Summer Begins

Our play group had a pool party this last week. It was really fun. The babies had a lot of fun in the water. I loved this pool so much that I went out and bought it the next day. Peyton loves it. Here are some of Peyton's friends. We have a blast each week. Kaitlin

Daniel

And of course this is my cutie Peyton!

Maddie in the pool.

Here is Sammy

Arav was exhausted and passed out.

This is Griffin, he is a week older than Peyton.

Kaitlin and Delaney

Griffin and Kaitlin

Germany

Here are some pictures of our trip to Germany. Sorry it took me so long to put them up. We all had a really great time.

I'm ready to go to Germany! (Peyton at the airport)

My first Gelato! He loved it. Don't worry he only got a tiny taste.

My brother Andrew and my nephew Jacob.

The Berlin Wall.

Mark and I in the backyard of our new home. (One of the many castles in Germany)

We went to the Berlin Zoo and it was really awesome. They are really known for being able to breed their animals. There were so many baby animals it was really neat. Peyton's favorite was the monkeys. We stayed watching them for about an hour. He loved it! Here he made a friend!

This is one of the many castles we visited. Isn't it gorgeous?

Peyton and I in front of the Castle. We couldn't get him to stop looking at the flowers.

We went to Hofbrauhaus, a biergarden for dinner and a beer. This picture was taken right before Peyton grabbed and knocked over Mark's beer. Our waiter thought it was hilarious.

There were a lot of mimes in the streets that had some really cool costumes. This guy had a whole fountain he set up and squirted people on the street with water that came out of his finger. It was way cool.

Peyton on a Lion statue in Munich.

This is a beautiful church we got to go see in Munich.

Neuschwanstein Castle, the castle the Disney Castle was built after. It was cold and rainy but we were so glad we got to see it. It was beautiful.

My niece and I at my birthday dinner.

The Memorial at Dachau concentration camp. This was really depressing but so neat to visit.

We made it back from Germany! We had a blast. Peyton got 2 teeth while we were gone and is now saying DaDa. Mark is so proud. I have a million pictures to post but I am trying to get our lives back in order and get some laundry done. More to come soon.

Squash!

We have started Peyton on Vegetables. He likes them so much more than the boring cereal. We first started with Peas. He couldn't get enough of them the first time he ate them. I am trying to get the video uploaded to my blog but I am having technical difficulties and Mark is going to have to find time to do it for me. This morning Peyton had Squash for the first time. He seemed to like it okay. I tried to get some pictures but it is kinda hard taking pictures and feeding him at the same time. First Bite, yummy!

Hi Mom, I'm ready!

I want more!!

" I don't know about this Squash"

All done!

We will be leaving for Germany on Monday so we won't be able to post to the blog for 12 days. We are super excited. My brother and his family live there and we are going to visit them and see some of Germany. I am really excited to see Berlin and Munich. It will be Peyton's first plane ride. I will be sure to take plenty of photos and will be posting my heart out when we get back. More to come soon!