Mother's Day

Sunday was our real first mother’s day with all necessary ingredients present as a year ago Jakob was still well hidden. Given that we arrived late on Saturday the preparations for Kerstin’s big day were rather limited and needed improvisation. Markus and Jakob got some help from the weather as Sunday morning was sunny and warm and thus the two gents left home for a walk together and picked up some fresh bread and newspapers for breakfast on the balcony while Kerstin could rest and get fresh. With Jakob sleeping well and long we could really enjoy a peaceful breakfast and by the time our little sunshine woke up we were finished and we could dedicate our time 100% to playing with him.

Jakob used the time on the terrace to play and work out

Later on we relocated to the terrace, which we laid out with a green grass carpet, pillows and blankets, protected junior with some sun crème and provided him with some toys. Jakob enjoyed himself up there and explored the terrace while he luckily disregarded most of the plants and focussed on child friendly toys and we enjoyed the setting as well with refreshing Aperol Sprizz. When it was time for Jakob’s afternoon sleep we dived into the sea of “mother’s day tourists” who flooded the Prater just as every year. It’s very obvious why this area of Vienna is so popular on a sunny weekend given the fresh air, peace due to no traffic and numerous possibilities for children to play. When we returned home we realised again how lucky we are to live so close to the Prater as we were not stuck in traffic on the way towards the city. The traffic chaos and sometimes even aggressive behaviour of some drivers can destroy a lot of the recreation gathered beforehand while we can have a drink on the terrace and watch the chaos develop. As we locked the chaos out the three of us enjoyed a calm and nice Sunday evening ending a great long weekend together.

Jakob, Kerstin & Markus