lazy sundays

ahhh...nothing wraps up a week like lounging on the couch watching wife swap on afn while scarfing down brynn's halloween candy! hahahahaha jk! but seriously, has anyone watched that show before? could they pick any more completely different families to swap with? dude...tonights was nasty as this gross biker chick swapped houses with a retired army colonel lady and it was pretty painful to watch. steve and i laughed our butts off at how insanely different they were! you couldnt pay me enough to do something like that on tv...well, maybe...but it would have to be a lot!

this week is going to be crazy as there are so many things going on at the same time so i hope i can come out alive. brynn has her first recital on thursday and her class is dancing to "hot potato" and "shake your sillies out" by the wiggles and we've been praticing with her daily. she LOVES to sing the songs but isnt too excited with the dance moves. so it will be interesting to see how it turns out. she is pretty hilarious with tap shoes on! if she had her way, she would wear them all the time. too bad her instructor is moving at the end of the month and her class wont be continued as they dont have a teacher yet. im thinking of putting her in gymnastics when dance is over to give her something to do and to help get rid of all that energy!

tomorrow a friend of mine (annie) is taking pictures of brynn and im really looking forward to that! i hope that it doesnt rain while we're outside as thats been the normal weather around here...wait, thats how it always is in germany! so we'll see how it turns out. brynn has been better about smiling on command (or more like demand) and hams it up when she knows we're watching her. so i hope her true self shines for annie as i want to capture her funny personality and crazy spirit! she is definately one of a kind.

also, mango has her follow up appointment at the vet on tuesday and i have yet to get a urine sample from her! not that im trying...so it will be interesting to see what they will do with her. the doctor told me to keep her in her kennel for two hours before her appointment so that when we arrive, he can try and push againist her bladder to make her "go" for him. im like, "whatever dude...good luck with that one!". mango is a "whore" (as steve nicely calls her) and i seriously doubt that will work. but she has been taking her medicine for us pretty well (errr...steve corners her in the bathroom window sill and gives her no choice as he pins her down and shoves the syringe into her mouth) and seems to be doing great so the medicine is definately working. we love our cat! hahahaha....

here are some pictures of brynn from the week:
yeah...she loves the "layered look". aunt heidi gave this hooded princess towel to brynn as a gift and she insisted on wearing it the whole night. and nothing completes an outfit without your very own lantern! hahahaha
brynn loves strollers so i went and got this cheapy one for her on friday at rofo while running errands around town looking for halloween decorations. she thinks its for her to sit on so any day now it will collapse as shes got a lot of junk in her trunk.

this gate (which is always opened normally) leads to the left side of our yard and brynn loves to play with it. she has this new obession of making sure all the doors in our house (or whever we are at) are closed. i HATE it as she slams them hard and im just waiting for something to break. isnt her coat cute? i love this littel pink toggle pea coat on her!