The whole neighborhood has been eagerly awaiting one of our neighbors to give birth to her first child. We have all named this bundle of joy the neighborhood baby. Needless to say we were all ecstatic to find out that their little bundle of pink was welcomed into the world yesterday.
So in keeping with German tradition we have hung a clothes line up. It is German Tradition that when a baby is born the neighborhood hangs a clothes line and then decorates it with baby clothes. Everyone from the neighborhood comes and takes part. The family in turns is to keep the clothes line up for one year. This to bring good luck to the family to have another baby within the next year. If they don't have another baby within the year the neighborhood again assembles another clothes line. I'm sure our neighbors will be extremely happy to see this traditional symbol in their yard...lol
Blogger is not cooperating right now so I will have to post a picture of this tradition later :)
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How the hell do you keep from going nuts on your children in the backseat during all these trips!! lol. I dont think we could even make it out of Austin before I'd be ready to strap a kid to the roof! <3
Glad you are having so much fun and learning so much!
2 gameboys and a portable DVD player, some Magic Tree House books and of course lots and lots of threats to their life if they fight.
We have had plenty of moments where we have pulled over to a park platz and threatened their life...lol
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