Christmas Day

To identify my place setting at dinner from the other 'Mary'... the brits don't say 'street'!!
John & the girls
John & Maggie on Christmas Day

Finally, I have added pictures from Christmas Day! Our great neighbors across the street had us over for a traditional English Christmas dinner. Something new we tried was bread sauce.... yum! Of course, the christmas pudding with brandy butter was delicious!

The Guitar...

Thank you Uncle Johnny for the BEST Christmas present: A guitar!! Needless to say John has been playing it every day... Just look at the concentration on his face. Is that a tongue sticking out?!?! (John not Maggie) So far he can play the first three chords of Wild Thing...

Christmas Eve

Maggie's First Christmas was spent at the Old Rectory in Barton Bendish. We had a great dinner at home for Christmas Eve. After dinner we headed over to the pub where they opened the doors for drinks and goodies. Maggie was already dancing on the tables!

Playing with Auntie Sussus

More Germany Pics

Germany pics

John & Maggie waiting for our carriage
Out for our morning walk
Castle in Bavaria
View from the hotel

December 2007: Germany with the Smiths!

We just got back from a 16 hour drive from Germany. Needless to say, we are tired. Actually, John is tired because he drove all night, I am tired from sitting in the backseat :). Maggie is now a world traveler... France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Austria, and Germany are now on her list. I am not sure if seeing most of it through the window of the car counts!

It was the first time meeting her Smith family: Grandma Stephanie, Auntie Susan, Uncle Dave, Tawnia, & Hannah all came to visit. We have found yet another place in Europe that we could call home... Garmisch Germany. The Alps are amazing, the food was to die for (potato soup, crepes, mulled wine, brats, roasted chesnuts, candied almonds... and don't even get me started on the pastries!!), the Christmas Markets were beautiful, and of course the snow.

Enjoy the pictures!