Luca's Birthday

After practicing "Happy Birthday" for some days Mia had the opportunity to sing it at Luca's birthday party today. But maybe she was distracted by all the cup cakes and cookies and that's why she didn't sing with the other kids.
After the party she played a bit with Jakob who is only two months older and lives in the same building. They both shared an interest for water and luckily some was left in puddles after it had rained all day Thursday


Then after the trip to the playground they checked out two new cats that have moved into the neighborhood a few days ago:


Earlier this week Mia saw her first Mardis Gras parade here in Arlington. She enjoyed it and now has a few beads. A day earlier she had to watch the Rosenmontags parade in Cologne via the internet