Spring has Sprung!

Germany is beautiful in the springtime.  This spring we have put a little bounce in our step with the addition of a trampoline.  Since the spectacularly loser landlord has not fixed the indoor pool after a full year, we have to have some other distractions.

Holland is such a little mechanic.  He loves putting things together and building.

 And he's no fool, he knows the difference between real tools and pretend tools.  He only wants the real ones of course.

 Yes, my backyard has now been taken over.  I wanted it a little further to the left in that corner you can't see, but I got overruled.

 Brother bounce time with daddy.

 Holland is my cool helper kid.  He loves to be a part of everything.  If he isn't you definitely hear about it. This is what happens if he is not allowed to do something:

but we prefer him this way:

It is so hard to believe that this is how little he was when we first moved in this house.  I remember his crawling outside and thinking "THIS is where I want him to learn how to walk" and he did.