month fourteen - vacation Herzebrock 22..29-Jun-2009

After a five-hour train ride, we arrived at Hannah's grandparents in Herzebrock. Fortunately, Hannah was much less reserved than the last time, and soon enjoyed playing with grandma and grandpa. We had very pleasant, mostly sunny and warm weather, so Hannah had ample opportunity to walk around and examine the large garden, splash with water, and dig in the dirt.

Hannah's favorite place: A shady tree with interesting decorations and flowers.

After a nap outside on the lounge chair…

…Hannah is cheerful…

…and is playing with all those new toys.

Hannah is playing inside the house…

…and outside.

She also has warmed up to grandma…

…plays with her, gives hand…

…even merrily does some pole-dancing ;-)

Tired from so much activity, she rests under the shady tree.
No, this isn't a round baby bed, it's a trampoline!

Marianne's farm

We were kindly invited by Marianne, a friend of Hannah's grandmother who owns a small farm close to my parents' home. After coffee and cake, we went outside to watch (and touch!) the various animals on the farm.

Grandma walks Hannah around the foreign home.

Then, we went out onto a meadow…

…where goats were grazing.

Nature up and close — everybody's fascinated!

A walk home through the searing sun.
Mommy looks like a postman.

Hungry from the eventful day, Hannah tries to eat all by herself.

Another sunny day; Hannah had so much fun!

Playing with dirt.

Walking barefoot on the grass.

Ringing little bells with grandma.

Splish! Splash! When she sees the bright orange bathtub filled with water, there's no stopping Hannah. She wants to dive right in, and twists and bends to at least get both hands inside to splash around.

So keen to reach the water…

…a few minutes later, Hannah looks like a contestant for the Miss Wet T-Shirt contest.

Ringing the bell for another busy day!

Let's dig in the dirt!

Yes, I can (almost) walk!

Grandpa, what's that on your nose?

Drinking and resting after so much excitement.

Not yet fully dressed? I don't care, let's get moving again!

Grandma walks Hannah around the garden, while mommy prepares the next attraction…

…jumping up and down on the trampoline!

The new plastic tools must be tried and tested in a really big sandbox at a near playground.

The sand in her hair, face, pants and between her toes necessitate another bath.

Afterwards, Hannah looks well groomed and clean again.

Last day of vacation! The days passed so quickly.

Watering the garden.

Some more pole-dancing?

At the train station, the grandparents sadly say goodbye.

Hannah is asleep on the first stopover, but then doesn't sleep all afternoon…

…instead, she's spontaneously making friends with another boy seated in front of us.

Continue with month 15…