Sommer 2010

Officially it's fall, but unofficially we still have 90s here in DC. That means I am not too late with sharing our summer pictures with you.

First we went to MA in early July right after max turned one. In MA we had Max's baptism - yes, my brother is "official" now (or no pagan anymore as others would say).

And then we went to visit the cold north - Germany. It was quite a difference in temperature, I have to say.

When we got back from Germany, I still had a couple of weeks before school started. I am really glad I am back home with all my friends here even though I miss my Nani, Oma, Grandpa, and Opa.

Snowmaggedon

Today is a dreary day - lots of rain - so I can finally wrap up the pictures from this winter. As you might have heard, DC got a little bit of snow - I loved it. We also have a couple of movies included - one of me dancing with Baby Emily - my doll. And another one of Max from his pre-crawling era. There was a lot of runway from last November until March but now he is a very proficient crawler. Can't wait to have him walk and run with me.

Ladies and Gentlemen - please follow me and watch Snowmaggedon.

Hilton Head

I am back!! Before I revisit this winter and the gazillion tons of snow, let's take a look at our trip to South Carolina. Yep, second year in a row that my parents went to almost the same spot. And, hold on tight, even more shocking - almost a tradition - we went to see our friends Anna, Lei, and Jodie in wonderful North Carolina. We thus start the slideshow with our visit in NC (and trust me, we were very happy to leave Virginia behind us, no love lost there). And then we go to wonderful SC and I will introduce you to the Palmetto state. Fittingly, we stayed in Palmetto Dunes on Hilton Head Island (which could also be at Palmetto Dunes in Hilton Head Island, but I never got that quite right).

Anyways, we spent quite some time on the beach. Max tried it the first day and didn't like the taste, so he decided it's much better to play with than to eat. I also rode on a pony. She was called mocha - I have a feeling that she wouldn't be called that in Texas, but whatever.

So please come along to our trip.

DSW

Heut mal wieder ein Deutsch-Schmankerl. Wir hatten uns sicherheitshalber für einen Kindergartenplatz in der Deutschen Schule Washington beworben. Wie sich herausstellte, ist es vielleicht dem Namen nach die Deutsche Schule, aber die Organisation derselben lässt die Italiener vor Neid erblassen, und die Deutschkentnisse treiben mir die Schamesröte ins Gesicht.

Hier ein Brief, auf hochoffziellen Papier der DSW.

Elephant

So I was an elephant - for two days, first on October 30th at my preschool and then on Halloween itself.
Max was a pumpkin - a not so little pumpkin. And what were you?

Herr Müller-Lüdenscheid

I am learning to share my life with my (not so) new brother Max and one of things that I am helping out with is washing him:



For the record: Die Ente blieb draußen.

Anyways, we have more pictures of
Me washing Max and him being clean;
Apple picking and mowing the lawn;
Our double stroller;
Me, coming back in and doing one of my favorite things - reading;
Our trip to Bedford Springs, PA in preparation for Halloween

The next entry will be about Halloween, stay tuned

Colorado

Hello again,

It's been quiet for a while and a lot has happened. Max is eating and eating and eating. He smiles now. A lot actually. He turned over. He sleeps more at night but he is still an earlier riser. And he can fly. We went to Colorado from September 9-19, first to go to a wedding near Boulder, and then we spent three nights in Breckenridge followed by three nights in Colorado Springs.

I had a hard time adjusting to the thin air, but Mama and Papa loved the fact that I slept like a rock.

But before that trip, I had my first day at pre-school. I am a big girl now.

Enough of that, here are some pictures.