Boo-boos and Strawberry Shortcake

This morning started out as usual. Get up, eat breakfast, shower, get our bikes and ride to work. On the way to work, Bre insisted we ride our bikes in the street because locals looked at us funny when we were on the sidewalk. Since bikers have their own slab of road and rules I just thought it would be best to play it safe and not get lost in the crossroads. I did however, attempt to use the biker path in a busy intersection. Big mistake. At the last minute I panicked and turned back to the sidewalk. An old man was walking very slowly so I had to either go the other way or slow down. Picture a small ramp and then imagine what happens when a person goes up it really slow. Yes, you're right - you just go back where you came from because there isn't enough force to push you. I lost my footing and went over the side of my bike. I layed there for a minute, sprawled out between the sidewalk and the street, laughing out of sheer embarassment. When I got up I noticed the very large patch of broken skin that the bike crash had left behind. Kendra and Dave's face looked horrified by it. Fiona kept asking why I fell off my bike, I just keep telling her I didn't do it on purpose. Anyhow, it's going to turn into a nice big bruise and to use Bre's words, "turn into a rainbow of colors."



Today, Fiona was such a wonderful girl today that she got to make strawberry shortcake with me in the kitchen. She could barely contain her excitment or her hunger because she wouldn't stop eating the custard that we put on the cakes. She'd scoop it up on her finger and lick it off. It was very cute though. I asked her what she was making and she said, "I'm making my birthday cake." Her birthday was in June



Tessa also learned something new. The other day when I went upstairs to get the girls up from their afternoon nap, Fiona was very loudly coming down the steps. I said, "Fiona, please use your inside voice" and I ended it with a "Shhh" putting my finger to my lips. Tessa picked up on this and will now do it on command. All you have to do is make the motion and sound and she follows you. I recorded it but you might have to turn the volume up to here her make the "shhh" sound. It's very adorable.



Kendra and Dave also took us out for pancakes tonight! On Oude Delft there are bunch of little boats turned into cafes. It was a beautiful night for a dinner out so we couldn't really resist. The girls were great, too. Part of us going out for pancakes was because Fiona earned her third star today and that meant she got a special surprise. "Cake" is what she wanted so she got strawberry shortcake for a snack and pancakes for dinner!