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Wordless Wednesday — Sharing is Hard

by Dagmar on July 28, 2010

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The second day of our visit to my girlfriend’s farm we spent at the local pool. For such a small town in the country, they have a very sophisticated pool with tons of water features, and the boys were in and out of the water for four hours. Since I didn’t have a bathing suite and had just burned my skin to a crisp on Nantucket, I was in no mood to swim, so Karen “swam” with the boys and I took tons of pictures.

In case you were wondering — yes, I am STILL breastfeeding Landon. I haven’t written about breastfeeding in a while but yes, we are still at it. He hardly ever asks to nurse in public anymore, but he was thirsty/in need of a cuddle at the pool and I let him nurse for a few minutes. See? See that you can’t see a thing?

I’m just wearing a T-Shirt, no special nursing shirt (I don’t own any, and this is actually my “Yes, I am STILL breastfeeding!” T-shirt, a total coincidence) and you can’t see a thing. For all the critics of public breastfeeding who like to say they are bothered by exposed nipples — give me a break. No one around us knew I was nursing L.

I decided to stay an extra night, like I did last year, so the boys could enjoy each other for another day and Karen and I could sit together over a glass of wine and trade stories and memories once they were in bed.

After a breakfast of “Broetchen” and Nutella, we played outside again and happened to see these girls on their horses pass the farm:

Karen had time to shoot one picture of me with her boys before the train arrived, and then we were already on our way back to Bremen.

I love this picture of L, he looks so happy and content. And those eyes . . .


in Germany

You might also like to read:

Traveling to Germany with a Little Boy — Part 1

Traveling to Germany with a Little Boy — Part 2


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Yesterday, Landon and I took the train to a small town in the country in North Germany where one of my oldest girlfriends lives with her family on a farm. We spend a few nights there every time we visit Germany. Landon always has the best time — he is running around with my godson, who is 6, and his little brother, who is four. They pick wild raspberries, get to climb on tractors, play with the dogs and horses . . .

After Karen and the boys picked us up from the train, we bought the biggest, darkest cherries I’ve ever see . . .

I’ve tweeted many times about my love for German cake and pastries, especially Mohnkuchen (poppy seed cake). Karen’s little town has the cutest bakery, and since we couldn’t decide among all of the local delicatessen — and each boy had special wishes — we bought half of everything they make:

Karen is a very accomplished horseback rider and owns several horses and ponies.

After we enjoyed the cake and the boys had some fun running around outside, L dressed up as a dragon and got to climb on a tractor .

Karen fixed a little bike for him (without petals) to teach him how to ride a bike . . .

. . . and then we took a walk to their “Biogasanlage” where Karen’s husband makes power out of all kinds of things (among them pig poop) that he then resells to the local power company. It’s green, it’s sustainable energy, and they are making money with it. Why don’t we do this is America?!!

The wonderful dinner included boiled potatoes with “Kraeuterquark”– which I so rarely get to eat because most potatoes in America are fried and no one there knows about Quark (similar but so much better than yogurt with chives) — and we all sank into bed happy and exhausted.

in Germany

You might also like to read my entries of last year’s trip:

Traveling With a Toddler — Day 5: Train Ride, Farm Life, and More Vacuums

Traveling With a Toddler — Day 6: Dogs, Pigs, and Lots of Running

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Not Me! Monday — German Heatwave and Poppy Seed Cake

July 12, 2010

I did not buy Landon a huge chocolate cake piece before we boarded the plane to Hamburg.
I did not let Landon lie on the yucky airplane floor for a few minutes in the hope that he would fall asleep there. I had a hard time to convince him that he needed to sleep — [...]

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Traveling to Germany with a Little Boy — Part 1

July 11, 2010

Landon and I made it to Germany just fine. The little DVD player I bought for him did the trick, he was so exited to have his own TV that he would have watched Max and Ruby the whole way to Germany if I would’ve let him.
After eating some of the dinner they served, we [...]

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While I’m Traveling, Have Some Fun With Virtual Fish

July 8, 2010

I thought I’ll supply hours of entertainment while Landon and I spend hours on a plane to Germany.
I just found this on another blog and I’m sorry, but it’s too cool. The fish will follow your mouse, hoping you will feed them by clicking the water. Try it!

And here is your very own virtual hamster [...]

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Wordless Wednesday — The Boy and His First Cotton Candy

July 7, 2010

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