Nikolaustag

Germans celebrate "Nikolaustag" in the beginning of December. The night before, the kids polish a shoe or boot for Nikolaus to fill with treats. Oma came over that morning to play "Nikolaus" and brought socks she had knit that were filled with chocolates and euros!

Sarah's class party

Last weekend, the Schiff family who have twin boys in Sarah's class, invited everyone out to their home for a little celebrating. They live on a horse farm, so Sarah was naturally very excited about the event. The kids ate a nice potluck lunch and then got to brush the horses and go for a little ride. Their teacher, Herr Schuette and some of the parents were coaxed to get on the horses too!

Eystrup tree lighting

Hannah's third grade class recently sang at the annual tree lighting ceremony and sold cookies to earn money for their class fund. It was cold and rainy that day, but we enjoyed our small town's celebration anyway!

Wilde Sau

A couple of weeks ago on the first Sunday of Advent, Oma took all the family out to eat at a local restaurant. It was very yummy! We had goose, duck, Rotkohl (red cabbage) green beans, potatoes, Knoedel and Bavarian cream for dessert. The only thing missing was Thomas' brother, Hermann. He had developed a blood clot in his leg and had to spend a week in the hospital. After the meal, Sarah was a little distraught about the choice of meat and claimed she was going to be a vegetarian!