Birthday Twin Picnic

Amaya has a birthday twin that is just 6 hours older than her.  She met him at Mala Okinawa, the baby class Amaya goes to whenever the date works out for us. The family was in Japan for his birthday, so when they came back they organized a last minute birthday picnic at a park.  A friend of the mom's stopped by randomly and made some balloon animals for the kids.  The first two requests were new ones for the guy.  He had never made a monkey or a penguin before so it took him a while to figure it out, but he did a great job.  I wanted to think of something unique for Amaya, but all I could think of was a parrot.  Next time I'll be prepared, I'm going to ask for a peacock! I'm sure that will be a really cool and complex one.  

                                                                            parrot

                                                                    parrot, dog, giraffe 

                                                the balloon hat wouldn't stay on Amaya's head

                                                                                USA

                                                                           Moldova

                                                             not wanting the balloon hat

                                                                             Japan

                                                                            Slovakia  10,688

Danish Cooking Class

The cooking class for April was A Taste of Denmark: With a Mother's Touch. The cook's mother was visiting her in Prague for a few days, so she graciously decided to join the class. There were a few ingredients that were bought in Denmark, so it was really special that we were able to enjoy them. Everything tasted great! It was so nice to start with a flaky creamy appetizer, next on to a hearty meal and to finish it off with a delicious dessert.  A big thanks to Helena for the class, Jerry for hosting and everyone else for participating, having great chats and the clean up!    

After the class, I went to a Hanami event.  It was so crowded and I was truly shocked with the amount of people that were there because I knew of another Hanami event that was also happening.  I guess Japanese events are becoming quite popular in Prague!  I was so happy that I was incredibly full from the class because the lines for food were so long!!!  I saw one of Amaya's friends from a baby class she goes to and the mother told me that just to get a rice ball was an hour wait.  I had some cake with me from the class that I offered her and she was really happy.  It was quite funny going to a Japanese event with Danish food!  Looking forward to the next class!        

                                                                    sooooo good!!!!

                                                                    Moldova

                                                                        Turkey

                                                                        Denmark

                                                                        Czech  10,684

Amaya with a friend from baby class

Hluboka nad Vltavou

We had a wonderful breakfast at our accommodation that Amaya really loved.  It was great to give her the same foods we were eating.  She really enjoyed herself. After breakfast, we drove to Hluboka nad Vltavou.  It had been several years since I visited and Leos had never been so it was a great place to go. The weather was so much better and we were welcomed with blue skies.  There was a magnolia tree in front of the palace that was absolutely gorgeous.  Walking around the area was really nice.  Since Easter was just two weeks prior, they still had giant painted Easter eggs around the area.  It was fun finding the different ones and seeing what was painted on each one.  It was a great way to end our little getaway for Amaya's birthday!  (pictures are not in order)

                                                                        can you see me???

                                                                        matcha soft serve

                                                  under 200 czk for soup and main for lunch!

                                                                    black cherry soft serve