I flew through Dublin to Hartford on April 24-25. I had 2 very heavy carry on bags, filled with gifts and some Polish pottery. On the way I read an interesting historical novel about the Grimm Brothers. On 15 May 1825 Wilhelm Grimm married Henriette Dorothea Dortchen Wild, a pharmacist’s daughter and childhood friend who had given the brothers several tales. This book tried to tell her story.
I arrived with my Stuff in Hartford and had my first glimpse of baby Caleb. He is perfect in every way. We spent the evening unpacking the polish pottery I brought for Claire. It was like Christmas!
I had about 10 days with Claire and Graham to soak in Caleb’s goodness. It was wonderful to be with them.
We all relaxed and took turns holding Caleb. I watched Claire and Graham figure out their new lives as parents to this one week old little peanut.
Here are some of Caleb’s first outings–we went to a local park to see the tulips and blooms.
We ate a lot of tuna sandwiches and Cheetos, my favorite.
We went to Costco (HEAVEN).
We took a trip to Claire’s local Polish Pottery Outlet.
We mostly looked and were happy that the prices in German were WAY less than they are here.
We went to the beach and spent the day listening to the waves, resting and reading.
We took neighborhood walks and smelled the lilacs.
We looked at all the pics we took of Caleb. This was his homecoming from the hospital last week:
We fixed Brats and a good German meal.
We looked at all the Christmas Market ornaments I brought back.
We visited Mark Twain’s Hartford home and had a living tour. It was excellent. Wished photos inside were allowed.
Walked through old Hartford and visited a few fun shops.
Really enjoyed the Dogwood trees in full bloom!
We had some great Mexican food!
We visited a country farm and bakery for lunch one day.
I bound a quilt Claire made.
We had some famous CT pizza.
And we stared and stared at this beautiful boy.
My days with this little family flew by way too fast.
Our Frankfurt Germany Mission 