our day today

Isaak had the day off work today in honor of Veteran's Day. Even though we live in a foreign country it's nice that Isaak still gets to observe this day in recognition of the service he continues to give his country as well as all the other men and women in our history. (even if he did have to go into work for a little while this afternoon =) )

We started off our morning getting the girls off to school by exactly 6:30am. And then we scooted out the door and drove to Cappuccino to buy some loafs of bread, my new favorite bread buying place. Even if the loaves are $4 they are big enough for me to get at least 28 slices out of each one. I'd say that's pretty darn good.

Some dear new friends of ours Seth and Rebecca came over for breakfast and we feasted on muffins, eggs, crepes, bacon, fruit and sweet potato home potatoes. It was deliciously amazing. Some of my favorite things in life.....good friends and good food. Who could ask for more? It would have been perfect if the girls could have been home, but alas, their school does not recognize Veteran's day.

Later me and Rebecca went out to Nuance Gallery for a little shopping while the guys stayed behind and played video games. I think Isaak has found his kindred spirit in Seth, they're one of a kind those two.

The girls came home and Marvelly told us about how she fell off the monkey bars while hanging upside down during recess today. She landed on her head, and her back, but she said her tummy hurt the worst. She likely got the wind blown out of her. She's got a good bruise on her shoulder to prove it, but other than that, she's fine. Marvelly told me how Sydaleigh was there and started to cry when she got hurt. Those girls sure do love each other. I'm am so grateful that they have each other.

Me, Isaak and Marvelly were able to spend some time together before Syd returned home. Just sweet moments on the couch playing games, being silly.

Later on Isaak took Marvelly out to Festival de Glace for some ice cream while Syd stayed home and finished her homework. Sydaleigh was tired from her day at school and some emotionally charged situations that happened, so she was content to have them bring her back some ice cream to eat at home while she watched Little Women after her hour long homework was complete.

Little Women has quickly become the girls favorite movie. They love the scene where Jo burns Megs hair off with the curling iron, and the kids stick their faces to the window as the sisters are walking by and Jo says, "lovely children" sarcastically.

We all helped out in the kitchen to prepare dinner. We had chicken fajitas with veggies, black beans, and homemade tortillas. Marvelly helped punch and fold the dough while Isaak rolled them out and Sydaleigh took her position in front of the stove flipping tortillas and putting them in the baggie to stay soft. Little Women was playing softly while we ate, and Sydaleigh told me how much she enjoys listening to the soft music, so I went to i-tunes and we found the soundtrack and previewed all the songs while playing a drawing game after dinner.

The girls ended the night with a warm bath and I snuggled up to Marvelly during they nightly story.

Now, me and Isaak are about to sit down and watch Person of Interest, my favorite show.

It was a good day, our day today. A regular ordinarily good day with lots of sweet moments together.