We're Back! (Again)

Well, just as I finally sat down to write this, David woke up. So it will be quick! (I'm still hoping he falls back asleep. I suspect the recently-ringing telephone is responsible for his waking up. Grr.)

We had such a wonderful time back home! 2 weeks in Stony Brook, 2 weeks in Atlanta, and it really felt like a long and relaxing vacation. It was especially fun to see David playing with his cousins, grandparents, aunts and uncles. That boy was born to be in a big family. We think he'd be happiest if we all lived under one (very, very large) roof!

We've been trying very hard to get over our collective jet lag since returning early Thursday morning. For one reason or another, it's been particularly bad this time around. We tried to be outside for as much of the day as possible over the weekend, and David and I did the same yesterday and this morning. The sun should help, and believe it or not, the sun is actually shining here this week!

So here are some pictures from our hike on Landgrafen on Saturday:

For some reason, David carried this shovel around for most of the day.
Babies can be weird like that.

He still kind of walks like He-Man :)

David has recently discovered the game of Untie-Mom's-Shoes.
He thinks it's hilarious.


We brought David in the Ergo, but we let him try to walk home with us for a while.
The thing is, Landgrafen is a hill, so walking home means walking down the hill. It was a fairly gradual decline, but steep enough to teach David about running...
...which he loved....
...and, of course, falling. Most of the time he fell, he laughed and laughed and popped right back up. This one time, he stayed down for a bit. Not hurt, not crying, but a little annoyed.

(We put a stop to the running after that, though I promise he wasn't at all hurt!)

Here's one last shot of David walking through the fields with us:

It was a great day!