Merry Christmas

Christmas was very quiet this year. The big brothers all went to Hawaii so it as only our little family sharing the joys of Christ's Birth. I anticipate Christmas more and more every year now because of the children. It is just so funny to watch them make plans for Santa's arrival and can't wait to get out of bed on Christmas morning. Last year I complicated the whole Santa-Baby Jesus concepts, trying to fit in my my Hungarian traditions into the holiday. This year we just took it as it came. Mikulas (Santa) was late again (shame on me), just like last year ... I guess he had a long way to come on December 6, all the way from Hungary. And then, surprise-surprise, he came again on Christmas Eve and made a mess of our house. The rain deers scattered half chewed carrots all over the living room and Santa did not drink his milk again.

These are some of the joyous captions I managed to make on that morning.

Lutza trying on her new cow-girl boots .... fancy needlework and a shiny toe.

Vidor finally finding something that had his name on ... a joy on its own.

Guzie and his new tow-truck

I didn't get to take a picture of all three of them sitting together and actually looking.

3-2-1 Blast off Birthday Party

Turning three is a big deal ... at that matter turning a year - any year - at our house is a big deal. Turning 3 was a big deal, however for Bendeguz because he finally understood that he is having a birthday and he truly was the center of all the festivities.

Since he has been 'traveling' to space as long as he can talk, we thought it would be well suited to have a birthday party honoring his passion. We celebrated his special day by a space themed party filled with lots of fun.

He got this adorable shirt just a few weeks before his third birthday: it had a space ship tie on it ... perfectly appropriate for the occasion ... as it is clearly visible from this prideful and 'totally-cool' look he had when we took his personal picture. The space ship pinata (a last minute find) made a perfect decoration along with his banners.

All of his little guests had to pass the astronaut training test ... games like walking in a straight line after being spun on a swivel chair, knocking out aliens with balls, and jumping high on a mattress. His friends were all rewarded with official metals for his great accomplishments.

My favorite part of birthdays is to capture that face, that joy, that happiness, that excitement, that love in my children's eyes when all their friends circle around them to sing 'Happy Birthday'. I love cool cakes, and this happy moment needs to have that specialness, a one of a kind sweet creation that they will see only once in their lives. Bendeguz's spaceship cake had rich chocolate filling with raspberry jam - just as he requested.

Now, that is the face I want to catch!!! It is just all about him for a few minutes. .... I might have to correct that: it is all about him a lot since he is our 'baby' but this time all eyes were on him.

We adore this little boy so much I don't think we have words to express it. He is the funniest, silliest little man, so sharp and has such a great sense of humor. He is all boy - head to toe - and he is all lover from inside out. You think you need hugs and love ... he is the one to turn to. He has those two cute dimples above his simile that are the signs of true happiness. I have loved seeing those dimples the past three years ... may many more of those years come!!!

An Incredible Evening

Oh, what a cool Halloween we had! We ran with the 'Incredibles' idea ... something that was decided last year this time and turned out absolutely fantastic. After digging around in everyone's drawers and finding snappy tights and red t-shirts that I customized with "Incredibles" symbols and black masks, we turned into superheroes superfast. The best part is that J was super excited about it and really loved his outfit. We got lots of complements on him in tights ;o)

Those three little children ran like lightening from house to house ... Guzie's little black high tops were just a blur in the dark.

Yupp, I am proud to say that I am married to Mr. Incredible and for sure he lives up to his name.

S is for School

It took me one whole month to write about going back to school (do I need to say why ... that my house is a mess, I usually don't know what is for dinner before 4.30 pm and haven't had a chance to sit by by computer?) ... We are all back to school. Lutza is in Kindergarten, Vidor is in Pre-Kindergarten and Bendeguz is stirring it up in his toddler/preschool class. Oh, and I am teaching in the a morning Preschool class.

Lutza, my darling, was more than ready to get busy. She was quite apprehensive before September, stressing it too much that she does not like math and 'do I really need to do so much homework?' All those worries are gone now. She is loving school and learning so much cool stuff, and of course finding that math is actually pretty fun. She has also started ballet and tap dance. I love how she gets to nurture her mind and passions, that she can be so expressive in variety of ways. I can already see her on the stage .... 15 years from now as a famous dancer :o)

It was refreshing to do school clothes shopping for the year. She declared it ahead that she will not wear jeans because they are just 'super uncomfortable'. So we went right pass the pants and got a whole bunch of cute skirts and tops. First time ever, she is still happy with every single one of them, and I still feel like my little girl is truly a little girl.

All of us going to the same school have huge advantages. I don't only get to sneak kisses and hugs to my children many times during the moring, but they can do the same for each other. Lutza, as a responsible big sister, promised me to keep an eye on her brothers .... it is so sweet to see them meet in the hallways every once in a while.

So real work kicked in for my girl. She loves her new teachers ... she has explicit reasons what makes each of them special. As I have been hearing back, the silly-factor went up for Lutza this year (lots of giggling with friends) but she also knows her responsibilities well and makes me proud every day.



As for Vidor, school can still be hard. He complains every morning that Brumy (his bear) is too tried and he wants to stay home. As a side note, Brumy is one of the most educated bears who ever walked on earth (I am surprised I am not getting tuition charges for him). He has attended school every day last year without fail .... he can usually be found under Vidor's arm or under his hind (that's where he has to sit while Vidor is doing serious work so the bear sounds don't disrupt the class).


And my youngest son ... he still wishes he could be alongside the pool ... Guzie has good and not so good days and while he complains a lot, he ends up having lots of fun each morning. Being a 'veteran' school boy, he comforted many of his classmates in the beginning of the school year. Things turned however last week ... he is now the one who gets the back rubs from friends to make him feel better after I need to say goodbye.

And as for me ... my heart is full of joy and has a little bit of sadness too. I love my children so much and I want every little trouble or worry to be comforted by me. I wake up every morning reminding myself that they are only this big today so I try to make every day the 'best day every'! In exchange they tell me that 'don't worry mommy, I stay little for you just a little bit longer and even if I get bigger, I will always come for dinner to your house and let you kiss me"! Reassuring, isn't it? I am one blessed woman!

'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!!!

How do I know I am loved

Having three children will throw a whirlwind of emotions on me daily but of course my most favorite one is how much I love them and how much I am loved. Our not so favorite emotions will not be spelled out here ... they usually come out of my children when I try to feed them something terrible (that actually turns out to be worthy of seconds) or want to put them to bed in spite of their constant whining 'I am nooooooot tireeed yet ... but I can't walk. Can you carrrrry me?' Or, the most common one, trying to convince them about weather and occasion appropriate dressing (hint, this one happens every morning).

Oh, but sweet love. They let me know daily how much they love me and their Daddy.
Guzie, my darling little boy though, is especially expressive. Since he goes to the same school where I teach, I have a chance to sneak kisses on his neck many times a day. He always turns around and says: 'oh, Mommy, I missed you sooo much'. Do I think he loves me, oh yesss! But this is the same little boy who will tell me: 'you sent me to the bathroom ... now I am not taking you to space AND I am not giving you any jellybeans'! Oh yes, he already knows how to work the system.

How do I know I am loved? .... from the actions and words of my children ...

"That's a nice dress, Mommy!" (Guzie and Vidor)
"Where did you get those earrings?" (Lutza)
"You can come to space with me" (Guzie)
"I will kiss your boo-boo to make you feel better" (Lutza, Vidor and Guzie)
"I think you need some rest, you can have my bed!" (Lutza)
"You are the best mommy I can every wish for" (Lutza)
"This is the best dinner ever!" (Vidor)
"Thank you for not being angry at me that I made a huge mess" (Vidor)
"Can I sleep in you bed?" (Guzie)

I have been planning to go back to school and just last weekend I was guided to change my mind. How could I want to spend any time away from my bebes if I don't have to .... they are this big only today!!

Mondays can't get more fun

J has been working on a small machine for a few days and every night he comes home saying ... 'I wish I could take the kids with me and let them sit on my lap to try it out'. So this moring we hopped in the van and took a drive out to the country ... and I mean to the middle of nowhere to the construction site he is working at. The children knew why we were going and could hardly wait for Daddy to take care of all his responsibilites before they could get to work.

BUT ... out of the three who will get to go first? I told them they could go in the order they arrived to this world ... Lutza thought it would be nice if the boys let 'ladies go first' - either way she was the lucky one who got to have some serious fun first.

J mar jo nehany napja egy kis aso gepen dolgozik es minden este azzal jon haza hogy 'barcsak kivihetnem a gyerekeket es az olembe ulve kiprobalhatnak'. Igy ma reggel beugrottunk az autoba es kimentunk a 'hatarba' ... es nem viccelek, a semmi kozepen ahol J most dolgozik. A gyerekek tudtak hogy hova megyunk es alig vartakhogy Daddy minden reggeli tennivalojat elvegezze mielott elkezdhettek dolgozni.

DE ... a harombol ki lesz az elso? En azt ajanlottam, hogy menjenek olyan sorrendbe mint ahogy megerkeztek a foldre ... Lutza meg azt ajanlotta hogy azert csak a lanyoknak illene eloszor menni. Igy is ugy is o lett az elso.

The obligatory cheese (by the way she is working on it lately to not to have it too cheesy - this one is pretty natural ;o)

A kotelezo 'cheese' (egyebkent igyekezik mostanaban nem tul sajtosra csinalni - ez eleg termeszetes mosoly lett ;o)

Thumbs up for that big rock she got to dig up.

Buszkeseg ... nem semmi kovet asott ki Lutza.

Vidor in his element... He can play with the toy ones at the park forever so he got right on Daddy's lap and knew exactly what to do - he could have stayed on this machine all day.

Vidor teljesen beleelte magat. A parkban az ilyen markoloval naplementeig tud jatszani ugyhogy csak beleugrott Daddy olebe es pontosan tudta hogy mit kell csinali - szerintem egesz nap elult volna rajat.


They dug a trench for a water drainage pipe along side the new addition to a house.

Egy vizelvezeto godrot astak az alap mellet az uj hozzaadashoz.



Oh, my little Guzie ... today he was not fond of being the last born - but finally it was his turn. I love seeing his face doing the real thing. He was pretty good with those controls.

Oh, az en kis Guzim ... ma nem igazan tetszett neki hogy o szuletett utoljara - de vegre o volt a soros. Imadom az arcat latni amikor tudja hogy nem jatek a dolog. Ugyes volt azokkal a karokkal.



Needless to say it was hard to peel them off that machine.



Mondanom sem kell, eleg nehez volt hazamenni.