grandpa is here...

Look at how happy Kristin is when Grandpa's back! Bryan didn't even cry this morning when Grandpa woke him up for school. Of course, he didn't want to go to school coz there were so many new toys and goodies from Singapore. We had our first breakfast on the balcony today... oops... no pics! Haha... that means we'll have to do it again very soon. :)

perfect weather for a stroll...

It's beautiful spring weather here in Frankfurt! About 24 deg C warm during the day and about 20 deg C warm in the evening. So we have been walking around without jackets!!!! It's just perfect weather for travelling coz it's warm enough to be without jackets and cool enough not to perspire. And lots of walking and fresh air even does the lungs some good. Also, this is the time when it is cooler indoors than outdoors. I really dread the heat in summer. According to a church friend here, the whole country ran out fans two years ago and the heat was unbearable in summer... Let this not happen to us, please. I already find 23 deg C in our bedroom too warm. Yeah, you must imagine that we've been sleeping in 16-17 deg C in winter. How can the children sleep well and through the night when it gets warmer and warmer each day...?

first day in pre-school...

Finally, we've got a place for Bryan in the pre-school. But it's only twice a week, every Tuesday and Thursday. And school is going to break for summer on June 6. Look at how excited he is with his new friends. On your right, that's the teacher, Miss Amanda and her assistant (on your left), Miss Athena.

Heidelberg

You must wondering why we've been diligently driving around... well, we've got a guest with us this week! My cousin is taking a month-long break over here, visiting friends and relatives - that would be us! He has come down from Brussels to Frankfurt for a week. It was May Day - just one public holiday and it was between Ruedesheim and Heidelberg. We decided on Heidelberg because it's just a stone's throw from Schwetzingen. Pity we hadn't got time to show him and my Mom the Philosophenweg (Path of Philosophers). This is us and our guest on the Karl-Theodor-Bridge.

Schlossgarten in Schwetzingen

We had a nice drive down to Schwetzingen on May Day on Angeline's advice. It's really worth it! The palace garden is soooo beautiful though I didn't see much of it. I was stuck feeding Kristin on some bench and subsequently lost the rest of the family. But on our detour (mother and daughter), we met some nice lady who gave Kristin a crown made out of buttercups! How sweet! More photos on our outing here.