PA Cousins Week

We had a great week in PA last week with Amma, Aunt Mimi, Cal, and El! 

 

And if the cousins weren't wild enough we went on a safari at Lake Tobias.

It was wonderful time together for everyone and we're so thankful that the WI crew made the trek.  We had a blast and miss you guys!  Come back soon!

Spec-tacular

We learned recently that Nat is farsighted too (sorry, kiddo) so now she's sporting a new accessory.

Man, they make some cute pairs now!

Even a sporty (unbreakable) pair for gymnastics. 

Do we look related?

Wonder how many books she'll go through now?!

Cochem

Friday we went to Cochem on the Mosel River - wine region.  The landscape here was unlike anything I'd seen before making it my favorite place we visited.  We began with a river cruise which gave us some great views of Cochem Imperial Castle as well as the steep mountainside vineyards.

 

Then we found more schnitzel for lunch and went on to castle #5.  The views of the river valley from the castle were amazing.

St. Christopher adorns the castle tower

Rubbing this mermaid's belly is said to grant a wish

Ballroom dancing

Castle balcony

Armor for a rumored 7' tall knight

We wore this bunch out but man, did we have a great trip!  The girls didn't want to leave.

Danke schoen, Taylors, for being exceptional hosts, tour planners, travel guides, and German language coaches!  We loved being with you and everything we saw.  Tschuss!  (Hope I'm using that correctly. ;))