Ok, folks! I've been back for nearly a month now and sadly haven't posted one darn thing. I've got pictures of our trip to Italy still to post, plus a little international quizlet for you all, but for now I'll start with a sumary of the last month.
First point of interest: jetlag is a monster. Griffin is still recovering from it...which of course means that Landon and I are still recovering as well. Poor baby doesn't know which way is up.
We got back into Denver on August 8th and spent a week here letting Griffin readjust to his home environment, before we confused him yet again with another plane trip, this time to Arizona. Griffin loved hanging out with my family, especially his Grandpa Griffin...I think that was because my dad kept feeding him cookies on the sly, plus he let Girffin play with his cowboy hat. I guess that's what Grandpas are for, right?
Then we came back to Denver for a few more days, just in time for Griffin to be really confused when we took off for Utah to visit with Landon's family. We had a great time getting to see Griffin interact with all of his cousins, and hosting a Greek party for Landon's family: gyros all around!!
Now if you're considering calling me a cruel mother for dragging my poor kid all over the place and neglecting to give him a consistent environment, trust me, I'm with you all the way. When we purchased these plane tickets it seemed like a great idea to visit family after we got back to the U.S. The logic being, of course, that we hadn't seen them in several months and Griffin was bound to grow up during that time. Would it not also be cruel to the grandparents to withhold their grandson from them? At least, these were our thoughts when we purchased the tickets.
Not that I'm having any regrets about visiting family. We really had a fabulous time. But perhaps it would have been a little wiser to space our travel out a bit. As it is, I'm sure that Griffin assumes that any day now we're going to pack up and move again. Hopefully, he'll get into a more consistent rhythm now that we are finally back in Denver for good. We've decided that we are not doing any traveling until Christmas time. So if you want to see us, you'll have to mosey on over our way because this rolling stone is kaput and ready to start gathering a little moss...but not too much moss, that might cramp my style.
A cool park down the street from us.
This is the Alte Oper (Old Opera House) that is nearly next door to us. Please note how very chivalrous my husband is...he carries Griffin in the baby bjorn whenever we go out together.
One of the great things about this city is how you can have a 600 year-old watchtower next to a modern skyscraper. The juxtaposition is at once perplexing, refreshing, and inspiring.
Check out this giant tree we found in a park near our apartment. This was HUGE!
This is one of my favorite architecture pictures we've taken thus far on the trip. I think this cathedral dates back to 847AD. 
CEREAL: First of all, most of you know that I love cereal. In the U.S. one of my favorite cereals is Cinnamon Toast Crunch. I expected this cereal called Mini Zimtos to taste similar. I was mistaken. The cinnamon is way stronger than I expected. The best way to describe it is to say it is like eating a bowl of Big Red gum...except crunchier. At first, this was a dissappointment, but because we'd purchased a large box I felt compelled to finish it. By the time the box was empty I loved this cereal. 
TOOTHPASTE: I don't know, and can't tell you what flavor this toothpaste says it is. What I can tell you is that it is disgusting. I will point out that I still brush every night and every morning, but with extreme loathing. It tastes like I'm going to bed with a mouthfull of weeds, and waking up with a mouthfull of dirt, with perhaps some undertones of black licorice. Ew. 
