Czech and German explore the world

More kids means more fun, more bikes, and more wheels that means more area which can collect thorns and needles and glass. Last year we cycled to Berlin and got totally no defect. This year we found out, how lucky we were. We got some thunderstorms, rain and almost everyday some fun with fixing our lovely horses. Collecting for a week all the bacteria from Ludek (2 years old boy who stayed with us on our accommodation) meant that we started cycling with Robert who had a bit temperature, running nose, coughing, and all those things which he managed to avoid during his last year and half. The weather forecast was not really pleasant, but as we say in Czech: "Kdo se bojí, nesmí do lesa." (Who is scared cannot go to the forest). We decided to go, he seemed quite fine and happy over all.  Some highlights from the trip. 1. Don't tell kids that there is only the first hill in the beginning and then it goes down or flat if you are not 200% sure. Those small bumps in the elevation...

 Being a kid in a household with 3 different languages has to be quite challenging. But Robert seems to be fine with that so far. He communicates mainly with smiles, laughing and squeaking. But slowly he starts also to speak.  For quite some time he is able to say "mama" and "tata" and "brm brm". Now there are slowly more words coming. "Hop" or "hap" as he really likes to jump from things and asks for a hand, and "haf". "Haf" is a great word. He uses it mainly instead of "baf" as he learnt that dogs are making also "haf" to us to scare us when they suddenly appear behind the fence. So he runs around the house and when he sees us, he says "haf". Oh, and he loves the word "bum". More and more. He likes to throw things to the ground, smiling to us with his innocent smile and saying "bum". "Aaaah" like a 50 years old guy after finishing his drink is his typical ...

Every year on Silvester and New Years we go for vacations with other families and their kids. Walking during the day, playing, working or sleeping in the evening. This year, covid changed our plans a bit. We went for the vacations in the spring instead of the New years and then we decided to go once again together for the vacations in the summer. I was a bit suspicious, if it will be fun, you know, we have all the kids 1-10 apart of 9 in our group. But it turned out to be a great time. Really, even for adults. Kids are bigger now, meaning that we can do way more with them.  The key to the success was that we decided to make them a whole week game. The main initiator was Danka, who made the legend and the map for the treasure. Each of us then contributed by some game and letters, which enabled them to collect another piece of their needed map. 1. Map which is written in text in a spiral really works great - they did not manage to find out too early where to find a treasure 2. They l...