Grandma and Grandpa Cook are here!!!
NOW Christmas can begin....
We started their trip off with a bang by going to the Mannheim Christmas Market. Jeremy volunteered to stay home with Whitney because it was a little cold. The Missionaries and some other members of our ward found us there and sang Christmas Carols to us in the middle of the Market. It was great!
Connor requested the song 'Oh Tannenbaum' and they made him sing it with them... in German! He was the loudest one of the bunch. :)
Kinder Punch!
Here's something you don't see every day on kids rides in the States! lol!
My little monsters!
Connor talked my Dad into asking for Macaroni and Cheese with hot dogs for breakfast... so that's what they got!
We're off to Switzerland!
Zurich Christmas Market... indoors!
Lunch
Dessert - Apfel Krapfen,
quite possibly the most delicious way to eat apples (and the healthiest!)
Swiss Chocolate
Souvenirs
"No, I didn't eat any chocolate.... really!"
Waiting on the street corner for Jeremy to come and pick us up
Christmas Eve presents.... CAN'T WAIT FOR TOMORROW!!!!!
Christmas Morning
The obligatory 'picture-on-the-stairs' before all the madness begins
All of my boys
The boys couldn't wait to FINALLY see what was in the big green box from Grandma and Grandpa Cates! We had to save the brand new computer for last.
My most favorite Christmas gift of all!!!
We did something different this year. After all the presents were unwrapped and we finished up breakfast, Jeremy went up to the playroom and yelled downstairs for the boys to come QUICK!!!
The boys came running to find a new PlayStation, TV, games, etc...
Testing out the new Paintball Guns.
Don't be fooled by Whitney...
even though she doesn't have a gun,
she is the most dangerous one of them all!!
Taking shelter
Whitney put the boys paintball goggles on and walked around calling herself 'Grandma Kaffy'.
Christmas Dinner
The Missionaries had several Christmas dinners to go to so they came later for ours.
They got to have a private, candle-light dinner with just the two of them! lol!
(with Whitney, of course... she never leaves Elder Jenkins' side).
Connor treated us all to a snow cone after dinner.... Classic!
New Christmas PJ's from Great-Grandma Cook (Mammaw)
The next day we were on our way to France!
Strasbourg Christmas Market
No Joke:
Eating chestnuts roasted on an open fire while the song:
"Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire" was actually playing overhead.
Seriously!
French Restaurant for lunch
My lunch: Quiche Lorraine... Mmmmm!!
My parents lunch: hmmmm?????
Outside the Restaurant
These two were making eyes at each other during lunch...
YES! Inside the Restaurant!!
My Mom.... ordering German Bretzels like a local! lol!
A very disconcerting sign posted... inside the cathedral!! (attention to pickpockets)
Sunday my cousin Sam came to visit.
He lives in Burgundy France with his wife, Sandrine and his son, Max.
They brought French chocolate!!!
I WISH I would have gotten a picture of my parents trying the 'Liqueurs de France'. Hilarious!
Whitney had so much fun with Max! Little cuties!!
NOW Christmas can begin....
We started their trip off with a bang by going to the Mannheim Christmas Market. Jeremy volunteered to stay home with Whitney because it was a little cold. The Missionaries and some other members of our ward found us there and sang Christmas Carols to us in the middle of the Market. It was great!
Connor requested the song 'Oh Tannenbaum' and they made him sing it with them... in German! He was the loudest one of the bunch. :)
Kinder Punch!
Here's something you don't see every day on kids rides in the States! lol!
My little monsters!
Connor talked my Dad into asking for Macaroni and Cheese with hot dogs for breakfast... so that's what they got!
We're off to Switzerland!
Zurich Christmas Market... indoors!
Lunch
Dessert - Apfel Krapfen,quite possibly the most delicious way to eat apples (and the healthiest!)
Swiss Chocolate
Souvenirs
"No, I didn't eat any chocolate.... really!"
Waiting on the street corner for Jeremy to come and pick us up
Christmas Eve presents.... CAN'T WAIT FOR TOMORROW!!!!!Christmas Morning
The obligatory 'picture-on-the-stairs' before all the madness begins
All of my boys
The boys couldn't wait to FINALLY see what was in the big green box from Grandma and Grandpa Cates! We had to save the brand new computer for last.
My most favorite Christmas gift of all!!!We did something different this year. After all the presents were unwrapped and we finished up breakfast, Jeremy went up to the playroom and yelled downstairs for the boys to come QUICK!!!
The boys came running to find a new PlayStation, TV, games, etc...
Testing out the new Paintball Guns.Don't be fooled by Whitney...
even though she doesn't have a gun,
she is the most dangerous one of them all!!
Taking shelter
Whitney put the boys paintball goggles on and walked around calling herself 'Grandma Kaffy'.
Christmas Dinner
The Missionaries had several Christmas dinners to go to so they came later for ours.They got to have a private, candle-light dinner with just the two of them! lol!
(with Whitney, of course... she never leaves Elder Jenkins' side).
Connor treated us all to a snow cone after dinner.... Classic!
New Christmas PJ's from Great-Grandma Cook (Mammaw)The next day we were on our way to France!
Strasbourg Christmas Market
No Joke:Eating chestnuts roasted on an open fire while the song:
"Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire" was actually playing overhead.
Seriously!
French Restaurant for lunch
My lunch: Quiche Lorraine... Mmmmm!!
My parents lunch: hmmmm?????
Outside the Restaurant
These two were making eyes at each other during lunch...
YES! Inside the Restaurant!!
My Mom.... ordering German Bretzels like a local! lol!
A very disconcerting sign posted... inside the cathedral!! (attention to pickpockets)Sunday my cousin Sam came to visit.
He lives in Burgundy France with his wife, Sandrine and his son, Max.
They brought French chocolate!!!I WISH I would have gotten a picture of my parents trying the 'Liqueurs de France'. Hilarious!
Whitney had so much fun with Max! Little cuties!!
2 comments:
Holy Cow, that was a lot of posting! I liked the pics though! I had already seen half of them though, from mom and dad's blog! I can't believe dad and Connor wanted and ate mac and cheese with hot dogs for brkfst! GROSS!!! Poor Connor looks SOOOO sad and pitiful, and on his birthday and baptism day too!!!! Poor boy! How cool to say that he was baptized in Germany though! Whitney looks like she's gotten a lot taller!!! I miss you guys!!!! I need to come visit next! I can give the new Aupair a week vacation!
~ Cami
Your posts would be this long too if you made your pictures big enough to actually see anything!!! j/k! I just got done looking at all of your posts too! I miss you guys. I really, really want you to come visit!!! Seriously.
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