Sunday, March 27, 2011

Last Remnant of the Church's 25th Anniversary Celebration

Thanks to a "thank you" gift certificate from Edna, today we enjoyed the Sunday lunch buffet at the Ramada Inn's restaurant (part of the thermal springs complex)!! Although Edna intended it as "a date for two", we invited Zach to share the experience with us. That we finally had a Sunday without any commitments was truly amazing! We'd been anticipating this special meal for a long time.



Very classy atmosphere!





Instead of the complimentary glass of champagne, we preferred the refreshment of orange juice.

We don't have photos of everything we ate (too focused on eating, I guess), but John's appetizer is shown above. The salad bar was fabulous!

Becky's main dish


John's main dish (hmm. . . his first one!) We don't have a photo of Zach's choice of venison (first time for that) with SpƤtzle. He said it tasted very good!

Becky's dessert (hmm. . .her first!) She went back for lots of pineapple and strawberries.

Thomas, we thought of you when we saw all the decorative exotic fruits.

John's second main course

The photographer was fascinated by the blue carbonated water bottle.



Hmmm, what did Mommy get? Think I'll try that too!


Thanks, Edna, for a very special Sunday experience!!

Saturday, March 26, 2011

The Day Before Spring Began

Steffi's and Dietmar's blog documents this last game so much better, but here are a few more photos.

Zach prayerfully psyching himself up before the tip off.

The coach becomes a little more animated!



The anticipation mounts!?

TEAM WORK!!!





Our favorite team, with the final record: 8 wins, 4 losses

Beautiful flower bouquet from Steffi and Dietmar



Chicks, made by Nadine

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Zach's Photography Career Begins

This and that around the house

Max and Henry, there are still some "blow-up" creatures in the surprise eggs!




Lots of interesting "objects" at the Grosses' apartment







Steffi, the master baker








Self-portrait (James Dean image??)


Garfield forever!

Mother's photos - of her diligent, studious son, preparing for a presentation in German class. Theme is "music in the romantic era"/parallels to German literature of that time


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