Can't keep the damn child from looking for the adult videos

Speaks for itself (hint to son - try the QAF series. It's... diverse. The West Wing is still a bit ambitious for you)

The purple crown of, um, prestigiousness! (shame?)

Finlay wearing something that makes him look particularly absurd. David and Sointula - do you recognize this?

Finlayfood

In mixed order - in the middle, before, and almost finished. Apple-oat porridge... See? He's not always adorable, cute, delightful... Sometimes he just stares vacantly into space and holds his mouth open waiting for the little spoon-train of food.

More standing on ceremony

Finlay standing up for what is right, or at least, at this age, on what is available!

Raccoon!

Finlay with "Rascal", his stuffed raccoon (see: Sterling North) - a very generous gift from Christine's parents.

The Grandparents Visit!

Two photos of Finlay with his grandparents from Rottenburg - here, Finlay is showing off his latest trick, er, milestone...

Thank you to Wilma and Jupp for the babysitting and for taking care of Finlay during Christine's birthday dinner!

Finlay and Gregor in Schleiz!

We all attended a christening last weekend in the illustrious, romantic and fabled township of Schleiz. That's somewhere southwest of Jena, lost in the mists of Middle Germany, surrounded by imposing oak trees, an idyll of respite and wonder in the midst of fairytale landscapes. Something like that.

Here, Finlay met his new little friend Gregor, who was magically converted from a heathen into a saved soul by the Dark Priestess of Dragonlore. Was Finlay ever relieved! Actually, he slept through everything, until the organ woke him up. Then he shouted at the organ for a bit. Gregor also behaved well, christening himself immediately after having the water (or was it Sprite?) sprinkled on him.

Here is a photo of the pre-christening breakfast with Gregor (note that Gregor is eating the entrails of a freshly-slaughtered goat, as befits a heathen) and Gregor after the christening, subdued, contemplative, saved!

PS: Thought for the weekend: If you eat mix so-called "Babykeksbrei" (pablum/infant mush made with baby cookies, which resemble animal crackers) with beer in the right amounts, you end up with something almost exactly like Bananenweizen (wheat beer with banana juice).