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Samantha 2-23-06, Luke 1-18-06, Dylan 1-12-06, Ethan 1-31-06

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Neighbor from our neighborhood group was giving away a train table with lots and lots of trains and tracks and I was lucky enough to check my email when I did and contacted him as first of many parents of boys. I was putting Luke to bed when Chris brought the whole set home. But Chris decided to take Luke downstairs and show him what he got. Luke was very excited and could not stop saying “wow, wow”. here is the video

Jeden z nasich sousedu se zbavoval stolu na vlacky se spoustou vlacku a drevenejch kolejnicek a budov atp. Ja mu zavolala jako prvni z mnoha rodicu malejch kluku z okoli. Chris pro vlacky jel a kdyz je privez domu zrovna jsem ukladala Luka ke spanku. Chris Luka presto vzal dolu a jeste mu vlacky ukazal. Luke mel strasnou radost a neustale opakoval “wow”. Tady je video .

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Rano jsme jeli na prochazku v nedaleke prirodni rezervaci. Pak honem rychle navstivit babicku s dedou aby Chris stihnul 5km zavod v jednu tricet - ubehl to za 23.5 minuty coz je docela slusny. Kdyz se vratil my uz jsme byli v parku a tak nas vzal na zmrzlinu - chudak Chris byl hladovej ale Luke ji chtel snist vsechnu uplne sam. Zmrzlina na fotkach to je prosim detska porce (kazda z nich). Lukovi ovsem velikost porce vubec nevadila Sned to bez problemu (jenom jednu! teda)

In the morning we went for a walk in nearby Waterloo Mills Preserve. Then quickly to see grandparents and Chris went to run in a 5k race (23.5mins-very proud!). We were at the park when he got back and so he took us to have some ice cream. We got two children’s portions. I thought they were very big but- Luke wanted them both anyway

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Tak jsme se byli vcera podivat v knihkupectvi na “Zvedavyho Jirku” coz je postavicka z animovanejch pohadek pro deti - je to opicak kterej se furt dostava do ruznejch prusvihu. Byla tam spousta deti a mezi nima taky nase kamaradka Samantha a tak nez se opicak ukazal si spolu hrali. Pak se ale ukazal opicak v zivotni velikosti a vsechny deti se k nemu vrhly. Detem maval, a nechal se jima dotknout i na koleno si je posadil. Luke v momente kdy obrovskyho, usmivajiciho se opicaka uvidel prochazet mezi detma, silenou hruzou zarval a pelasil odtamtad. Takhle jsem ho jeste rvat neslysela. Chudak malej - pro nej by takova pohadkova cesta byla strasny utrpeni. Samantha to milovala a Karen (jeji maminka) ma i fotky jak mu sedi na kolene. Ja samozrejme zadny fotky nemam …

We went to see Curious George at the Barnes and Nobles here. There were a lot of kids there. Samantha was there too so Luke had a buddy to play with before Curious George arrived. The moment Luke saw him he screamed with terror and tried to get out of there. We tried to take him back but it was not worth it he was just terrified of the oversized, smiling monkey that was trying to approach him - I am sure to eat him alive. Samantha could not get enough of Curious George.

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this is from here: http://www.okito.net/2005/11/14/medovnik-cake-recipe

I don’t want to lose the recipe so here I copied the recipe:

Medovnik: Czech Honey Cake

Medovnik is also known a Russian Honey Cake. In fact, that is where it originally came from. Here is a recipe I found. Sorry I no longer have the source:

• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• Cream Filling

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly flour a cookie sheet. Precut 5 sheets of wax paper or parchment paper into 8-inch circles (dimensions don’t matter, thickness does). If using wax paper, lightly grease.

In a small bowl, combine sugar and eggs; set aside. In a large saucepan over low heat, melt butter. Add honey, egg-sugar mixture, and baking powder; stir constantly until well blended and foamy. Remove from heat. Stir in flour until dough is not sticky (if sticky add additional flour).

Separate dough into (5) five equal pieces and place onto the wax paper or parchment paper circles; cover each with plastic wrap to keep warm. Using a floured rolling pin, roll one section into a round 1/4-inch thick. Place on prepared cookie sheet (if using wax paper, remove) and bake 3 to 5 minute or until just barely golden but not brown (watch it carefully). Remove from and oven. Remove from baking sheet and cool on a wire rack. Repeat with the remaining (4) four sections of the dough, reflouring cookie sheet if necessary.

Prepare Cream Filling. On a large serving dish, alternate 5 layers of cake circles and Cream Filling, applying the cream filling liberally between layers. With the fifth layer, crumble the cake into small pieces and sprinkle over the top of the cake. Let the cake sit 6 to 8 hours before serving.

Yields one cake.

Cream Filling

• 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1/4 cup butter

In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine sweetened condensed milk, eggs, honey, and butter. Stirring constantly, bring to a boil; boil until it thickens. Remove from heat and cool.

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Daddy brought home a “cook” for Luke.

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People kept telling me that he thanks them for things and I heard something and even though it started with a “t” I wasn’t sure. Today I heard it loud and clear on multiple occasions. Luke would “tank” people for things at the right times and it is clear - the boy has manners:)

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Lidi mi rikali ze jim Luke za veci podekuje - kdyz mu pomuzou a tak. Ja neco slysela ale nikdy jsem si nebyla jista. Dneska jsem to slysela nekolikrat. Odposlouchal to od nas zni to jako “tenk” nekdy doda ju ale ne vzdycky - proste je slusne vychovanej no.

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Our mulberries are ripe so we have tons of visitors mostly late in the afternoon and early in the morning.

Nase moruse ma zrale plody a tak tu mame hodne vysoky zvere, vestina jsou jeleni, brzo rano a v pozdnich odpolednich hodinach.

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