Mer-Na-Gy (Part I)

Mer-Na-Gy = Ger-Ma-Ny (in Judah language)

We’re here! And, believe it or not, there are still countries in this world where not every last corner is Wi-Fi’d or hot-spotted, which means that we have had the joy of living without internet for most days here. Which is refreshing and frustrating at the same time (refreshing when there’s so much more time to read; frustrating when I want to update our blog but can’t).

Nevertheless, here are some pictures from these last 1 1/2 weeks in Germany visiting my family. To sum up our time here: lots of family time, lots of doting on Baby Ben (not sure if Ben would call it that), lots of ice cream and coffee, lots of hugs and laughter, lots of motorcycle riding. See for yourself:

being silly with Tante Sari and Onkel Chris — Being silly with Tante Sari and Onkel Chris

Their preferred position for watching movies

This one's for Papa Randy :) — This one’s for Papa Randy 🙂

The motorcycle! Judah's new love. Opa got him an electric motorcycle that Judah now loves to ride down the streets of Germany (with a helmet, of course). And he is kind enough to let Elias try it out, too :). — The motorcycle! Judah’s new love. Opa got him an electric motorcycle that Judah now loves to ride down the streets of Germany (with a helmet, of course). And he is kind enough to let Elias try it out, too :).

The boys loooooooove Baby Ben! Judah likes to stroke his face and put his socks on when they fall off…

Some more Baby Ben love... — And Elias likes to squeal with delight, yell “baby!” and point at Ben when he sees him…

...and to make sure he's real, he likes to touch his hair. — …and he likes to rub his hair, which Ben did not seem to approve of.

Judah was tired from all the shopping and wanted to cuddle with Tante Sari (and his new Superhero duck)

New places to explore for our adventurer

And a quiet moment in the shade for us :) — And a quiet moment in the shade for us 🙂

When I asked Judah what he liked about Germany, he gave me a list:

– “This” (referring to a chocolate crossaint he was eating)

– “Trauben” (which means grapes, but he really meant “Tauben,” which means pigeons. There are lots of pigeons in the city and the boys love chasing them)

– “Ice cream” (the boys have had a ridiculous amount of ice cream here. Oh well.)

Food and chasing birds. That’s Mer-Na-Gy from a 3 year-old’s perspective :). More pics to come!