We went to the American embassy today to get Mackenzie all registered as a US citizen. I filled out the numerous pages of paperwork while still in the hospital (I’d printed everything beforehand since I knew I’d have plenty of time and quiet for that sort of thing) and once we finally got the birth […]

Finishing up with the gifts for now (although I do have two more to do), I also wanted to give a special thanks to Stefan’s parents who also brought us some adorable things from the US. You see, all this stuff has been piling up around here for the last few months (and mostly in […]

In keeping with the theme of gifts we’ve received so far…here are more of the goodies Mackenzie has managed to score in the last few months. We are so thankful to everyone who has sent us gifts and cards. You’re all so good to us! 🙂 Our friends Daniel & Henni gave us this little […]

My very dear friend Katie sent a “getting ready for Mackenzie” package a few weeks ago which set us up with clothes in a VERY big way. Lucky for us Katie has a daughter named Allie who is about 15 months older than Mack…and she also has very good taste in clothing. 🙂 So many […]

Something every woman knows how to do is multitask. It’s just a skill that we seem to have from birth. But learning to integrate a newborn into the mix of life takes some extra special juggling skills. Women who have twins or more than one child in general – hats off to you! But it […]