Skip to main content

Oktoberfest Schmoktoberfest

I called Josh and he's hoarse from chanting toasts alongside people from all around the world, with the greatest beer ever. Well, JOSHUA just because we're not in Munich (where Oktoberfest originated) enjoying the drunken debauchery of the grandest, most well-known celebration in German culture doesn't mean we can't have fun. Sigh.

FIRST of all... more important things happen to be going on right now. My mother-in-law just took the plunge for the 2nd time :) We wish we could have made it to the ceremony, but a 3wk old baby that nurses every 2 hours does not a good traveler make. She's a mom and understands. She said they have our picture there with them. I thought that was cute :) Welcome to the family, Grandpa Mark! I wish you both many many happy years together. I know the ceremony was wonderful and I hope you're having tons of fun celebrating with all your family and friends that were able to make it.

I also talked to Kevin's Mom today and I was really glad to hear from her. I had asked Kev to give me her address and stuff so we can keep in touch and I guess she requested the same info for me. I can't wait to send her a baby announcement haha. I love sending them to people who love babies :) When she was here I was impressed with her uncanny ability to understand everything Noah said. Usually I have to translate, but she knew everything he was saying. Noah of course loved her for it... and the fact she kept giggling when he would tickle her. We discussed Kevin and his weird quirks. I updated her on how we're doing and how we STILL don't know where we're going. It was just nice to talk to someone who I know is worried like I am about Kev, even though we never even said anything remotely to that effect.

We took a long drive after talking with Josh so I could decompress because hearing all the crazy fun going on in the background made me jealous again. It was difficult since the baby cried a few times and made me feel guilty. Didn't stop me, though! I went through the drive-thru at Starbucks (which I've heard called fourbucks and that's totally true) and got myself a chai tea latte. Once I had my delicious drink I was feeling a little more like me. I glanced over at one of our tables and lo and behold, old Halloween chalk stencils! Jennifer got these for Noah last year and we never opened them. Noah was excited and had fun tracing. It took some practice for him to realize he had to hold it down with one hand and draw with the other, but he got the hang of the concept.

I had a great time capturing little baby parts with my camera, snuggling with poor Tristan to make up for his unanswered wailing in the car. His eyes are so much lighter than Noah's were. I wonder if this means he will end up with light eyes then. Since I was busy admiring Tristan's tiny parts Noah took the liberty of decorating the grill for Halloween for me. How nice of him!

I was downloading the pictures afterward and took a tiny trip down memory lane. I swear I had to label Noah's pictures wrong because Tristan looks as big as Noah was when he was 6 weeks old. Is Tristan really double Noah's size? Let's compare. I think Tristan is going to look more like Josh than Noah does, if you can believe it. How is it possible to be even more of a Josh clone one may wonder... well I think Tristan's eyes are more closely set than Noah's and that's how Josh's are. Josh has a pin head, don't you babe ;) Noah's the first one.

I got Noah's frame today, Brit! I love how they look together. I think reversing the colors was a good idea. I just ordered a bunch of prints, but forgot to get the two 4x6's that I wanted for the frames. I'm so mad at myself! Maybe I accidentally got at least Tristan's. I'll see in a few days.

Comments

I love all of Noahs artwork, especially the newly decorated grill. The frames look so nice together. Don't get tense about missing Octoberfest with Josh. I'm sure he'd rather be with the three of you.
Rachel said…
those frames are so adorable I think I might have to go buy myself one!:)
Britni said…
Yay the frames look awesome!I really love all the shots you took today!I think Tristan looks a lot like Josh too!
I think Ava looks a lot like Mark & Ember looks more like me....and somehow they look alike in many ways too.I love how it all works like that :)I will write you an e-mail now.I can't believe It didn't send last night.I hate Compuserve sometime,ugh! :)ttyl

Popular posts from this blog

Hurricane Sandy

This will be a gleefully uneventful post, but I thought I should at least inform everyone of our whereabouts during Frankenstorm. On Friday the landfall predictions were further south, which had the eye passing near our tiny town after obliterating Dover, DE.  We happen to be surrounded by water.  The Patuxent River on one side, Chesapeake Bay on the other, plenty of swamps and creeks in between.  Not a good prospect. Josh and I had gone out that night to try and secure supplies and already, there were no batteries or flashlights.  We also don't have a grill and thought "we'll try Lowe's tomorrow"I mean, most people already own grills... right?  Everything in our house is run on electricity (including the water pump for the well) except for the fireplace.  I don't know what builders are thinking when they do that.  I at least want a gas stove and water heater!  So, anyways.  We got a few hours of sleep before trying to brave the crowds...

Germany

Noah and I are having a great time out in Germany with Josh. The house we're sharing is amazing and the people are also amazing. The only thing we don't have is our own kitchen, but like I said, the people who live here (Josh's friends) are amazing so it's not even an issue. I've been cooking for everyone to try to thank them in some way. We haven't been to many places yet. It's hard to go anywhere with a baby who has a naptime and a husband who has a job. However!! We managed to make it out to Heidelberg to see the castle. It was awesome. the walk up to the castle mmmm castle Heidelberg down below Christmas is huge here. They've even got Christmas markets out in the parking lot in front of WalMart. We've been to Luisenplatz a few times in downtown Darmstadt to visit all the Christmas shops they have set up. It's like a Christmas flea market. Thus far all I've blown money on is candy... mmmm German candy is so delicious. It's...

Hiking on the Guadarrama Trail

As promised yesterday, I actually left the house and went on a hike with Mama C and Goober!  YAY! I was a bad Mommy and ill prepared to shield us from the hot Spanish sun so we all have a touch of sunburn.  Whoops.  It was fun though.  OK so here's where we began our journey.  You can see the bridge between the roundabout and the little house with a red roof (which is a restaurant).  All the cylindrical buildings were a plant nursery.  We walked over the bridge and past the nursery where we crossed the street and then started up the dirt path.  The other little building is literally a Gypsy Keep. Here's what it looked like from the road... and it was so ridiculously creepy, yet fascinating.  I don't know why there is always tons of junk in trees around gypsy places.  There was a gutted van in the backyard, a stroller jammed into a wall, shorts in the trees.  We both wanted to trespass, but the kids would have inevitably fal...