The Daily Munchie

Thursday, August 11, 2016

Wenceslas Castle

We climbed up to the castle and many palaces... See the photos from the other day to see it from the ground.

Fun with flying buttresses!

Next, we climbed the 283-step spiral staircase to the top of St. Vitus Church.

The view from the tower.

Looking down!

Prague wildlife

A man feeding peacocks in a garden we passed.

Kampa Museum

There was an exhibit featuring Czech glass artists at the Klampa museum. This sculpture is called "Lawn."

All the views from the museum windows were pretty enough to be works of art.

These reminded me of sugar crystals.

These look like people's heads.

The museum involved lots of stair climbing to get from one gallery to the next.

This balcony was another glass installation. I wasn't too keen on walking out in it.

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Street art

Wednesday morning in Prague

We ducked into the Lego store just long enough to snap a photo of this mural made of Legos.

Daddy got himself a jacket finally! It's been in the upper 50s/ low 60s for much of our trip.

Old Town astronomical Clock...

Every hour, the twelve apostles appear in those little doors. I was not at the right angle to capture them.

Old Town Square. I'm not good at holding steady when I take panoramics.

U Prince Hotel Terrace restaurant, recommended by Rick Steves.

Beet and roasted goat cheese salad.

Yummy with a great view of the golden spires and statue adorned rooftops.

The entire city of Prague seems to be a giant art museum, says Joe.

Czech breakfast

Where else can I eat eggplant for breakfast?!?

This is our room... Note the cool skylights.

The most beautiful city in Europe

There are lots and lots of happy swans and ducks in the Vlatava River. We thought about how happy they would've made the boys :)

St. Charles bridge. There are sculptures all over the place in Prague.

Our first meal in Prague... Very yummy Thai food. This is what's left of a mango salad that we happily snarfed after a day of driving and walking.

View of Wenceslas castle from the bridge.

Another view. We might try paddle boating if the weather warms up.

Ollie's notables

21 months: says "I wah shoes," "go ow-side!"
20 months: untwists tiny caps on his own
19 months: likes brushing his own teeth
18.5 months: walking
18 months: has most of his teeth
11 months: likes to dance to music
11 months: pulls up from crawling and cruises
11 months: two teeth
10.5 months: army creeping
10 months: pulls up from sitting and cruises
7.5 months: likes rice, banana and sweet potato baby food if warm
7.5 months: can easily retrieve and replug paci
7 months: sits and plays happily
6.5 months: eating rice cereal begrugingly
6 months: rejects solids
4 months: laughing
3 months: pulls up from recline position
2 months: squeals and coos when happy
6 weeks: real smiles

Mile-Rocks

4 years: fluid storyteller, mostly fiction!
3.25 years: potty trained
2.5 years: speaks in 8-word sentences
2.5 years: used potty on his own
2.5 years: puts on own shoes
28 months: weaned from paci
28 months: counts to 10
24 months: 2 - 3 hour nap at 11
24 months: brushes his teeth
24 months: speaks in 4-word sentences
23 months: paci only in bed
22 months: says "peese" and "denks"
20 months: loves going to Steve's preschool
18 months: runs after big brother
15 months: has vocabulary of about 5 words
13.5 months: forages for Steve's leftovers
13.5 months: climbs everything
13 months: enjoys having his 4 teeth brushed
12 months: walking
11 months: waves and claps on "command"
11 months: top two teeth coming in
10 months: cruising all over
10 months: two teeth
8 months: crawling
7 months: says "Mom, Mom, Mama!"
6 months: travels by rolling
5 months: sits on his own
4.25 months: can roll from back to side
4 months: 14 lbs, 50th percentile for weight and height
3 months: likes to stand with support
3 months: sleeps 6 to 7 hours at night
2 months: smiles and laughs
28 months: weaned from paci

Munchie's milestones

6.5: able to read leveled readers
6.5 years: good at video games
6.5 years: knows parts of speech
6.25 years: grasps fractions
6 years: adds, subtracts, multiplies
5.5 years: Reads at middle first grade level
5 years: likes to jump from heights taller than he is
5 years: adding, writing name, beginning reading
4.5 years: uses DVD player on his own
4.5 years: likes helping his brother
4.5 years: learning to sound out words
4 years: brushes his own teeth
3.5 years: first soccer team
3.5 years: dresses himself (with prompting)
37 months: Going to the potty of his own volition!!
36 months: Puts on his shoes
35 months: first sailing trip with Gramps
33 months: turns on faucet, opens front door
31 months: jumps off anything
28.5 months: says simple prayers
28 months: sleeping in toddler bed
25 months: can count to twelve!
24 months: learning to use potty
23 months: 14 teeth total
22 months: can get some food into his mouth with a spoon
22 months: can say names of most animals
21 months: became a jabberwalky
19 months: walks down stairs with railing
18 months: 7 front teeth, 4 molars
16 months: 6 front teeth, 3 molars
15.5 months: says "momma" and means it :-)
15 months: brushes his own teeth
14.5 months: has five teeth
14.5 months: refuses to let me brush his teeth :-(
14 months: drinking from straw
12 months: walking
8.25 months: creeping! And sleeping! (Until 6:45 this morning!!)
8 months: ate some puffs
7.5 months: sitting happily
7 months: going through mama phase
7 months: sitting unhappily
6 months: trying to drink from a cup
23 weeks: laughing at "Pattycake"
20-22 weeks: grabbing, banging, masticating, knocking over and generally destroying anything within arm's reach.
20 weeks: Beginning to fear strangers
19 weeks: saying "mmm-mmm-mama"
18 weeks: won't take pacifier
18 weeks: grabbing toes during diaper changes
17 weeks: ticklish tummy during diaper changes
17 weeks: squealing while petting a cat
17 weeks: fixating on dad's toothbrush
16 weeks: rolling from back to side
16 weeks: eating rice cereal
15 weeks: crumpling magazine pages
15 weeks: pulling kleenex out of the box