Today was my uncle Bodo's funeral. In honor of him, Henry wore his lederhosen. My aunt and uncle brought them back for Henry on a trip they had made to Germany. My uncle was German. He married my aunt and they moved to California when he was in his twenties. Henry loved Bodo very much. They played trains together and did puzzles. Bodo even taught Henry how to lay on the floor on his side with his arm propped, holding up his head. At bedtime tonight I asked Henry if he had a good time at Ellen & Bodo's today. He said 'no'. I asked him why and he said it was because Uncle Bodo wasn't there and then he promptly laid on his side and said, "see….just like Bodo taught me." Death is a hard thing to explain to a near 4-year old. He asked me today if you can only die if you live in Germany. My uncle was there visiting family when he became ill and passed away in the same town where he was born just 57 years earlier . My cousin brought back some "kinder schokolade" for Henry, which he was over the moon about and now requests. My brave aunt has been so courageous these last 2 1/2 months. We love her so much. 
Little Miss Kate turned 10 months today. I have absolutely no idea where she inherited those legs. Here she is with my brother, Matt. The husband is out of town on a shoot for the weekend and I've been so lucky to have Matt here. My sister and Dustin are staying here, too. We are a happy family! Kate made her first sign this week for "milk." What I thought were only 2 teeth coming in on top were actually 4. So that's 6 with 2 more breaking through. Oy. Thank you Dustin for the photo's!
i'm hoping to be back in this space more regularly next week.
xo
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