Last week we decided that we needed to have some snow this winter. Never mind that we're visiting Canada in January in the snowiest snowful winter ever. So with our neighbours we drove a few hours north and went schlittenfahren. Fun time had by all. Except the kids. We should have maybe more paid attention to the fact that ALL the families returning to their cars included multiple children bawling their eyes out. I made a mental note not to stay THAT long, and set forth.Every trip to the bottom of the hill was met with, "Noch mal! Do it again!" Lia had a blast. We didn't stay that long, we really didn't. And yet, all 4 kids were crying as we returned to our cars. We had a lovely time at a bakery to warm up, then drove 3 hours in a snowstorm to get home again. Yes, the snowstorm lasted for the duration of our drive. Yes, that means the snow came with us. First time since 1997, there is snow in the Ruhrgebiet.
Here are some shots of our adventure.
1 comment:
Hi Karla, I just stumbled across your blog when I googled my girls names: Lia (3 1/2 years old, and Kaia (6 months). Funny, heh?
We are Swiss, and lived abroad in North-California from 2003 to 2006. Lia was born in California, Kaia was born in Berne. We chose the names not only because they are beautiful, but als because they are pronounced the same way in German as in English.
Viele Grüsse,
Stefanie
sbl_bichsel@mac.com
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