Sunday, November 16, 2008

Home Sweet Home

Well we are about 95% moved in now so I thought I would take some photos for the blog of the new house. It is still a bit in shambles - so just ignore any messes :) Here are the kids sitting at our kitchen table (the kitchen is to the right of the table but it is not really exciting) We have had to use wireless on the laptops until we can find a cord long enough to snake downstairs from the router upstairs! German houses generally only have one telephone outlet (only DSL here too). Our outlet happens to be on the wrong floor and wrong end of the house from the office!
Here is the room we made our family room with the TV and all. And Jeff said I would never get the couch to fit again!
This is where we hope to get a dining room table some day. This is the Living/dining room. Right next to the corner hutch there is a door that leads out to our balcony.

Here is the other side of the living/dinning room. That is our fireplace there on the left.

A front shot of the fireplace.

There is the Sauna room. That on the left is a tanning bed and you can also see the shower in the room - it is the biggest shower I think. We have not figured out where to put Jeff's recliner yet - so it is in there. You can see out the door to the dinning room.

This is the hallway upstairs - pretend you are standing at the top of the stairs. (that ohio state sweatshirt is on the stair post) Down where Jack is standing is the door to Wolf's room. The stairs up is to the attic - which we don't use - the owners stored stuff in it. The family room is right off the the right. To the left is the hall that leads to the kitchen, master bedroom (which is right across from the kitchen, the living room & Sauna.

Here is a shot of Wolf's messy room.

Another shot of the mess - and Jack :)

This is the hallway that you walk into from the front door (pretend it is right behind you) The stairs up is the stairs you are standing at the top of in the last photo. If you turn to your immediate left the office is there. Olivia's room is to the left of the bunny bench. There is a bathroom to the right of the bunny bench. Sophie's room is down the hall to the right. Why is my buffet in the hall you ask? Because they could not get it up the stairs. As it was they had to lift my TV Cabinet up over the balcony! They probably could have lifted the buffet up over the balcony too but it was in almost the last crate they opened (we had 16 crates) and the movers were pretty tired!

Sophie's Messy room - Gosh Sophie make that bed!! Another shot of Sophie's messy room.

Here is Olivia's Room - She got the biggest room! Another shot of her room!
Here is the messy office/scrap shack. This the the final room that needs organization - as you can probably see. We have ignored it thus far but it will get done soon!
Another messy office shot.
Well there you have it. If the weather is nice tomorrow I will try for some outside shots :)



Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Back in the Saddle

We finally found Olivia a place to ride! Here are a few shots of her riding "Nimbo". Her instructor speaks awesome english and Olivia is getting one-on-one lessons ... which for the first lesson she thought was a bit wierd. But never the less she is happy to be back in the Saddle!The Arena is soooo clean - hardly any dust at all and well lit too! They even pick up the poo when the horse goes instead of letting it all blend in!

Sophie likes to tag along -she is not riding yet. So she must entertain herself for the hour!

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Sunday Biking

The bikes were fixed and that weather was perfect so we went on a great bike ride last sunday and enjoyed the germany countryside!



Nurnburg

Last Saturday we went the Nurnburg - mainly to go to the Jack Wolfskin store...but there was also a market going on in the square - so we did some local shopping and picked up a few things!Kids posing on one of the many bridges leading to the square.
Yep it was raining on and off all day - those rain jacket we bought last month are sure coming in handy! The girls on another bridge.

I got a cool new basket at the marked for the low price of 5 euros - we are trying to go native!
Sophie finding something hanging from the ceiling really exciting - she hooked up with some groovy slippers and Wolfgang finally got a pocket watch - so he is all about what time it is now.
Jeff doing some wet shopping.


Sunday Strolling

Sunday's in Germany are very low-key. Nothing is open (by law) except maybe the occasional Guesthouse. Most folks relax on Sunday and take long walks or bike rides. We decided to embrace the local customs and took a stroll thru the local castle in the town we currently are living in - Litchenau Sophies bike was the only one that made it out of hold baggage unscathed. So she got to ride while the rest of us walked since our bikes were in the shop!!



This was the church right outside the walls of the castle.

Wurzburg

Since we still don't have a home - or our stuff...we have been trying to get out as much as possible on the weekends. This was a day trip we took to Wurzburg. Luck was on our side and there was a street festival going on! It was a fun day.Jeff and the kids standing on the bridge in Wurburg. You can see the castle from this bridge.This guy was also on the bridge - yes those are fish he is cooking and yes people were buying and eating them!!!A view of the castle from the bridge.Seasoned travelers.This is the Residence in Wurzburg - we did not get a chance to go in but we walk all around the gardens - which were amazing. My photos do not do it justice!I loved the pointy trees.

Rothenburg

Rothenburg is one of our favorite little towns in Germany. It is also the most photographed town in Germany. Here are some photos of a trip we made a few weeks ago - sorry the photos are not so good - they were taken with my phone :)This is the most photographed spot in Germany!!Walking the outer wall of the city.Wolfgang out in front of St. Wolfgang's Church - it is really OLD and built right into the wall that circles the town.