Family affair

One of the reasons we haven't been keeping up very well with the blog lately (aside from general laziness and having an 11-month old who seeks our undivided attention) is that we had a quick visit from my family (after Gretchen saw hers a few weeks ago). My Mom decided to fly up to see Baby, and we were able to convince my brother and his family to drive down from New York for the weekend. Not only was it great to see them all, but it also helped give us incentive to unpack a few more boxes (of which we still have several in every room and many in the basement). We also learned that if your house feels small with two adults and a baby, that's nothing compared to how it feels with five adults, one child and one baby...and just one bathroom.

Our nephew was born right after we moved to Basel, and the last time we saw him was over two years ago, so it was fun to see how much he had grown:


We also learned that the bond between a boy and his cars/trucks can't be overstated:



For my brother, it was the first time meeting Baby and they got along famously:



And my Mom was of course thrilled to get re-acquainted with Baby, who was much bigger than the only other time they saw each other:



We had fun playing in a local neighborhood park:



And while it was much too short a visit, we all had smiles on our faces when we said goodbye, hopeful that we'll see each other again soon (despite appearances, they didn't actually take Baby with them):