Daniel - Tooth Number Two!

Daniel got his 2nd tooth (front bottom left) on Sunday, November 30. He was a little fussy on Thanksgiving Day and went to bed early. Then all day Friday he didn't feel well, ran a slight fever and slept almost all day. Saturday he felt much better and the tooth finally popped through the surface of his gums on Sunday morning. I tried to get a picture of it, but he isn't cooperating. I will post one if I ever get it!

Thanksgiving

We had a nice Thanksgiving dinner with some friends and our German neighbors this year. We all ate too much and then made ourselves sick playing Hula Hoop on the Wii Fit! Sorry - I didn't get any photos of Thanksgiving. Daniel went to bed early and so I never took any pictures. He missed out on his special Thanksgiving dinner - Turkey dinner baby food. Yum!

Big Boy Bathtub!

Daniel had his first bath in the big boy bathtub today. He was starting to try to hang over the edges of his baby bathtub, so I thought it was time to make the switch! He really loves bathtime and playing with his bath toys - especially his orange fishy.

Switzerland

This week we went to Switzerland for one night. We did a mini whirlwind tour! First we went to Zurich - mainly to go to Hooters of Zurich for lunch. Unfortunately they were not open!! But at least we got to go to Zurich Harley-Davidson!! That was the part of the trip for Allan. Then we drove down to Interlaken, where we were staying the night. On the way we drove through Lucernce. Lucerne is really pretty and I would have liked to walk around there a bit, but the weather was cold and rainy, so we decided not to get Daniel out in it. We stayed at a nice resort hotel a little outside of Interlaken. We had a great view of the mountains out of our hotel balcony window. When we checked into the hotel, they gave Daniel a cute teddy bear. It was really nice! That night for dinner, we went to Hooters of Interlaken (yeah for Allan!). It was Daniel's first time at Hooters. In the morning, we got some great photos off our balcony before heading out. We took a cable car lift up one of the mountains in the area and got some great views and shots of the Alps from up there. Then, we headed to Bern, the capital of Switzerland, where we just walked around a bit, did some shopping and saw the city mascots, the bears. After Bern, we drove back to Stuttgart. It was a quick but fun trip and I really want to go back to the Alps now!! Click here for all our pictures!

St. Martin's Day

This year we went with our German neighbors to the St. Martin's Day parade and bonfire in our village. All the children carry lanterns and follow St. Martin on his horse through the village up to a bonfire. Then everyone goes to the community center and St. Martin hands out bread and chocolate to the children. It was a great time! Click here for the pictures.

LRS Thanksgiving

Melissa and Daniel went to the Thanksgiving lunch for Allan's work. We had a pretty nice spread and the spouses decorated the tables. They also had a pie in the face auction. Enjoy the pictures!