Where's the A/C?

How do people live here with no A/C and temperatures in the upper 90's with 40-50% humidity?!? We bought four new fans just so that we could attempt to sleep a bit better.  The kids are being creative in the backyard trying to keep cool while playing "Sally Spa".

Ashton loved the cold stone treatment while Boston enjoyed a frozen yogurt mask with cool cucumber eye treatment.

The culture and tradition is very rich here in Bayern and we are preparing, with the rest of the Germans, for Oktoberfest! These are the girls' "Dirndl" dresses...Lederhosen to follow...

One of Bruce's favorite companions from our mission came from Hamburg to visit us for the weekend: Rudi Jaeger. He is the coolest, funniest German we know! The mountains in the background are the border to Austria--we felt like we were going to hear "The Sound of Music" score at any given moment. We did enjoy the cowbells ringing from the mountainside.

(My video clip of the cowbells didn't upload-- I'll keep working on it; anyone know how to do that?)

Koenigsee in Berchtesgaden has been said by some to be the "Garden of Eden" in Europe. It was truly breathtaking! 

And the latest greatest about Ava Rose---she finally cut her first tooth on Sunday. We are all resting a bit easier with that behind us!

Found the Lederhosen photos :)

Another adventurous week behind us... grateful for the opportunities of growth, love and service!

  So happy to be here experiencing it together. 

The Gaggle flies the nest and lands in Deutschland

Gruess Gott, as they say here in Bavaria. We've been here 10 days now and somehow I still feel exhausted! Maybe it is due to the 5 weeks of chaos and scrambling it took to get us here. I am continuing to improve though! I have to say THANK YOU to everyone who helped out...I honestly couldn't have done it without you all!!! It feels so right to be here, and I know we are not at the helm of the ship carrying us on this incredible adventure. We miss Max and Tal immensely, but know that they are in great hands and we are so grateful! 

While we are waiting to move into our permanent home, which will not be ready until September 15th, we are trying to relax a bit and enjoy the 'scenery'. Bayern, or Bavaria, is a beautiful area, and it is fun to take this time we have now to get to know it a bit.

Ober Amagau: 

where the Passion Play is put on every ten years; this is a small city of 5000 people, but when it's a year that the play runs, their population doubles. Next show: 2020--book your tickets today!

Ashton and Boss with their first German buddy

Boston picked out his Bayeriesche hat and wears it everywhere. It's a fun tradition here to buy small pins from every village that you visit and collect them on your hat. The kids, and Bruce!, have fun looking for a pin to stick on their hat whenever we visit a new place. 

Love to have you be a part of our journey these next few years--leave a comment and let's keep in touch!