Endlich mal wieder Neues

Die letzten Monate ist viel passiert, und wir haben es nicht geschafft, unseren Blog zu aktualisieren. Dafür jetzt mal wieder ein paar neue Bilder...

Letztes Wochenende sind wir in die bayerischen Voralpen gefahren. In Lenggries haben wir das Auto geparkt und haben uns auf die Wanderung zur Reiseralm gemacht. Joshua hat tapfer durchgehalten, denn es ging ganz schön den Berg hoch...

We haven't been blogging much of late, but finally some new pics! Last weekend we went to the Bavarian Alps for a family hike to a little hut. It was pretty steep, and Joshua did a great job hiking the whole way!

Vorbei an einem Gebirgsfluss... A stream of ice cold water coming from the still-snowy peaks.

...bis auf die Reiseralm, es gab leckeres Wiener Schnitzel!
Our goal was the Reiseralm, where we had Wiener Schnitzel for lunch.

"Hi!" wie Henry zu sagen pflegt
Since USA, Henry loves to say "hi" to everybody he meets!

 

Toll war auch der kleine Spielplatz mit dem grossen Trampolin für die Kleinen
und einem tollen Panoramablick für die Grossen
The hut offered a playground for the kids and great views for all.

Joshua's neue Brille!
Joshua's new glasses!

Und wir haben auch noch Schneereste gefunden...
We still found a few traces of snow . . .

die dann im Bach landeten.
and had fun throwing snowballs into the stream.

Em and kids' in USA

Emily and the boys traveled to South Carolina at the end of March for a four week visit with family and friends. Poor Andy stayed behind to fund the trip, um er, to work.

The first highlight was Joshua's fourth birthday -- pirate style! Here, he's posing with his grandma, Marmie, and cousin, Parker.

Baba (Charlie), Marmie, and Emily planned a treasure hunt all around the yard, and here's the contented pirate about to attack the loot in the treasure chest.

We were in hardcore egg hunt country, and attended the egg hunt at Furman University, Emily's alma mater. Whereas some children were afraid of him, Henry was infatuated with the Easter Bunny!

 Our younger son is also a farm animal fanatic, his favorites being cows and horses. At the Shriner's Circus, our 22 month old fearlessly rode a pony.

 A boys' dream: the cousins went for the grand re-opening of George the Train and were the first to ride!

Picking carrots in Baba and Marmie's garden!
Joshua's hot rod -- we bought him a bike at Wal-mart, and he loved riding in circles in the cul-de-sacs!

 

 On Easter Sunday afternoon, we took a big family hike in Conestee Nature Preserve. Believe it or not, we saw two snakes, maybe a copperhead!

 Joshua's first baseball game -- with Baba, who explained all the rules!

 Down on the farm with Aunt Mary and Uncle Boo. Tractor rides, roasting marshmallows, good times!

 Andy's sister, Christine, came down from Canada for a few days to spend time with her nephews. We also got to enjoy some girl time downtown. Hope to see you in Kingston before too long!

 Story hour at the library. Getting to be good buddies!

 Emily was happy to see her Furman friends, Brooke and Megan, here with some of their kids (we have 8 in total)!

 The work continues -- Joshua helped Baba put up the scarecrow.

Our time in the US ended on a high note with Les Miserables at the Peace Center. Loved the new scenery and staging to honor Hugo's own paintings and to commemorate 25 years on Broadway. My favorite show of all time! Keep dreaming the dream!