Wordless Wednesday- Let Me Out!

Unfinished Business--Teri Visits Germany

It is December first. The last month of the year. As far as I am concerned it is officially winter, yes I know winter officially starts on December 21st but for me Thanksgiving marks the end of fall and December first is the beginning of winter. I was looking back over the blog this morning and realized that I have been a bit of a lazy blogger. I know you are shocked. My plan is to use the first couple of weeks of December to catch up on unfinished blog business so I can start the new year with a clean slate.

The first bit of bloggy catch-up business is Teri's visit to Germany last summer. The kids love when Aunt Teri comes to visit because she spoils them rotten and we get to do lots of fun stuff. This time was no exception. It was go go go the whole time. We saw castles , lots and lots of castles, went hiking, played in rivers and swam in lakes. Visited Bavaria and Luxembourg. We went downtown to a kids fun festival and stumbled onto a gay pride parade (Mommy why is that man wearing gold underwear? Yeah that was fun!) visited the Alps and took a ride to the highest peak in Germany, rode a luge, toured Mad king Ludwig's castle, celebrated the Forth of July and so much more. I could do lots of posts on her visit and I really should have been posting like crazy when she was here but I just too busy having fun. Yeah I like it as much as the kids when she visits. What can I say? Any way here are some pictures from last summer.

Taking a break from hiking in the Taunus.

What visit to Germany would be complete without touring the most famous castle in Germany? Neuschwanstein also known as Mad King Ludwig's Castle.

A quiet moment on top of the world.

Burg Eltz

A view of Luxembourg from the top of the Bock Casemates.

This was not what we had planned when we headded downtown but it was fun to watch, although Colin had some interesting questions.

When we were just hanging out at the house Teri and Dave went head to head in a game of wii baseball.

MEOW!

Wordless Wednesday - Dave's Favorite Commercial

Busy Busy Busy...More Later

Sorry for the blog silence. David's sister Teri is here for a little European vacation so we have been busy busy busy. We have a little less than a week left before she leaves and so many things left to do. Of course we will not be able to do everything, but we can sure try. I will be back online after she leaves. In the mean time here are a few pictures just to give you a taste of the fun we have been having!

Wordless Wednesday-Tulips in Holland

A Coffee Cup, A Road Trip, and Mother's Day

This is my new favorite coffee cup. The sunny yellow inside with a matte black outside and happy daisy remind me to look for the positive in the day. It was a Mother''s Day present from David. He is good.

The other thing we did to celebrate Mother's Day was to take a road trip to the Netherlands. We set out about 6 in the morning heading to the Kuekenhof near Amsterdam. It took us about 4 1/2 hours to get there. The tulips and other flowers were stunning even if we were toward the end of the senason so some were bloomed out. There was plenty for the kids to do, from a a petting zoo to a maze. We all had a wonderful time and the kids did great. All the same I think we will pick something a bit closer for our next day trip. I will get some pictures up of all the flowers and fun when I have a bit more time. Now Mother's Day is over and I need to get the house cleaned. Does the fun never end?

Wordless Wednesday - Somewhere in Spain (or maybe France)

Pictures by Dakota