Kids Fest!

Last weekend we went to a Kids Festival along the Main River and Landon had a great time, while Gavin napped away in his stroller. Here are some pics from the morning. We have also gone to the Opel Zoo with Grandma & Grandpa, the Vizz indoor playground and lots of visits to the playground and duck pond. Grandma & Grandpa are now in Amsterdam for a few days so the boys are missing them. I hope they rest up a bit because Landon will be ready to go again when they return!

Grandma & Grandpa Russell

Well we have been busy the last 10 days since Grandma & Grandpa Russell have been visiting. Lots of fun for the boys for sure!! Here are some pics of Landon and Gavin soaking up their time with the grandparents! More pics to come of the birthday festivities!!

Twins!!

Here are some pics for Grandma Cacka who sent the boys matching outfits! as you can tell from the pics, Gavin is not too impressed but Landon thinks it is pretty cool!! ;)









































Gavin warming up his throwing hand!

Smiley Boys!

Here are some pics of Gavin smiling at his Daddy and brother. It has been really hot the last couple of days in Germany as well and without air-conditioning it can be pretty uncomfortable. We had the pool out yesterday but it was too hot to even be outside today. So we had some friends over for dinner and hung out with our army of fans. The good thing is that it usually doesn't get this hot or stay hot for long. Hope it cools down just a bit soon!

Just relaxing...

We also got in lots of pool time as it was a very hot weekend here in Frankfurt. The weather also called for some nice family afternoon naps...now if we could just give Gavin the memo that he should sleep at the same time as all of us at night as well ;) Oh well, we will cut him some slack since he is only 6 weeks old!

Happy 4th of July!

Hope everyone enjoyed the holiday weekend. We had a good time hanging close to home. Here are some pics of the boys getting ready to head out to the Consulate's July 4th party. Landon had a good time bouncing in all of the inflatable contraptions as you can see, well most of the time. He would want in then back out and back in again. He was torn between being overwhelmed and not wanting to miss out on the fun.

World Cup Mania

World Cup fever has gripped Germany, and with good reason. Their team looks really good. They beat Argentina on Saturday to make it to the semifinals. Ryan went into downtown Frankfurt to see some of the festivities during the game. As you can see below, wherever a cafe set up an outdoor television, crowds congregated. The rest of the city, including a street fair on the main shopping square and the main public transit hub in downtown, were completely deserted. Quite a spectacle! It's a great time to be in Germany - Go Deutschland!













































































Goal for Germany!!!!
















A fair without any visitors...
















Where are the passengers?
















The sun is out, but no one is at the park????