Out Back

So this is in the courtyard of our house. As you can see what is now the garage was one a 'garage' for carriages and wagons, and the other doors you see used to be stalls for animals, but are now storage sheds and bike sheds. Life in Germany is different. I do not have a dryer, so I hope for sun so I can hang my clothes on the line. I do not have a dishwasher, or a car. So, life can get a bit difficult at times, I have to make sure I plan everything well with my time. The door open is our bike shed. That gate leads to the big back garden where David and Sam feast on fruits of all sorts. Blackberries, raspberries, Johanisberries, Gooseberries, 2 apple trees, 2 cherry trees, 3 plum trees and 1 pear tree, which the land lord told me is over 100 years old and is by far the largest tree in the back yard.

Willkommen in unserem Haus in Deutschland

We have moved to Rosdorf, Germany! These are photos of our house here. We will live in Germany for 2 years while Machiel does research on sabbatical at Georg-August Universität in Göttingen. We chose the picturesque village of Rosdorf for the schools, the quiet and that it had everything a person needs and is still close to the city. This house is about 200 years old and has been passed down in the family through each new generation. It was an old farm house. It is now divided into 3 houses, we are the left upstairs side. So this is a view of the house from the street and the front garden in front of our steps.

The Sword is Mightier...

David and Sam play awesome together..don't get me wrong, they fight every now and again. But for the most part they play well and get along. I just happened to look out the back one day and saw them playing pirates. I had to capture the moment!

Easter

So, Sam (as you can see, he looks tired) wakes us up good and early on Easter Morning...and what do my eyes see on this spring holiday? SNOW!!! How are they going to do the big easter Egg hunt outside now? Luckily it melted by the time our guests came and the kids got to hunt eggs in the back yard with their friends! We had lots of people over and of course yummy food. Lamb and ham, tarts and trifles. It was all good :) Happy Eostre!

Kill your T.V.!

OK, so we limit our children's intake of movies and television. But see what great games they come up with! It first started with a 'Sam"wich..Sam between 2 pillows. Then the pillows suddenly became horses and they were 'jousting' minus the poles and colliding with each other instead. I got some really good shots before one of them was crying and then got sent outside to play.

BYU Lu'au

I got the opportunity to dance with BYU Lu'au. I danced the Auana (slow pretty dance)for Hawai'i, and the girls dance and finale for Fiji. Check me out in front row..not too bad for an old lady dancing with a bunch a young college whippersnappers huh? You can watch the videos at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZM2LF56yxY I am front row 3rd from the left. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLwaCKFZKT8 I am 2nd from the left. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnaacswd92Q ...yeah these outfits are not very flattering...it was fun though!

Just Clownin' Around!

We went for a walk in Liberty Park up in Salt Lake City and happen to come upon a few clowns. These clowns work with Patch Adams and go to countries at war or orphanges or hospitals to cheer people up. They were going to do a little seminar and not many people were showing up, so they played with the kids at the park instead. Even Machiel got in on the action!