Back to School... back to school...

Cael must have been so excited for the first day of school because he was dressed and had eaten his breakfast an hour before the bus was scheduled to arrive. We had a fun morning, especially since now we have time to say goodbye to Daddy before he leaves for work... it is not nearly as early as he is used to leaving and we are all usually awake.

One thing I will not forget is how freezing cold it was. Of course we are all used to wearing shorts long into the year, but I'm afraid that tradition will not last long here. On the second day Cael was sure to put on long pants.

Bamberg Trip

We started this trip to Bamberg running.... at least the boys did. Our location allows us to drive about an hour and see something new everytime. Our friends had lived in this city and suggested it for a good day trip. Our little car really opened up on the autobahn, but there were still cars that were flying past us. That "no speed limit" idea is sure taken seriously here.
We were hungry right away and ate at this little "snack" shop. They had plenty of icecream to choose from, but we needed some substance. After filling up, we were ready to find the Marktplatz. Here is a photo play by play.

WHEW!!! That was alot of walking, hiking up the big hill (twice), maybe being a little too loud inside of 2 churches, "i gotta go pee" by the red flowers, making our way back to the car in the rain, finding a parking ticket TRIP!

... and even though we were exhausted we saw a really cool spielplatz (playground) with a zipline, swings, merry-go-round and slides that we just had to play on IN the RAIN!! So much fun to do and see how fast we could get that zipline going!