Happy Birthday, Jocelyn!

Jocelyn, our little princess, turned 6 today! She was so excited. She had actually started the count down to her birthday last month. She would turn the pages of Gabriel's calendar and look longingly at the slot for March 20th. It's hard to believe that our baby has turned into such a bright, thoughtful and artistic little girl. Time really does go by quickly, doesn't it?

Jocelyn's kindergarten class takes birthdays very seriously. So to celebrate the occasion, I made some strawberry filled croissants for her to take to school and share with her classmates. When I picked her up from school this afternoon, she walked out with a huge grin on her face. She then proceeded to tell me about her class's birthday ritual of dancing, singing and eating. Jocelyn's teacher, Miss Julie, also made an adorable hat for her to wear. And boy did she wear it - she didn't take it off all day (as you can see in the photo below)! She had quite a morning.

Since the weather in Karlsruhe has been beautiful, I decided to take the kids to the play area at the Schlossgarten. Okay so the temperature was in the high 40's, but at least it was sunny. We had a nice picnic lunch, and afterwards I turned the kids loose. We practically had the entire park to ourselves, since it was a weekday and it really wasn't all that warm. The kids enjoyed the fact that they didn't have to wait or take turns for anything. They got tired after running around for a couple of hours. Jocelyn immediately asked for her birthday presents upon returning to our flat, so then she spent the next couple of hours opening and playing with her new toys. Here is a photo of Jocelyn holding up the Legos Racer set that her grandparents sent her.



Once Alan got home, we decided to go out for dinner. We let the little princess choose and she decided that she wanted to have...schnitzel! Jocelyn has become quite a fan of the schnitzel ever since we've been living here in Deutschland. After a hearty dinner, she also had some eis for dessert.

Jocelyn was beaming the entire day, up until she fell asleep tonight. You can tell that Little Miss Jocelyn had the perfect day.