Winter already?

It would seem so in Germany! All of a sudden last week it got terribly cold out but for the most part the sun still comes around. This weekend was a fun, lazy family weekend for us. We were celebrating Jay's 25th birthday (which was Monday) and enjoying the time together. We are big fans of games, so we've been playing a lot of Uno and the Amazing Race DVD game. We rented some movies, cooked some of his favorites and went to the Schiesshaus for dinner on Sunday. The Schiesshaus is a traditional german restaurant with HUGE schnitzel and Jay hadn't been there yet so we went for an early dinner. Hayden enjoyed some of my jagerschnitzel (the kid's size!) and some of Jay's regular schnitzel as well as our fries. Germans are typically not too fond of little ones in restaurants (it's often said that your dog is more welcome in the restaurant than your child) but Hayden is undaunted. He would take a bite, and turn around in his high chair while chewing to look at the people around us. He would continue to look at them until they smiled, and then he would break into his million-dollar Rogers grin. He is irresistable, cultural barriers and all! We also took some family pictures this weekend and can't wait to see how they turned out!

Yesterday was the second round of the flag football tournament, and the high was only 44 degrees! Good thing we just bought Hayden a snowsuit. We went to a Discovery Toy party at 5 and then headed to the field for Jay's game at 6. Talk about torture, Hayden got to see all these fun toys but then had to give them back. I bundled him up in his snowsuit and mittens, and then put him in his "sleeping bag", a wonderful stroller sack that keeps him warm and cozy. He's never been so bundled up, so he wasn't quite sure what to do for a long time. He likes to chew on the top tab of the snowsuit, and often loses his pacifier which is troublesome to recover with those mittens! It was a tough game especially with the referees, but we emerged victorious and play again tonight. Good luck Jay!