The World Is Liam's Playground

It has been too long!  We finally have our Internet connection established and my next big task is figuring out how to establish a phone connection and begin using our fabulous Internet phone.  That's a beast of a project, though, as most instructions are in German and my crackpot foundation of Deutschspeak leaves me lagging behind (thank goodness for Google Translate).  But the blog is in dire need of some updating, so here goes!

As Zeke let many of you know, our man Liam is a playground connoisseur.  He surveys every new place we find and then makes sure he exhausts every square inch of fun available.  It has gotten to the point that whenever he passes by certain areas of our neighborhood or post, he recognizes the territory and starts yelling, "PLAYGROUND! PLAYGROUND!"  Liam even knows where little hidden gems -- the indoor playgrounds -- await.  And now every other kid knows, too, with how loud Liam can be.

Being a creative soul, Liam also knows how to make a "playground" out of any space willing to let him flex his muscles and vocal chords.  He believes that if you've got toys to fill both hands, a good lungful of oxygen, and some pleasant company to share it all with, you've got yourself a playground... a fact we've exploited in some clutch moments.

Chutes and Ladders: the Reality Edition

It won't stop bouncing!

Miles?

German swings are SO safe

Sir Edmund Hillary, eat your heart out

A bridge (die Brücke) that would bring tears to Indiana Jones' eyes

FrankyLand? Here I come!

Rollin' out in downtown Bamberg

How German supermarkets (die Supermärkte) do shopping carts

"Fwog! FWOG!"

And the playground montage would not be complete without a little video for you guys:

Coming soon:  updates on our fabulous new digs (furniture included!); some tours of Bamberg and Nürnberg (Nuremberg, if you prefer); and some holiday festivities.  Stay tuned!