Saturday, August 16, 2008
Good Times in and Around Ortenberg, Germany (Part III)
Visiting Oma and Opa wasn't all swimming and eating ice cream. We had work to do as well.
Opa taught me how to fill watering cans all by myself.
I helped Opa water the flowers, though sometimes I found it more convenient to water the patio.
One day was a big day for wood cutting and stacking. Papa and Onkel Thomas helped put the wood through the saw, Opa took it in the trailer and unloaded it, and I helped Mama and Oma stack it up by staying out of the way (mostly).
Then we took a break and had a beer. Prost!
And a Kaesewecke -- delicious!
I got to spend lots of time with my Onkel Tom.
We read books and played games together....
We went for a hike...
(Mama, Papa, and Onkel Thomas hike for the view and the exercise -- I hike for the snacks)
We ate a lot and played with cars too.
Another fun thing we got to do was to go on a family camping trip with the Ortenberg Musikverein that my Papa used to play in.
Monday, August 11, 2008
Good Times in Ortenberg, Germany and Elsewhere (Part II)
Here I am in Markelfingen (down south near Lake Constance aka the Bodensee) with my friends Mathis, Marla, and Mathilda (Mats couldn't make it this year). I guess Mama and Papa didn't get the memo -- fortunately, my middle name is Markus.
I love to JUMP!
Apparently it runs in the family...
Mama and Papa took a short vacation to Saint Malo. I stayed behind -- somebody had to look after Oma and Opa. Good Times in Ortenberg, Germany and Elsewhere (part I)
Here we are visiting Oma and Opa in Ortenberg.
Opa shared his tractor with me...
and I shared my cars with him.
Here we are at the Schuetzenhaus -- the coolest playground in these parts. Papa rode on the swing with me (the place that sells coffee and kuchen and beer was closed that day).
We did a lot of swimming in the afternoons.
When the ice cream truck comes to the beach, everyone drops whatever they are doing and gets in line.