Red Jumpsuit Sibling Insanity

I wonder if anyone else in the blogosphere has ever had occasion to entitle a post as such?

Mission Impossible

Here is your 1-year-old-mission, should you choose to accept it:

We're Baack

So we were offline for six, really busy, weeks. I apologize. Blame Deutsch T-Mobile. But we are back, and can you really be mad at those four bun cheeks?

Thank you Landfill, Seth can Walk

Mom and Quinn left this morning and they were determined to see Seth walk before they boarded their planes. So, Grandma weaseled him into a disposable diaper "in order to get the bulk out from in between his legs." Alas, they witnessed this:I hope you are happy, Grandma.

Christmas Markets

Traditional music, gluwein, cold temperatures, warm pretzels, beeswax, festive faces, anticipatory, familial, holy, jovial, unbelievably un-Santa, distinct, packed, lit, snowy, nighttime, daytime, and uniquely German.

What a blessing to have been able to experience these wonderful markets with our family this Christmas season.

Christmas in Bavaria

Grandma and Grandpa McWatters and Aunty Quinn made the trans-Atlantic trek for Christmas in Germany. We spent a portion of their time in Southern Germany at a family-run inn outside of Bertchesgaden.

The rooms were quaint, the proprieters well... German and the meals were served family-style in the dining room downstairs. We had intended to get in more snowboarding than we did, as the snow did not arrive until our last day there, but we managed a few hours while Grandma and Grandpa kept the kiddos (thank you, Mom and Dad). On the one evening with snow, we even gave Viv her first shot at skiing.

Colorado didn't have this many T-bars, I needed private tutoring from Spouse


Shreddin' Spouse
Grandma always had to share her desserts

I think this is a vacation I would like to repeat in about 25 years when I do not have a squirming 11 month old to control in a dining room for 1.5 hours while a multiple course meal is served. But, memories were made, no question about that!

Christmas came early this year

Our Household Goods Arrived! We have been without our own beds, high chairs, plates, silverware, overcoats, bicycles, espresso machine, changing table, and more since February 7th. Seth has never even seen his bed and today, it all arrived! It all arrived into our third-floor, 1100 square foot apartment. Poor moving men.