Bracelet and Ring Making

My friend messaged me in the middle of August asking me if I could attend her birthday jewelry making workshop. I hadn't left Amaya with Leos for more than two hours before, so at least I had a few weeks to prepare for the afternoon.  I made sure to pump enough breast milk so Leos could feed her while I was gone.  The day had finally arrived and it was so nice to be able to leave Amaya with Leos while I did something with my friends. We each had a station set up with a mat, template and special needles. Learning how to make the flower shape with beads was quite tricky.  I wasn't able to use the special needles properly.  I kept getting my string in knots while using the needles, so I ended up just threading the beads and string with my fingers. Once I got the hang of it with the flowers, it wasn't that bad.  I finished the complicated bracelet and wanted to make rings, which are supposedly much easier.  I had a hard time keeping the beads on the string.  I dropped finished rings about five times.  It was getting so frustrating.  It was probably because I was using such a small amount of string for the rings.  Going through the beads a second time to secure the beads was my nemesis.   My friend had to help me with it with one ring.  The two other rings I made, I decided to just tie it and not do the double thread.  Overall it was a really fun activity and I am happy I got to learn a new skill.  Thanks for the invite Farhana and I hope you had a wonderful birthday! 

                                            in the process of finishing up my bracelet

                                          my friend finished ages before the rest of us

                                                         all of us plus the instructor

                                                        our finished bracelets

                                                        Estonia

                                                             our finished products

                                                                        Singapore  10,635

                                                                        birthday girl

                  birthday cupcakes I made for Farhana with a candle for her to blow out

                                                                    my creations

FOOD PIKNIK event

I wanted to meet up with a friend of mine because it had been some time and she suggested we go to the Piknik event.  I had seen some adverts for the event, but I didn't realize that it was at a park that is quite close to me. It was nice to get on the bus for less than 10 minutes and already be at the location. It was a HUGE event.  There were so many stands and so many people.  We made a loop to see which stand we would want to get food at. Leos and I decided to get food from a stand we had never seen before, a stand with OLD Czech recipes.  I think Leos's dish was the oldest recipe and it was from the 1800s. Both dishes were quite nice.  His pork dish was with a plum sauce and my chicken dish had a lemon sauce with some raisins. Leos wanted to get some beer and the stand across from where we were eating had beer.  However, they weren't selling any but they were having a free blind tasting.  So, Leos decided to do the tasting.  Then my friend met up with us.  Her daughter had a lot of activities she could do and had a lot of fun.  It was a great afternoon and a nice way to spend the last day of August. August just flew by!!!

                                                                HUGE event

                                                                old Czech recipes

                                                 unfortunately I didnt clean my camera lens

                                                 got free chicken wings from the bbq stand

                                                            Leos doing a free beer tasting test

                                                                        friends!

                                           waiting for the raffle ticket numbers to be called out

                                                      unfortunately didn't win anything

Last August Picnic

The weather was nice, so we had another picnic at the same spot as the week before. It was a nice turn out and we had a lot of great food!  There was a nice balance between sweet and savory this time. During the picnic I received confirmation that some books I ordered for Amaya finally arrived in Smichov.  I made my way to the book store and was happy they finally arrived. I didn't realize that they were hard sturdy books, but its perfect for Amaya so she doesn't rip them.  It was a pleasant surprise!

                                                          waiting for the others to arrive

                                            very good sandwich one of the mothers made

                                                             real picnic plate of food
                                        

                                             perfect sized books that don't take up much space

Busy Saturday

Saturday was an all day outing.  First we went to naplavka for the farmer's market.  Of course, I had to get pesto bread.  Then I made my way to the Cooking Club picnic.  Unfortunately, a lot of people found out about the picnic after it happened...... The weather was also not the best, we had to hide under the trees to get away from the rain.  It was a small picnic, but we shared some nice food.  Then we went to the Red Bull Steep Street Skateboarding competition.  It was a free event and pretty cool to watch.  However, we couldn't watch the finals because it started to really rain.  We had to walk to the car and it was a 20 minute walk.  Luckily, I had a cover for the stroller and a small umbrella for myself, but Leos didn't have anything and got completely drenched!  Even though the day ended with a storm, it was a great action packed day. 

                                                                        pesto bread

                                                            cooking club picnic

the guy facing the camera with the hat won the last time there was a competition in Prague and got 2nd place today

Mala Okinawa: Baby Class

One of my friends told me about a class she took her baby to, Mala Okinawa, and she really loved it.  She suggested I take Amaya to one of the classes. It was at the instructor's house and there were five other mothers and their babies.  We started with an ice breaker and then sang some songs. We also played with some bells and the babies really enjoyed it.  There was also story time. The babies were listening quite attentively. There were even some sensory bowls outside set up for the babies.  Since Amaya is not eating food yet, she was only able to play with one of the bowls of water.  Then it was lunch time for the babies who are eating food and then it was lunch time for the mothers.  We had coffee and tea and chatted for a bit.  Then we got back together on the floor and played with the parachute.  Amaya was too tired, so I put her in the stroller and she fell asleep immediately.  Then there was a bubble gun and it was so cute watching the babies and the bubbles.  We said our good byes and then I joined two other mothers for ice cream.  It was a fun filled day for our babies.  I will join the class again next month!

                                                          

                                                          

                                                                    Ira and Amaya

                                                Amaya playing with one of the sensory pools

                                                                pumpkin soup for lunch
                                                

                                                                        Japan 10,630

                                                                            Czech Republic

                                                                            Japan

                                                                            Taiwan

                                                       lavender/blackberry and mango lassi

                                                         taking over the sidewalk!