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What a great day!! This may just have been the funnest (is that actually a word, or is it the most fun?) day that we've had with Jonathan. We laughed hysterically nearly the entire day, hiked some great trails, saw incredible things, and weren't ready to come home when it was time. Seriously. I had to literally pry your son/brother/grandson/nephew/friend/relative/pizza-finisher from the rocks in order for us to make the train home. Jonathan is a hiking maniac, and told us in no uncertain terms that he intends to come back and continue hiking through Swiss Saxony (die Sächsische Schweiz). By the time we made it back to the train, we had been hiking for nearly 5 hours. Jonathan begged for more trails, but we had to go home. I felt bad disappointing him like that, but ... read more

Jonathan and I have really been enjoying the museums here. There are so many fun, interactive, creative museums to visit. We wandered into the Technische Sammlung yesterday (literally within walking distance of our house, an added bonus!), and stayed for over 3 hours, playing with things, experimenting, and trying to solve logic puzzles quicker than the other (or quicker than the other museum guests). I was surprised when Jonathan was so open to wandering into yet another museum, but his open-mindedness really paid off. The Technische Sammlung is a museum dedicated to explaining different aspects of technology and history in its simplest forms, and showing its visitors how to use the technology. We saw an exhibit on the history of the camera, including a camera obscura from the 1700s, and the museum later used this same ... read more

Jonathan surprised us yesterday morning by being the first one up. He had gone to bed later than us the night before, so we were still fearing that we might have to peel him out of bed again. Fortunately for us, he was up and at 'em, and never looked back. He woke up before me again this morning, so I feel pretty confident that his jetlag is gone. Hooray!! Jonathan is going to eat the floorboards and everything in this building. He is constantly hungry (not a complaint, but it's funny how much we have to dance around to accomodate his hunger), but he is a joy to have around. A hungry joy to have around. I feel like a predator, because I'm constantly on the lookout for food for him when we're out, a ... read more

Yesterday was a long, but very exciting day. I arrived in Frankfurt at 7AM (my flight left Dresden at 6:00AM...), and Jonathan's flight was scheduled to arrive at 9:05. His flight was delayed over an hour, so his nervous/excited/giddy sister had to curb her enthusiasm for just a little longer. The last hour's wait was incredible. Jonathan looks very much the same as he did in December, but bigger and broader. His shoulders are enormously wide and he is very muscular. He has his same shy grin, but more self-confidence and a more developed sense of humor. I had forgotten how much he physical contact he likes--he intentionally bumped into me a countless number of times before we even made it onto our flight to Dresden. We've been peas in a pod since, which should come ... read more