More biking, and a visitor!

We've been having a great time on our bikes lately, and David now gets excited when he sees us taking them out. He even lets me put his helmet on without screaming!

After about 40 minutes, though, David wants out. He loves being in new places, and gets anxious to explore on his little feet (and hands and knees :) Here are some shots from a trip last week. We went South instead of North (along the Saale river), and it took us quite a while before we found a good stopping point. When we did, though, it looked perfect. A beautiful beer garden by a big grassy field:

Sadly, it was closed. The signs all said it ought to be open, but it was not. There was no beer (or water!) to be had. Fortunately, we had brought along some water & snacks for David, so he ate and played a bit.

Then we stopped by a doener kebap stand near home for dinner. David--always hungry, these days--ate some doener bread with sauce. And Michael reminded me, once again, of the ways that moms and dads are different.

But not too different.

On Tuesday, my cousin Marc came to visit for a few days! He just completed the El Camino pilgimage...walking for 37 days! We had a great time, and I think David is really going to miss him.
Life was, in general, more fun for David with Marc around. For example, after dinner David usually gets to go to bed. With Marc here, however, he got to go back outside, AFTER dinner, not once, but twice! He was beside himself with joy--turning around in his stroller to grin and giggle at us, as if to say "really?!" AND David got to eat a messy breakfast, sans clothing:

Finally, Marc helped us finally set-up David's swing!

Now that's a pretty good week!