William Uses the Potty!

Newsflash! William Paul McCrea, age 3 years 6 months, has finally relented to bribery and the forces of positive reinforcement after only two days of "extreme potty training".

He will now make (only)pee-pee on a specific potty (which sings) when we are at home, for a reward of an M+M out of a Christmas-themed Spongebob Squarepants dispenser.

Congratulations to all involved!

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In other news, Margaret now wakes to nurse only once a night! Sean and Katy feel less grumpy in the morning!

Binge-Blogging

A couple more pictures of my extremely attractive family for your viewing pleasure.

This blogging binge has been for Ursi - who, despite my infrequent bloggings, checks drhausfrau.blogspot daily. Congrats on being 30 weeks pregnant, Ursi!

Check out the best toy catalog for children ever:
www.jako-o.de . Yes, it is in Germany...but aren't all the best children's toys?

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Campfire

William is currently doing a unit on "Fire" in his Kindergarten. This weekend, he suggested that we go "set some fires" as our family activity. With Marshmallows left over from that nasty 24-hour salad, some imported graham crackers (thanks Oma, Grandpa, and Beebah), and some dark chocolate slivers, we enjoyed s'mores! I love setting fires, too. Good idea, William.

Happy Birthday, Sean!

See that cake covered in wax? Sean's 33! To celebrate, we went our for Sushi with Nadia, Juergen, and Claire!

Know how much a Betty Crocker Devil's Food cake mix and icing costs in Germany? That's right - 12 Euro (1.3 dollars to euro)!! But, Sean had a craving that we were happy to indulge.

Hats

William and Margaret play on the top bunk!

Thanksgiving 2006

Thanks to Claire for bringing the pumpkin pie mix from the American store in Madrid. It allowed us to celebrate Thanksgiving right! At the table are Tim (age 8), his grandmother Hanna, Claire, William, and me! Sean is - as always - behind the camera.

Above is a picture of the spread - cranberry sauce, rutabaga, green beans, stuffing ( from a box! Thanks, Claire!), sweet potatoes with walnuts and apples, scalloped corn, and orange-glazed carrots. The turkey was on the table. We had not-quite-right 24-hour salad, perfect pumpkin pie, and slightly overcooked pecan pie for dessert. YUM.

psoas sign?

Here's a little something I found on my computer - leftovers from my previous life.

Ciao,Bella

My favorite world-traveler in front of my favorite cherry-tree.

This is my brother...

No further comments necessary.

The Nolas

Margaret and her "Beebah".

Halloween Every Day

This is my husband Spiderman and my son William. Everybody says they look exactly alike.

Luzern

Hello. My name is Katy. I live in Germany with my husband Sean and our two children William (age 3) and Margaret (age 7 months). Yes, you're right. This is actually a picture of Switzerland. We live in Konstanz, Germany. That's practically Switzerland, except better.