Friedel’s Dad (Simon’s Opa) planted a few cherry trees in their backyard a long time ago and now they’re HUGE. The girls love to pick cherries every time they’re at Oma and Opa’s. They’re so delicious! Quinnie up in one of the cherry trees. They climb up that ladder to the left (that’s against the […]
Oma and Opa’s Place
Oma and Opa’s Place in Italy
Oma and Opa bought their place in Italy when Simon was just a baby. Opa Friedel’s sister also bought a home in the same village around the same time. So Simon and Ruth got to make some great childhood memories here with their cousins. Opa’s brother eventually bought a home in the same neighborhood as […]
The Girls Lately
About every 6 months I like to purge my photo folders of the pics that I like, but haven’t used in any blog posts yet. There are LOTS. So I’ll also do separate posts for each of the girls soon. But this photo post is about the two of them and what they’ve been up […]
Guinea Pigs (and other fun) at Oma and Opa’s Place
A few weeks ago Tante Ruth went on vacation so she had Oma and Opa watch the Guinea Pigs (Max and Moritz). Quinnie was elated- this meant she’d get to spend more time with them than usual! helping Ruth bring the Guinea Pigs in Look at the excitement on Quinnie’s face! Simon snapped this through […]
Harmonica Dance Show at Oma and Opa’s Place
Quinnie loves to perform and usually asks us to take video of her. She asked us to put this on the blog so that our relatives in America could see it. Kiera added, “Make sure Oma and Opa see it too!” (they were at their place in Italy) It’s amazing that Kiera even […]
Christmas Eve at Oma and Opa’s House
The four of us went to Oma and Opa’s place for Christmas Eve dinner. Their house was so festive. The girls were THRILLED that they were allowed to light the candles (with supervision) on the Christmas tree and wooden pyramid spinner. We got to try out our new Raclette […]
Oma and Opa’s house is SO much fun!
The girls LOVE going to Oma and Opa’s house. Whether they’re helping Opa water the plants, climbing statues, playing Oma’s piano, exploring the huge basement, learning to knit, cooking and baking, they always have a GREAT time! It is our little oasis in the middle of the city. […]
Our first day…
Opa and cousin Maxim picked us up at the airport in Frankfurt and drove us the two hours to Cologne (Köln). We were all pretty jet-lagged due to the 9 hour time difference and pulling an all-nighter the night before (Quinnie woke up at 2am the night before our flight and we let her stay […]