Cupcake Trials...

this morning we decided to make cupcakes.

i was inspired by these.

however, the red dye was useless, but luckily we were left with pretty colors:

turquoise

lime

blue

yellow

&

purple frosting.

::::::::::

{phase one}

{phase two}

{phase three}

{pretty}+{delicious}

{cajus made some too!}

..:peace:love:&:tie-dye cupcakes:..

guess what...

this little dude likes to paint.

+

{for those of you who know me well, know this makes me happy}

we painted faces,

painted with cars,

& showed off the finished product!

we could quite possibly have a little picasso on our hands,

or maybe a jackson pollock?

hmmm...we'll have to see!

a monday morning stroll...

led us to a lot of awesometinyphotos[click them to make them awesome BIG photos]

++a boy in his boots++my new favorite picture

gives a new meaning to airing out your dirty laundry...

***except this batch is clean***

first time hangin' laundry like a

::..GERMAN..::

+thought it was cute enough to take a picture+

some good tunes at...

{::LOKPOP::}

music festival

Dani, Wolfgang, and I took the bus downtown at 3pm.

Had some cocktails.

Listened to great bands like

portugal. the man

&

asaf avidan and the mojos

++my current obsession++

Had some more drinks.

Met up with friends.

Left to eat at Saudi Arabian restaurant.

Went home and passed out.

Exhaustion.

yet,

Pure Awesome-ness.

Too the Zoo...

the boys and I had an::awesome morning::at theOsnabrück Zoo

12.5 mile bike rides...

are,

scenic + beautiful

however...

i could barely walk the next day

elias, esra, and conrad. racing.

franka and cajus.

a real moat!

the castle.

german countryside.

[+++++]

had lots of fun riding to a nearby castle with

Oma's + Opa's Bossmeyer und Hoffman

Cousins Conrad und Franka

Dani, Esra, Elias, und Cajus...

and having a picnic on a golf course

before we headed home.