Hello everyone. Exciting week in our household. We went from my parents 50th anniversary party, to the end of the school year and a graduation from Middle School. Today, we leave for Spain. Haven’t slept a wink but I am so excited to be heading off on a new adventure with the kids. By this point, the bags are packed, the passports have been checked and rechecked, and we are about to sit down for our pre-travel ritual: a big plate of spaghetti bolognese. With my kids tummies filled, I somehow feel more secure about the unknown that awaits us.

Back to our week. Here is my elegant and beautiful Mommy. Fleur arrived in New York from Stockholm in 1960 as a stewardess (now flight attendant!) for Pan American airlines. In 1963, she met Jerry the love of her life. Four kids and 12 grandchildren later, they’re still dancing and having fun. I’m so lucky to have such happy, supportive, fun loving parents who always believed in me. What a joy to celebrate this occasion with them.

Here’s my beloved pops with his two girls. No matter how old you get and how many kids you have of your own, it’s still nice to be Daddy’s little girl.

Back in the big city, we made it to the kids piano recital on Monday night. This little one did so well with her cute little song. Cool and composed, Annaliese took it all so seriously and here she is reflecting on a job well done.

Tuesday, I visited the U.N. Bazaar with two fun pals. Venturing between the booths, we marveled at all of the foods from around the world and had fun sampling them. These cookies from Czechoslovakia reminded me of some I had more than 20 years ago when I backpacked to Prague and stayed with a host family for a week. The day we departed, they offered us these freshly baked poppyseed cookies. You can’t take a girl’s memories away!

How funny is this? The week began with this sign next to the library in the boys school; with each passing day and more returned books, the number creeped down. One of many end of the year activities to take care of at school! We’ve got a few lost ones of our own to hunt down — oops!

Beckett took a liking to winking over the past few months and as I snapped a photo of him and his teachers, they begged him for a winking one. So cute!

And here’s the big boy of the week. Lachlan moved up to Middle School from lower school. He has a big year ahead of him: homework, tests and Mandarin! I know he can handle it… Yet I’m happy though that he gets a summer of rest before the intensity of life in the city starts again. He deserves it. Lachlan never asks for much, and is always happy with what he gets. Love that.

So that’s it from our neck of the woods today. Stay tuned for my travel adventures! I’ll be trying to post a new weekly video each Friday on what we see (along with our other regular content) and you’ll see some pics in this weekly wrap-up. OH, and because I adore each and every one of you so very much for all the support you’ve given CloudMom, we’ll be continuing with our weekly Amazon gift card GIVEAWAY over the summer!

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xo Melissa

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