Bad News Bears

Mom and Dad finally got here and we couldn't be more excited! We've been eating out, walking around town, shopping and trying to catch up on sleep. Tomorrow we are going to Austria to walk around and do a little shopping there and then Sunday we leave for Rome!! There is one hitch in our perfect little plan......the charger we ordered and Mom and Dad brought....doesn't work for our camera. Talk about a HUGE disappointment! We went out and bought a disposable camera and then we'll get them developed onto a cd and put them on the blog. We couldn't be more bummed about our stupid camera situation! Hopefully we'll find a store that will have what we need and we'll get our camera back up and running soon.

No pictures is boring.

I know I'm not being great about keeping up with the blog, but without any pictures it is not nearly as interesting. I was able to download one picture before the camera died. Maybe this will liven things up a little bit. Not much has been going on here. We have our second lesson today and we are looking forward to it. This weekend we went hiking and shopping. We bought a few things for the flat. Nothing exciting. We are mostly getting ready for Mom and Dad to come. Pretty soon we'll have pictures from Rome on the blog. Only two more days before we get our camera charger and more exciting, only two more days before Mom and Dad get here!

Only one picture

June 22, 2007

Our very first German class was today. Chris and I are very frustrated and overwhelmed and ready to move back....okay.....maybe it wasn't that bad. We learned some of the basics and worked on some grammar. It was very overwhelming, but Chris and I are going to try and practice a lot and hopefully we'll get a better handle on it.
Today was Reed's first day (alone) at the daycare. They said he did great, played with the other kids and refused to nap. They felt really bad and said that they tried. It didn't surprise me at all with all the kids and the noises and all the fun stuff going on. Since we've moved here, he really hasn't had any interaction with other kids. He'll get used to it and be begging me to go in no time.
We also went out to dinner tonight at Don Camarillo. It's obviously Italian and very good. Too bad we had to take Reed. About 30 seconds in he was screaming and people were staring. It was great. We tried giving him food and he just threw it on the ground. We gave our server an extra big tip. I don't think we'll be welcome back there anytime soon.

June 18, 2007

Today was a very important day for Reed. He actually ate an entire meal on his own! It is a little odd because we kept trying to encourage him to feed himself and he would just throw food on the floor. Loki of course loved it but it was very frustrating for Chris and I and Reed would get really fussy too and then refuse to eat. It's just bizarre because he just suddenly decided that today was the day that he was ready to eat on his own. Of course it didn't hurt that we were having pizza for dinner, but it worked and he ate more than I had ever seen him eat before! He's such a big boy now! Hopefully he can keep it up.

June 17, 2007

Today was United States Father's Day and we celebrated by going to the pool with Reed. Chris had a great time watching him splash in the pool, I really wish we had a charger for our camera! We ate lunch at the pool and relaxed. After that we went home and it wasn't much fun for Chris. I made him help me clean out the guest bedroom and he made dinner for us. I didn't even get him a gift either. I tried, but I don't feel too bad, he forgot Mother's Day. Starting next year we are going to start celebrating Vatertag and Muttertag. Anyway, hopefully the next time the three of us go to the pool, we'll be able to take tons of pictures!

June 14, 2007

Today was a hectic day. I got up and went shopping at Rheinpark. I got a couple of things for the flat and was too tired to do much else. I went home, ate lunch with Reed and put him down for a nap. Then I decided to do the same and dozed for a little bit. When he got up, I realized I had to go grocery shopping so I went to Coop. I got home and felt really bad for Loki who had been in his crate all day so I took him and Reed for a nice walk. Luckily, since it's in the 90's, it didn't take long for Loki to get tired out. Once I got home, I was so tired and decided I wanted to do something fun and relaxing, so I took Reed to the pool. I'm so disappointed that I didn't have my camera. He was the cutest ever. He had so much fun and is starting to really like it. After that, we went home, made dinner, gave Reed a bath and went to bed. I think we'll all sleep well.

Cheese Journal

As per Mandy's request, our cheese journal so far.......

1. Appenzeller - We both liked this one. It has a little bit of kick to it, but not too strong. Good.

2. W?.............. - Sorry, we forgot the name, when we figure it out we will let you know and this was also my favorite. Chris said it's not as strong and didn't like it as much.

3. Walliser Bergkase - This one was really bland. Neither of us really liked it because it didn't really have any flavor. It wasn't bad, just okay.

4. Klosterkase - This one has some flavor. It seemed almost creamy when you taste it. We both like this one. It's not too strong and not too weak.

That's all we've got so far. I'm buying another block when I go grocery shopping tomorrow.