Munich

Hi everybody!! 

I made it to Munich! As you can probably tell, it’s gotten quite busy here since I’m trying to keep up with Tanja’s son, who’s almost a year old and he has been a little grumpy since my arrival. To be fair, he’s been a bit under the weather so that’s definitely affected his mood and yet not his energy? Can someone tell me where these babies get all their energy from?! I need a nap well before he does lol. 

We made it to Tanja’s house and she made me the funniest sign! I like to pretend the guest rooms in my friends’ houses are my bedrooms. Even after 2 1/2 years Tanja didn’t forget  and absolutely cracked me up. Thanks for letting me temporarily displace you Lucas! I always wanted a zoo themed bedroom in cool muted blues. 

Actually this trip so far has been really cool because I feel like I’m getting to experience what growing up in Germany during the summer would have been like. We spend tons of hours in the gardens exploring all the bugs and flowers, we set up afternoon picnics, and when it gets really hot, we bring out the kiddie pool and play with squirt toys! I tried reading German baby books to Lucas as well, but am awful at it, so I just make the stories up. Also, we’ve got a great debate going on in the house about whether this is a picture of a train or a truck? Tanja says train obviously, but I say it’s clearly a truck! 

For today’s picnic Tanja brought home, Zwetschgenkuchen, which is a German plum streusel cake. It’s not like the plums we get at home, it’s a bit tart but also sweet almost like a berry. We made fresh whipped cream to go on top and had lattes of course! It was delicious!! And thankfully the breeze kicked in, so it was enjoyable to picnic in the garden. 

While we’ve got quite the heatwave and no A/C I think we’re doing a great job staying cool. Tomorrow we are making a German picnic basket and heading to the lake in an effort to beat the heat. 

Love you all,

Carolyn