These pictures remind me of the book, Olivia forms a Band. In it they are leaving for the fireworks and Olivia's Mom tells her to get ready. Olivia says, Just a minute I need to put on my makeup. Olivas Mom stands there for a minute and says, Makeup? Then there is this wonderful picture of Olivia in full red lipstick. Gatta love little girls in makeup.
We have been inside for quite a while. Temp got up to 118 again today. Miserable! So I'm looking and looking for things to do with the kids inside. I got a sand and water table but they didn't have any sand today so I figured we could just do it in the kitchen sans sand. After all there is a drain in the floor. What else could that possibly be for? I think by the time we were done (2 hours later) there was about 5 gallons of water on the floor apparently the drain isn't in the lowest part of the floor. I'm starting to think this is not what that drain is for. But I had some happy kids. Worth the mess? You bet.
I'm posting this mainly to blow Monica's mind. (She doesn't think I do anything with a sewing machine!) Anyway, we have this really strange place under our stairs in the living room/dining room. It is basically wasted space so I made it into the kids play place when we moved in. They keep asking me to hang blankets and things so they can have a fort in there. So that got my wheels turning. I decided to try to make that space into a playhouse. It was cuter and better sewn in my mind, but I made it for them out of love. Now onto the other side....
I've come to realize that it is the smallest things in life that truly make us happy. Having two straight days where the girls play nicely with each other without fighting and finding BAGELS at the grocery store after a year of searching. The girls were so excited about the bagels (magels) they ate them for lunch.
Yea, Life is good. 
Wow, we had a great trip. But it is also great to come home. I can't believe we will only be here for 6 days until the girls and I have to do it all over again but 3 times longer. Someone kill me! Where is Saundra when I need her? She is what made it bearable when we came here last summer. Oh well.
Posted a bunch of pics on the slide show. Make sure to hover with your cursor over the pic so you can see the captions. Then you will know why there is a pic of the Burger King drive thru menu. Can I get one of those in my kids meal?
We drove down to Budapest yesterday, wow, what a city. You could spend weeks there and still not see everything. I am in LOVE with this city. Today was back to Vienna. Sadly tomorrow is our last day in Bratislava and then it is back to Germany and Amsterdam. Will try to post some pictures tonight after the little ones go to sleep!
