A Stroll Down Memory Lane

Growing up, every summer we would return to Germany and stay at the '"summer house" in Wangen. I have so many great memories of playing outside in the backyard overlooking the lake bordering Germany and Switzerland. It was a place we always went with my dad - he just loved it there. So when we had the opportunity to have the kids go - I was all about it. It was Onkel Dieter's birthday. Both my cousins Stefan and Sibylle were supposed to be there with their family. We packed the kids in the car and headed over to Wangen - only about a 15 min ride from Radolfzell. We arrived to find that Stefan could not come because Charlotte was still sick from her recent Adnoid removal - what a disappointment.

When we walked into the house, Alexandra and Anthony instantly ran outside to play with the other girls. They had the table set up nicely for lunch and the kids had a great time playing in the sunshine. All the kids played very nicely together, despite not really being able to understand each other. It is just amazing how much they look alike, especially Alexandra and Carole.

At times, Anthony would get left behind, the girls seemed to think he was always messing up their playing and pretending. They made pizza's out of the flowers in the garden, played in the sandbox and of course - had Popsicles. Amelie was able to teach Alexandra all kinds of scary things on the swing - she was very impressed.

After lunch we walked into downtown and they played some more on the little playground. We had a great time, we even decided to all go to the animal park the next day together.