Al-righty, so I haven't blogged this entire year and I really didn't do a whole lot of blogging in 2011 either. But I feel that 2013 will be the year of the Olsen blog. With our family half way across the world, the cuteness and rapid growth of my babies is off the charts, and with another baby coming the begining of November it is time to start recording all of it. I love looking back on the blog and seeing my family grow. And this way I don't have to email family our pictures. So I make no extreme promises but maybe just maybe I will get with it. I think I have said all this before, so we will see.. I will never be able to catch up so I should just start forgetting about that. Anyways....



The cute sisters...

Let it snow!

Yay! We finally got some snow here! Last year we had a ton; this year not so much. The only problem is the girlies think it's free food that falls from the sky. The first thing they do when they get out side is eat mouthfuls of snow...which has caused them to have diarrhea all week. (Too much information? Don't care.) We had to have numerous talks with them about not eating the snow.  Once London came crying to me because she had a mouthful of dirt. They will never learn. But it has been fun to see their excitement. They love the snow and check every morning to see if it has snowed.  I guess the diarrhea is worth it.  

While I was getting ready for church Sadie was living it up in the snow. 

While Sadie and I were cleaning off the car London went missing. We called and called for her and she didn't come or answer us. That's because she was on the other side of the house stuffing her face with snow. Trying to get in as much as she could before I caught her in her crime. Busted!

Thank you Sadie for cleaning off the car. Best helpers in the world, they are.

Sadie had fun running and running all around in the snow while London was MIA.

This snow eating episode is not new. Check out this picture of them last year at this time. They have problems.

 And this year... I guess the best tasting snow is right by the car.

 And this was our backyard last year. 

And a cute pic of the girls with their buddy Alyssa

A little Holiday cheer.

This year we enjoyed Thanksgiving with 4 fun families. I guess everyone know what goes down on Thanksgiving. Great food, fun games, good times... 

the kiddos...

One of our favorite Christmasy things to do out here is the German Christmas markets. They have them all over. This is the Trier Christmas market. It was way packed but always a pleasure. 

If you ever come visit us we will take you on a food tour. Here Mark is modeling some Flammkuchen. One of my FAVORITE things that I have eaten since we have lived in Europe. But we usually can only find it at Christmas time. It may be the one thing I miss the most when we leave. 

Here I am modeling the Flammkuchen before I completely devoured it in like 10 seconds. I really should learn to make it.

These girls love a good nativity. 

carousel rides are always a must with our girls. We eat, they ride. Everybody wins.

A little Christmas shopping. Trying on hats at Rofu.

Proud homeowners of gingerbread/graham cracker houses they made at play group.

Picking out our tree at the local commissary on base. 

The tree was too heavy for Mark alone.

Nothing brings more holiday cheer than the laughter of little children. Crazy mayhem going down at the Olsen home!!

Boys glued to the Wii. Girls rooting them on.

We had a fun little trip up to the Frankfurt temple. They have dorms you can stay at. Makes it nice for child swapping with some friends. You have to pay extra for this fabulous temple view. The temple view suite. I kid. 

Sadie, Molli and London