Robbery at Terezin

A crime can't get much lower than this one.

Last week, some asshat(s) decided to steal 327 bronze named plaques from the cememtery.
Stealing from any cemetery is low, but what hurts locals most is in this case it happened in the memorial cemetery of Terezin, the former prison and concentration camp in northern Czech Republic.

It's unthinkable how someone can disregard so much for so little.

The local news article in English:
http://www.praguemonitor.com/en/316/czech_national_news/21424/

Our Happy Little Fella!

Mattias turned 3 months old on Sunday. Today was another big day for our little man. He had his 3 month check-up and first round of vaccinations. He was a brave little soldier and only cried for a couple seconds...Ella was there to talk him through it and let him know that this was "only a little shot" and wouldn't hurt like the ones SHE had to get when SHE was in the hospital.

Some information many have been waiting for: Mattias now weighs 6.4 kg or about 14 lbs. Apparently his weight gain is "too much" and I'm supposed to back off a bit on feeding him...how?!?!

Today was also Mattias' first trip to the zoo. He slept through the whole trip - maybe tired out from the doctor visit. There will be many more trips to the zoo as it's now a lovely walk for us through Stromovka Park.

Anyway, he's a happy little fella and here are some photos to prove it:

Ella and dad went out to kick the ball around at Letna Park and around the giant metronome. Dad went a little crazy with the camera. So, I'll just post some pictures...

WELCOME TO THE WORLD, HENRY EASTON GREEN!

Maylia's cousin, Erica, and her husband, Laine, finally met their little boy late last night (April 5). Henry weighed in at a whopping 9lbs 7oz and was 22 inches long. For those of you who know Erica, you gotta wonder how that guy fit in there - he's already about half Erica's height and weight! (hee hee hee)

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WHOLE FAMILY!

Mom Has Left the Building

Our last visitor and playmate left us early this morning.

Jeff and his mom left for the aiport around 7 this morning, after a sad but brief goodbye to May, Ella and Mattias. It had been absolutely wonderful having her here, giving Ella more precious memories of her grammy, and giving us more special time with our families overseas.

As we said often in the end - we'll see you and everyone in the summer - we can't wait!!

A side note...

MSNBC online reports the World's Weirdest Museums

The first one mentioned is our very own Museum of Medieval Torture here in Prague.

Here's the link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23676181/

Eric - thank you for our visit to this museum just last November.

Clicking on the picture shows that McDonald's marketing reps could have picked a better place to showcase the McRib sandwich.