Karl and Angela Rees

Thomas has figured out how to scooch (army crawl) forward.  He did it once or twice last weekend, but Monday is when we realized he actally knew what he was doing.  At first, he just scooched to get from one parent to another.  Then he started following parents out of his bedroom.  And now, in less than a week he’s gone from being unable to move forward to being scooching machine.  He’s even got some favorite trouble spots—the shoe corner, the fireplace, the plants when he’s out on the patio.  He’s also increased the number of places in which he can pull himself up from sitt  read more »

Well things are back to normal here.  Thomas sleeps through the night from 7:30 to 6:30.  Occasionally he will wake up but he will usually go right back to sleep.  There was only one time we had to help him.  For some reason Angela has not yet slept through the night; she is hoping that she will soon.  read more »

So, we realize we skipped a week.  But don’t worry, you didn’t miss much.  We spent most of the week after Germany trying to get over jet lag.  Actually, it wasn’t that big of a problem for us adults, but Thomas had major jet lag issues.  And since our bodies had adjusted back to California very quickly, Thomas’ jet lag became very miserable for us.   read more »

Thomas getting into all sorts of mischief--backing himself under the table, opening entertainment center drawers, riding his new toy, and talking on the cell phone while driving! Updated (7/21): Added videos.

It was a hot day on Saturday, so we bought Thomas swim diapers and took him to our apartment complex pool. He loved it! In fact, when we walked him around afterward to dry off (i.e. hold his hands while he takes steps), he led us straight back to the pool. Update (7/21): Added video.

Saturday, March 22 (The Flight)  read more »

We headed first to the Mosel river, and drove along it looking at castles. For “lunch” we made our way to Koblenz. We couldn’t find anything open though, and after accidentally finding ourselves on the other side of the Rhine, we decided to settle for ice cream cones at a 18th century fortress overlooking Koblenz. We then proceeded down the Rhine and saw many castles on the hillsides and cliffs overlooking the river.

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We made our way to Koln (Cologne for you non-Germans). We went to see the Cathedral, which is absolutely amazing and humungous—the largest in Germany. It took 600 years to complete. There were a ton of people, the most crowded place of our trip.  read more »

Then we drove to see Karl and Becky’s relatives in Suderwalsede (siblings and extended family of his Grandpa Nissen). We made it there by 4.  read more »

We stopped to see the remains of the Berlin Wall. It’s amazing how arbitrary the placement of the wall was. Imagine that the next 40 years of your life changes just based on which side of a street you live on. We met Becky and Wayne for lunch later at a gyro street vendor near one of the museums.  read more »