'Aarrghh' Birthday

The most anticipated day in August has came: our big boy Vidor turned four. We celebrated his birthday with a pirate party, lots of friends, food and some real treasure hunt.

Four years ago he was just a little 'grasshopper' we brought home from the hospital (Lutza was the squirrel, and Guzie the polliwog at birth). He quickly grew into a strong fine boy ... sometimes we think too quickly. He is smart as a whip, strong like a bull and loves like a little kitten. He makes our lives and family full by his funniness and endless energy.

Augusztus leg varva vartabb napja eljott: nagy fiunk Vidor negy eves lett. Kaloz partyval, sok barattal, jo falattal es igazi kincsvadaszattal unnepeltunk.

Negy evvel ezelott egy kicsi 'szocske' volt amikor hazahoztuk a korhazbol (Lutza a kismokus Guzie meg az ebihal nevet kapta szuleteskor). Gyorsan komoly fiuva nott ... neha azt hisszuk hogy tul gyorsan. Eles eszu, eros mint egy 'bika' es ugy tud szeretni mint egy hizelgos kiscica. Teljesse teszi a csaladunkat a jokedvevel, humoraval es vegtelen energiajaval.

To get the pirate spirit going, we decorated a bit. Got out all the cool stuff from Daddy's top shelf and made a banner.

Hogy kaloz kedvbe lenduljunk egy kicsit atrendeztuk a hazat es diszitettunk. Leszedtuk Daddy felso polcarol a sok kaloz kincset.

We cooked a super summer meal. Since I haven't had a single party this summer (which I truly have no idea how it happened) I covered a long table with goodies. He asked for ribs and bread ... and I threw in some other stuff to make it a complete meal.

Foztunk egy nagyon fincsi nyarias vacsolrat. Mivel egesz nyaron nem volt egy hivatalos party-nk sem, igy egy kicsit talan tul be akartam hozni a lemaradast. Oldalast es kenyeret kert Vidor ... en meg hozzaadtam nehany aprosagot (gorhet ... ahogy a Mamam mondana) hogy teljes legyen a menu.

The night before I drew some treasure maps and buried some goodies for the children all around the house. It was a real treasure hunt ....

Elozo este rajzoltam nehagy kincses terkepet es elastam aprosagokat a haz korul. Igazi kincsvadaszat volt hogy megtalaljak oket....

Running around in a pack, looking for the X
Egy kupacban volt az osszes barat ... kerestek az X-et.



New accessories turned his friends all into little pirate boys and girls.

Az uj kiegeszitok kaloz fiuva es lannya varazsoltak a baratokat.

And, a birthday would not be complete without a cake...

Es egy szuletesnap nem lenne teljes torta nelkul.

Surrounded by friends ... he was at the spotlight and shined like a little star. There are no words that can express how much we love this boy!!!

Korulveve baratokkal ... ugy ragyogott a fiunk mint egy kis csillag. Nincsenek szavak arra hogy kifejezzek mennyire szeretjuk ezt a fiut!!!

My selfless Angel

So the day came .... Lutza finally got her first haircut. It was a sad and joyous day, sad for me and joyous for her. I have been a mommy now for 5 years and I still can't believe sometimes how much tiny human beings can teach me about so many aspects of life.

Hat eljott a nap ... Lutza atesett az elso hajvagasan. Szomoru es boldog nap volt, szomoru nekem es boldog Lutzanak. Mar tobb mint ot eve anyuka vagyok, de meg minding neha nehez elhinni hogy ezek az apro lelkek mennyi mindent tudnak nekem tanitati az eletrol.




Lutza has never had a haircut before and her bouncy beautiful locks have been part of her image. That is the only way I knew her, with her messy locks, long ponytail, or her pretty breads. About a year ago she was old enough to understand that one day we will cut it and that she can actually help others by giving her hair to them. It was a conscious and firm decision she made about donating her hair. We agreed to grow it a little while longer but requests regularly came whether 'it was time yet'. Now don't misunderstand me, I wanted to give her hair away, I wanted her to learn the importance of giving up something that is precious to us to help others. BUT, I did not want my little Lutza to change. Instead of honoring her regular requests, I tried to convince her that she should wait just a little bit longer.

Lutza-nak meg soha nem vagtuk le a hajat es a rugos furtjei teljes mertekbe reszei voltak a szemelyisegenek. En csak igy ismertem, a kocos furtjeivel, a hosszu csikofarkaval, vagy a csini fonataival. Korulbelul egy evvel ezelott Lutza elerte a kort hogy mergertse, hogy ha majd egyszer levagjuk a hajat es odaadomanyozzuk beteg gyerekeknek, akkor o jobba es szebbe tudja tenni masok eletet vele. Azon a napon tudatos es komoly elhatarozast hozott. Megegyztunk, hogy meg novesztjuk egy kicsit tovabb de renszeresen feltette a kerdest 'hogy eljott-e mar a nap?'. Kerlek ne erts felre, en is oda akartam adomanyozni a hajat mert azt akartam hogy megtanulja hogy milyen fontos az hogy nehe feladjuk a dolgokat amik nagyon kedvesek hozzank hogy segithessunk masokon. DE, en nem akartam hogy az en kicsi Lutzam megvaltozzon. Igy ahelyett hogy tiszteletben kellett volna hogy tartsam a kereset, probaltam meggyozni hogy meg novesszuk egy kicsit.

Last Thursday I realized that the day came. As I lined up all the boys of the house for haircuts, Lutza stood in line as usual. Before, I would just hold on the clippers to her head and pretend to cut her hair but this time she meant it. "I am ready to cut my hair and give it away". I looked at my dear husband, he nodded his head - and as like a knife was turned in my heart - I told her to take a seat. She was ecstatic and over-the-clouds-happy. We measured and decided 'go big or go home', we will go for as much as we can... 13 inches of her beautiful hair went to Locks of Love to help other children and the best part is that she truly understood the meaning of her act. Needless to say, my heart is overjoyed with love and gratitude for my selfless child and her generosity.

Mult csutortokon azonban rajottem, hogy eljott a nap. Ahogy szepen sorba allitottam a haz fiait, Lutza is sorba allt mint mindig. Azelott csak jatszasibol a fejehez tartottam a hajvagot, mintha neki is vagnam a hajat, de most tenyleg komolyan gondolta "Keszen allok hogy levagjuk a hajamat". Raneztem kedves ferjemre, Daddy bolintott - es mintha egy kest csavartak voltna a szivembe - megkertem hogy csucsuljon le. Alig fert a borebe, szinte a felhok felett ropkodott a boldogsagtol. Megmertuk a hajat es ugy dontottunk hogy levagunk annyit amennyit csak tudunk. 32 centimeter a gyonyoru arany furtjeibol el lett kuldve Locks of Love-hoz (egy alapitvany aki parokakat keszit gyerekeknek akik rakos es egyeb betegseg miatt elvesztettek a hajukat). Azt hiszem hogy mondanom sem kell, hogy a szivem csurdultig van szeretettel es halaval a nagylanyomert es az onzetlen, szivbol jovo adomanyaert.



Lutza is just a sassy and just as Lutza as she was, she did not change a bit. If anything, she is more like a mature young lady. She is proud and excited to show others her new cut and well .... absolutely enjoys the shorter morning routines. As for me, I cried (if you know me a bit you know I can cry if people just look at me cross eyed). I cried a few times from the joy and pleasure to welcome the short haired Lutza and I am deeply thankful that she teaches me and reminds me to step forward and embrace change. Imagine what a mess I am going to be when she goes off to college...

Lutza ugyan olyan 'pimasz' es belevalo amilyen azelott volt, nem valtozott semmit. Vagyis talan meg jobban belenott a fiatal lany szerepebe. Buszke es boldog, alig varja hogy megmutathassa az uj frizurajat a baratainak .... es az igazat megvallva nagyon elvezi hogy kevesebb idobe kerul reggelente elkeszulni. Ami engem illet, en sirtam (ha egy kicsit ismersz akkor tudod hogy en mar attol tudok sirni ha valaki kancsalul nez ram). Sirtam nehanyszor az oromtol es a boldogsagtol hogy koszonthetem az uj, rovid haju Lutzat az eletembe. Teljes szivembol halas vagyok, hogy cselekedete emlekztet arra hogy lepjet elore es fogadjam el a valtozasokat az eletbe. Ha most igy bogtem akkor kepzelhetet milyen bajba leszek ha kikoltozik hogy egyetemre menjen ....

My little Rapunzel

... our little Lutza as a long haired princess. Tangled is her absolutely most favorite movie right now ... the dancing, the singing, the humor, the romance .... she gets it all and takes it alllll in. This is her version of dressing up to be Rapunzel, she lets her hair down, kicks her shoes off and spins and twirls across rooms singing her favorite song. I have so much love for this little girl, I think my heart will explode. I treasure her for her imagination and innocence, I love that she is happy and free. I don't think I can ask for more as a mother! We will have all the time in the world for math and reading .... the 'right-now' this 'very moment' is what matters.