !!!

The only downside to it is that both Manuel and I really miss talking to them, even if we still manage to get some time on Skype and mom writes many mails to them.

So, we have made up a game we play whenever we miss them. We have made a ship with Lego and we imagine we sail to beautiful places with the abuelo and the abuela !!!

Maybe if we are good boys they will take us with them for the next trip????

Fingerfood

Two teeth should be plenty of enough to start having with some real food, right? bring it on !!!!

And, talking about teeth, I had been looking forward to sink mine into those yummmmmy Cheerios Daniel has for breakfast :-) So here you can see me working hard on my first fingerfood: Cheerios & banana.

Not bad for a start, uh?

Fancy our new jackets?

The last months have been quite busy from a present perspective but something Manuel and I really really like are our new jackets !!!

Tio Kaki & Tia Fifi really had a good eye to spot this great outfit for us in Zara. It is the first time that Manuel and I are dressing the same and have to say that... we look really cool !

Same family, same team :-) Thank you Kaki & Fifi !!!