The Stucki's: 4th of July in Budapest ... July 4, 2008

We celebrated the 4th of July by going to a couple of celebrations. I flew back from Brussels in the morning so I worked the rest of the day from home before leaving for the Embassy 4th of July party at the Marine House (this is our 2nd party at the Marine House in the past few weeks). We witnessed the Marines and the flag ceremony. It was so great to see our flag being flown throughout the complex.
We had a good time there before going to some friends for a 4th of July barbecue. There were no fireworks, but it was great to celebrate this holiday with the kids. We spent last Monday's Family Home Evening discussing the importance of this holiday, what it means, and how blessed we are to enjoy the freedoms we have. We may enjoy living outside of the US, but we are very proud to be Americans.

Quotes to Remember

We were in Munich and just checking into our Hotel and both the girls needed to go to the bathroom. We all ran upstairs to our rooms and they both bolted into the bathroom. They began to fight over which one was going to use the toilet first. They argue for a few seconds when Katie shouts, "Mom, which one of us do you want to pee their pants?!" (May, 2009)
We were driving home from church last week and I said something like, "We are going to buy a Toyota Sequoia". Suddenly from the back we hear our 4 year old, Ashley, pipe up ... "You killed my Father...Prepare to Die!"...somehow she confused "Toyota Sequoia" with "Inigo Montoya" from the Princess Bride! (May, 2009)
Ashley and I were playing a card game when she says to me, "pause the game, I have to go to the bathroom". This is when I realized the technology gap between my childhood and hers.
I asked Ashley what country she was born in (she was born in Canada). She told me that she couldn't remember, so I tried to give her a hint. I said, "you were born in Cannnn...". To which she immediately exclaimed in triumph..."CANDYLAND!!"
Katie woke us up this morning telling us we needed to get up. Heather told her that her head hurt and she wasn't going to get up yet. Katie responds, "But you don't WALK on your head, so get up!"

4th of July in Budapest ... July 4, 2008

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