Friday...

...another beautiful sunny day. Both girls went to school - Alena started at 7:30!Today which is very early for us :) - while we spent some time on the Farmer's Market. After school we took the girls - and ourselves - out for some delicious, fantastic pizza. We first made sure that the dough and sauce were safe for the girlies. It was a go and they a pizza with mushrooms without cheese. Yay! - For a special afternoon treat we took the girls to the playground Alena hiked to on Thursday. Wow - what an amazing playground! The picture shows the girls together with my most wonderful sister having a great time!...

The last couple of days...

...have been fun and for some - to me unknown reason - I have been unable to upload the post which I wrote last night together with a picture.  Oh well,  so today no picture and just text.

Both girls are going to school and they both like it a lot  Today Alena had a "Wandertag".  A Wandertag is when the kids go on a day hike together with their class.  Theu usually hike through the woods to a playground, where a fire is made,  the kids roast their sausages on the fire, and - of course - play.  I am so excited that she got to be part of it.  Alena was so excited to go hiking with her class.  In preparation we got the sausage already a couple of days ago and had it vacuum packaged.  We bought the sausage from one of the butchers that does not use any lactose in their products.

So today,  I packed her backpack with the sausage, a couple of salami (lactose free) sandwiches, carrot, and also some chocolate which I brought along from PDX, as well as some Gummibears. We dropped her off at school and off they went.  First they took a bus, and then hiked up to the playground.  Good thing Alena loves the outdoors, and hiking :)

Mia Rosie spent the morning at Kindergarten, and the rest of the day at my Mom's house. My Mom has been cooking for us almost daily. She has been adjusting the recipes and making substitutions with safe ingredients.  It almost seems that there are more substitutions available here.  Yoghurt tastes amazing, whip cream, etc.

OK - I just hope that I will be ale to post pictures again tomorrow.  And before I forget, the daily dinner pictures will resume when we get back to PDX.

A nice day...

...we have been enjoying the most amazing fall weather. Just gorgeous and it is not a time to stay indoors. The girlies and I started our school/work routine on Monday. They attend school in the morning while I work. In the afternoon we enjoy some well deserved family time.

Food in Europe has been easy to deal with. We however visit at least once a year, so by now I know what to ask and also found a couple of butcher's whose sausages are almost all lactose free. In Germany we have also some foods we do not get at home. Great chocolate, vanilla, carmel soy pudding; fantastic soy yoghurt; strawberry soy milk etc. A far cry from what I imagined when Alena was first born :)

So, what about the picture? This afternoon we walked from the town we are staying to the neighboring village. We walked past a pasture with cows and Alena said "I love you cows! But I cannot have your milk!"

A nice hike through the vineyards...

...here us a picture of the girlies enjoying a break on our Sunday hike through the vineyards. We walked almost nine kilometers and they both did great. Here they took a break at a chapel we found along the way...

More ice "cream"...

...the weather has been gorgeous and the girlies have been enjoying lots of safe ice cream. This one seems to be - so far - their favorite :)...

Snack at the Wilhelma...

...we - of course - also needed to get the girls a snack at the zoo. Kaffee - coffee - for the parental units and Pommes - French Fries - with ketchup and mayonnaise along with Kinderbier for Alena, and Almdudler for Mia Rosie. Oh, and a dessert of Gummibaeren - here is Alena enjoying her dessert of Gummibaerchen....

Ice Cream at the Zoo...

...yesterday we went to the Wilhelma - Zoo - on a gorgeous, warm, sunny fall day. A day that calls for ice cream - and there also was one "safe" to choose from. Orange - Carrera both girlies enjoyed their treat...

Lunch at the market...

...we like to go to the market on Friday's to eat lunch. One of the butcher's sells all lactose free sausages. They are not only lactose free but also delicious :) Here is Mia Rose eating her Grillwurst on the market square...again, it's not the best picture.

Vegan chocolate chip cookie on the flight...

...not the most amazing picture it was however the most unexpected delicious treat for the girlies; the dessert of their vegan airplane meal :)

The flight and food...

...yay - we have arrived at our destination! We took two flights and I had made ten salami (lactose fee) sandwiches. They came I handy on our first flight, and the two noir layover. I had so many sandwiches, cookies, etc, because a lactose free meal was not available and I therefore ordered two vegan meals.In the past neither girl was too crazy about theiir vegan meal . So I wanted to be prepared!
I was positively surprised. The meal was quote goo, came with large couches, a salad, and even a vegan chocolate chip cookie. We were all surprised about the cookie. Alena loved it...delicious. OK - I better go and get some rest rest......