May and June

I'd really like to remember some more of our Spring.  These photos are a couple of months old.

 Aaron and Timmy got this cool kite from Scott's friend at work.  He brought it back from China!  They had a fun kite flying outing.

 Cora started getting stable enough with her standing to stand unassisted on a stool next to the "Kicker Tisch."  She liked to through the ball into play, start yelling loudly, and then try to turn the goalie stick.

 Hanging out on the porch

 The beautiful garden in Spring

 Young Men's Hike in the Eifel.

You may not think this is very interesting if you are a Mormon, but for my friends who are not of my faith, it may sound really weird to you that....I had my first beer.  (Yes - I am 35 years old)  It was non-alcoholic of course.   Kind of monumental.....I suppose. :)   

It must be a good brand.  It tasted alright.

Allie and any other vegen/vegetarian friends - close your eyes for the next photo!  I'm serious.

Joseph's friend roasted a pig for the ward (congregation).  

 We were invited to meet on a holiday and have a party of it.  Interesting story.  These two were in the hospital for serious heart issues.  The man next to Joseph is a butcher.  He made a deal with Joseph that if he lived, he would roast a pig for the ward. So - he was good for his word!

Our fantastic friends Tobias and Melanie came down to visit.  It's not easy getting a day free to take 4 kids down to visit friends!  We were honored!  What a fun day we had touring around Aachen, and so much fun to catch up with some of our dear Northwood friends from Germany.

We will miss Nobis Bakery sending the kids their very own printen cookie for their birthday with their name on it!  Always such a fun treat!

We took a treat day for Aaron's birthday, and went to Phantasialand.  Timmy had a free birthday ticket for himself and an adult, and Aaron is free on his birthday.  Cora is free always.  Since there was no school that day, it was a great day for a trip to the park.  

And it was not too busy, and not hot, so it was fun!

 The park has various dragons you can meet and greet.  The kids don't really like to talk to them, but they want a stamp in their adventure book.

  JUMP is one of our favorite shows.  BMX bikes, trampolines, and spring shoe stunts.  The boys wanted to ask them where they learned the stunts, but the were all Russian speaking, and could not speak ANY German or English.  We were surprised. :)

Aaron wanted his whole face painted like a Tiger, but compromised for this one.  I hate cleaning the black eyeliner off at the end of the day.  The cheek is easy cleaning. 

 The drums in Africa are cool

So nice that Cora was finally starting to walk a bit.  She is also not as content to stay in the stroller. 

Luckily, she took a nice hour long nap mid-day, and did really well the whole day.  She loved the sights, the rides, and the shows a LOT.