Sundays

I love Sundays in Denmark! At first, I'll admit, I was annoyed at the Sunday schedule here. Church not until 1pm, nothing open, nothing to do, but now I really look forward to Sundays so much. Sundays are the one day that I sometimes get to sleep in a little while Jared feeds and entertains our little early riser. Then, we have all morning to have a big breakfast or just coffee over a great book. It is so relaxing and just such a relief not to be in a hurry for one day a week.

The 1pm service has developed into perfect timing as Ruby is cheerful after her morning nap and lunch, and more or less enjoys playing with the other kids in the nursery. Today she did her first coloring sheet. It was just a purple scribble on a cross, but I must admit it was exciting. Just the thought of all she's learned already and how much more she'll be able to do in another 9 months--it's staggering.

After church we went for a walk down Strøget while Ruby napped in the stroller. I enjoy window shopping on the Strøget, though most of the shops are closed. One of the funnier sights today was a "walk-thru" window at McDonalds. Since no cars are allowed on the street they decided to put in a walk-up window. I guess it makes sense, but it really does look a bit funny. We ended up getting a bit turned around, but the nice thing is that now we actually know the public transportation system well enough to get out of trouble. After a short ride on the metro we were quickly back where we wanted to be.

Now that we're home, Jared has been able to lay down for a nap while Ruby searches for new trouble to get into... and she found it! I just finished cleaning her up from a dive in the ashes from our wood stove. Oh well, these thing will happen. Good thing babies are washable!

As a quick update, I did go to choir and was the only one that showed up that isn't on the praise team, so that was a bit sad, but hopefully the choir will grow in the coming weeks. Also, we had our "american football" party last night which was pretty successful. We didn't end up watching any football, but everyone seemed to enjoy the food and company. I was exhausted by all the preparations, but today has helped me recover fully! The only sad thing is that Jared has been at a conference Friday and Saturday and then has to go back to work tomorrow, so it's a bit of a short weekend. We'll have to hit the hay early tonight and rest up for Monday. Hope everyone enjoys their Sunday and these pictures of our adorable Ru.