Heidelberg Old Town

Mia and Mama spent one day hanging out in the Old Town of Heidelberg.

On University Square the stopped for some old fashioned fair ground rides

Then it was time for some ice cream

Ji enjoyed the local strawberries - some of the best she ever had

Mia fed some pigeons

Heidelberg Zoo

While Papa had to head to work Mama and Mia checked out the Heidelberg zoo

 In teh kids section Mia could not just pet some animals - she could also feed and brush the goats

 The playground was also fun

Lorene's Wedding

Our friend and neighbor Lorene had invited us to her wedding in North Carolina. As a special honor she had asked Mia to be her flower girl.
The weather was perfect and the setting outside the clubhouse of the Country Club of North Carolina was beautiful

Since Mia had a few practice runs the day before all went perfect.
After the ceremony we had to wait a bit for the reception

 Then Mia had to pose for some formal pictures

Then it was time for dinner and some dancing. Mia and the bride enjoyed the dancing part

Here some of the official pictures we received later from Lorene

Memorial Day Weekend

The first day of the Memorial Day weekend we got invited by some friends from the German school. There was some great food and fun for the children. First Mia checked out the little water slide

Then it was time to warm up in the hot tub

They also had a nice trampoline

and swings

The children liked to have some time for themselfes

The Grand Finale

Mia had wonderful teachers and nice classmates in her preschool class. So it was kind of sad when the last day had arrived ans school year ended with the "Grand Finale". The oldest children in Mia's Angels class started the program with a prayer and songs

Then there was a reception with time for some cake and some photos with friends and teachers

Some children and their mothers met later for a picnic at a playgroud

Beach Day

With the summer around the corner Mia's teacher organized a beach day at her school. All the children had lots of fun

Claude Moore Colonial Farm

The Claude Moore Colonial Farm offered a market fair it was a good opportunity to check it out.
Volunteers dressed like in 1771 and answered questions   about the live back then

  Kids could try games from 250 years ago

 There was a free fencing lesson

 The puppet show was very popular

 Kross has fun as well

The chicken on the farm had a good live