Oma and Opa's visit

Oma and Opa came to visit us in Boston for about 3 weeks. We had a lot of fun with them and took a few special trips to see things in the area--including a weekend on the Cape! Here are a few photos from our time together.

Isabel happily hanging out in her stroller while we took a walk to explore some of the historic houses in our neighborhood. The sun hat is a hand-me-down from her cousin Sophia.

Oma, Isabel and Me (Opa took the photo) at the beginning of the Freedom Trail--a walking tour to see some of the historic places in Boston.

On a beach in Dennis--on the Cape. Lukas loved playing in the sand and water! Beach vacations are perfect with young children. Lukas really enjoyed finding crabs and seashells along the shoreline with Opa.

Isabel patiently waiting alone at our ocean-view table while the rest of us finish preparing the meal. As you can see, the apartment was just a few feet from the shore!

Olli preparing the delicious meat on the grill--YUM!

A family photo in our backyard taken a few days before Oma and Opa returned to Germany

The kids with Oma and Opa

The Six of Us

By this time the kids were tired and couldn't conjure up any more smiles! :-)

Recent Photos of Lukas and Isabel

I'm embarrassed by how infrequently I update our blog! I think about uploading photos quite often actually, but I never seem to find the time to do it on a regular basis. Once a month seems so lame--sorry about that!

Anyway, here are a few photos the kids taken shortly before Oma and Opa's visit.

Isabel "Sittin' Pretty"

Lukas the artist

Isabel contentedly playing with her toys while I did laundry

I probably should have kept Isabel from putting Lukas' shoe in her mouth, but I didn't and here's the proof! Maybe that's why she caught a cold a few days later :-)

Such a cute little face!