Lately I've been leaving evening engagements early because the next day is just too painful with small children. As I mentioned this on my way out of a particular Kreuzberg locale recently, a friend of a friend asked me what my verdict was on having children.

I told her kids can push you to your very limits for banal reasons. But at the same time I've had some of the best weekends of my life with them. She asked me to explain but I couldn't really.

I wish I could just show her this series of photos from a recent Saturday morning: