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This week has been quite busy. We had a day trip on Tuesday and also a weekend away in the Bavarian forest. I love to plan little trips and find out about cool things to do there that aren´t on your average to-do list. We also had two sad family emergencies but I couldn´t cancel anything cause I didn´t want to worry the girls. Sometimes it is hard being an adult.

MEALS

MONDAY – Easter Brunch leftovers

TUESDAY – Pullman City western food

WEDNESDAY – Pasta with meatballs

THURSDAY – Chinese take-out – I know I write this every week but we love our Chinese food and it helps me out a lot on days I can´t / won´t cook

FRIDAY – Pasta and Chinese leftovers

SATURDAY – Steak and potatoes – a classic that both of my girls love as well. One will eat mainly steak and the other one only potatoes. Toddlers am I right?!

SUNDAY – Asparagus casserole – on Sundays we are always at my in-laws for lunch at my MIL cooks the most delicious hearty dishes

FASHION

I really love the slip skirt trend and I have finally gotten myself one. I thought a Black one would fit nicely to style many outfits and I was not wrong. Styling it casually with a t-shirt and adidas sneakers. Other than that I am continuing to wear dresses cause we have finally entered Summer weather temperatures.

ACTIVITIES

We went to Pullman City on Tuesday and it was the perfect day for it. Sunny and warm but not too hot. I have had so much fun dressing us all up in western styles. The girls went pony riding and also made leather bags for their gemstones. We had baked potatoes and ribs and of course ice cream and it was a great day for all of us. I got myself a pair of new cowboy boots and two line dance shirts.

My husband and I went on a two day trip into the Bavarian forest from Friday to Saturday to get some time together and rest a little as well. Our lives have been very stressful the last couple of weeks. His mostly with work and mine with lots of family issues. We only took our little baby with us but she is still sleeping several times a day so this wasn´t  at all. We took lots of walks and did some fun „sightseeing“. I picked a hotel with an indoor pool so we could use the afternoon to wind down and also take advantage to go swimming cause the weather was so bad. The girls spent the night at their grandma´s and had a blast.

MISC

We visited my SIL on Tuesday. She lives downtown and the girls just love her but it isn´t always easy to get there. Paring is non-existent and the city is full of distractions and I am always on high alert when I am alone with all three kids in big crowds. So glad she is moving soon. I dropped of the girls at her place and got some shopping for several ocassions done.

I have been organizing and getting rid of things like crazy the last week and I feel a lot better, like I can breathe again. 

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

„Don´t take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive“

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This week leading up to Easter has not been less busy than the last four weeks. Although all our afternoon activites have been paused cause we are on Easter break but it was still pretty busy around here. I have never been so late planning my Easter brunch foods or even my table decor but there have been so much more pressing matters that it just fell right of the table until a few days before.

MEALS

MONDAY – Tomatoe soup – if I don´t know what to cook this will always be my number one food

TUESDAY – Pasta with ham and cheese  simple but a family favorite

WEDNESDAY – left overs 

THURSDAY – Chinese Take-Out – I usually have a Thai curry, little spicy with lots of veggies, rice and chicken

FRIDAY – Salmon and broccoli – we do not eat meat on the Friday before Easter so salmon is our first choice when it comes to fish

SATURDAY – Easter Brunch at our house

SUNDAY – Easter brunch at my in-laws house – we have been so full both days that we didn´t need any dinner for ourselves

FASHION

Spring outfits still going strong. Can´t tell you how much I have missed those easy, breezy days with warm winds and sunshine. Easy to get dressed and not freeze to death outside.

ACTIVITIES

The girls have been at home all week because of the Easter break so we played a lot. Built up Playmobil worlds full of mermaids or whimsical forests with fairies and unicorns. I just love this age. They are so creative and their imagination is mind blowing. 

Between playing at home and going on a few playdates I had some prep to do for our annual Easter brunch on Saturday. The table scape turned out so cute with the carrot table runner and the orange place mats. At first I thought they wouldn´t match cause the burnt orange is such a classic Fall shade but I thought it looked amazing. I have done so many tablescapes over the years but still love to think of new ones every ocassion I get.

MISC

Since we are a lot of families thrown together everyone got their own day to host Easter (as well as Christmas). Mine has always been the Saturday before Easter Sunday and I do not have a problem with it. In fact it is quite convenient, cause if you find out that there is something missing you can run to the store real quick and grab it.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

„If life was meant to be controlled, it would have come with a remote“

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Our weeks are still super busy and I can not believe how we manage each and every week. I am recapping our week every Sunday and I am astonished at how much we are able to get done.

We had our littlest´s baptism today (going to recap this very soon for you with all the details to the decor and stuff) and it was a great day celebrating our little love.

MEALS

MONDAY – Chicken Noodle Soup

TUESDAY – Sandwiches

WEDNESDAY – Ham and noodle casserole

THURSDAY – French Toast cause why not!!! I wanted to shot the recipe that day and made a huge batch of french toast in the afternoon so of course we had it for dinner. Also somedays we love to have breakfast for dinner.

FRIDAY – Left overs

SATURDAY – Chinese Take-Out

SUNDAY – lots of cake

FASHION

It is finally warm enough to wear dresses round the clock. I have so many I love and it has been hard for me to decide which one to wear but those are champagne problems right?!

ACTIVITIES

We have been outside so much the last week cause it was finally dry and warm and why not make some chalk art. I love how creative my little girls are and how they love to draw.

MISC

I have started the week with a doughnut run because why not !! And it turned out to be the right thing cause it has been a very long week. Our garden flowers started to bloom in their fullest and it is so beautiful. Spring makes the prettiest colors.

We celebrated Easter a little early in our mom group and I made an easy no crust cheesecake topped with pistachios and strawberries. It was delicous and everyone loved it. Going to share the recipe soon.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

„If you can´t be kind, at least be vague“

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This has been quite the week. Between looking to get everything together for my great-aunts move into her nursing home I had to organize some things for our baptism next week and I also had to pack up a ton of stuff for our trip to Salzburg. We only stayed for two nights but we needed as much as if we´d be away for a week. It is insane how much you need to pack with three little children.

MEALS

MONDAY – Potatoes and sausage

TUESDAY – Build your own burger

WEDNESDAY – Sandwiches

THURSDAY – Leftovers – so there wouldn´t be so much food left in the fridge

FRIDAY – Dinner at the Sternbräu in Salzburg

SATURDAY – Dinner at Yuan in Salzburg (I have eaten the best Terriaky chicken here, ever)

SUNDAY – Pasta Carbonara

FASHION 

I have tried cargo pants for the first time this week. The yellow pair you see in the third picture and although I think the way I styled them was pretty cool I do not think that this is a trend I want to embrace. I am really not a huge fan of pants and only have a few pair of jeans I like.

Dresses and skirts – yes, please but these kinds of pants. Not sure, what do you guys think ?

ACTIVITIES 

We initially gifted my MIL a weekend in Salzburg. An all-inclusive fully planned  weekend with tickets for sightseeing, activites and vouchers for dinner, but we had the idea to surprise her there since it was her 60th birthday in February. So we all packed and went to Salzburg in Austria the same day she did and hid somewhere around the city where she wouldn´t see us by mistake. We all met up for dinner and it was the biggest surprise cause she really didn´t expect a thing. She teared up multiple times and was so happy with us all there. We also had a blast exploring the city and its surrounding but more about Salzburg in a separate travel post.

MISC

It was finally time to put up some Easter decor. I didn´t want to set it up earlier cause I was planning and prepping Emilia´s birthday party, so here we are. Although the decor colors are very subtle (I wanted them to match our entryway) I personally love it a lot. The striped Easter eggs are my favorite as well as the velvet bunnier and the feather filled eggs.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

„All´s well that ends well“