We flew from Charlotte, NC directly to Munich Germany on July 2. It was a full flight and a huge plane (the bathrooms were downstairs!). I wondered if the other passengers saw us in the airport and hoped we weren't on their plane. We made Sam walk as much as we could before boarding the plane hoping to wear him out so that he would sleep well on the flight. We were really lucky, Sam slept most of the flight in his bassinet (which I am so thankful that they had on the plane---I highly recommend Lufthansia!!) In fact we had to wake Sam up at the end of the flight because he was still sound asleep and the flight attendants needed to put the bassinet away before landing.
We were so happy to arrive in Munich,Germany and be greeted by Amy. She even had a Mickey Mouse balloon for Sam. It was a beautiful blue sky day in Bavaria. The air was free of all the heavy humidity that we left in Georgia. This is a great time of year to visit Germany. We soon arrived in Isen, where Amy and Peter live. It's a beautiful small village outside of Munich. We couldn't wait to get there to finally meet our new niece, Lilly and see Cooper.
We enjoyed spending time with Amy, Peter, Cooper, and Lilly. We hoped that we could be more help to Amy than work for Amy during this visit. With a newborn baby and an active 3 1/2 year old, Amy sure has her hands full at home---without the addition of guests with a baby, too!
We took a few excursions ...
seeing the animals at the Poing Petting Zoo...
hiking...
eventually the hiking wore our little guy out...
sightseeing in Munich...
Alan even participated in a German Triathlon...
All in all, I think our favorite moments were spent at Amy and Peter's lovely home. We ate together and played together trying not to waste a moment of time with each other. We miss getting to see them as often as we could when they lived in the US.
The boys loved playing in the back yard...
Swimming in the pool...
playing with trucks with no inhibitions! :)
and reading books.
We will always remember Sam's first birthday celebration in Germany. Amy and I made a cake and we enjoyed singing to Sam and eating birthday cake that evening in the back yard. Here are some pictures we took just before Sam dug into his birthday cake.
And here is the birthday boy examining his first piece of cake...he wasn't so sure about it!
But, he loved the clapping and singing that went along with it :)
Thank you Amy, Peter, Cooper and Lilly for having us in your home. We loved the time we spent together with you and will cherish the memories!
