Ben's first Christmas

Our friend Alice came to stay from Paris, and we had a gorgeous Christmas week, lots of lebkuchen, Carol singing, winter walking, Christmas market-ing, and family gatherings.

Excited for Christmas!

Opening his first gifts from his great-grandmother, who lives downstairs :)

The sweet bear was a hit!

Then to his grandmother's house to play with Anna in front of the gorgeous tree.

Candles!

Sweet Alice was so perfect with Ben!

Annual Christmas concert from the Weis kids.

I love our first Christmas family portrait. Ben!!

poofy-eyed on the morning of the 25th.

With his goods!

Country walks.

Gorgeous Lauf, the little medieval village 3 kilometres from our town.

Germany does Christmas right, I tell you! Hurrah.

Pictures from Brama and Pa's visit, and Ben in general of the last weeks :)

Very happy to see his Pa and Brama :)

This is in Nürnberg at the Christmas market :)

In Vienna, we went to a traditional coffeehouse for cake, and all Ben got was a dry old cracker. Dang!

Bikini boogie! :)

We foolishly thought Ben was too big to be rocked to sleep, but Pa quickly set us right :)

Looking especially rotund in front of the Vienna opera house.

At the Belvedere Palace Museum in Vienna.

With Anne, his kind Godmother!

Lots of hugs all around.

Die Taufe

It was a very beautiful, peaceful afternoon at St Klara Kirche, Nürnberg. Ben is a little gift from Heavenly Father, we love him so much. More and more everyday. Hard to explain all the feelings and love we feel after such a day!