Father's Day 2013

On Father's Day weekend, we took a day trip to Heidelberg with the Greens.  We walked around the castle grounds, had a picnic lunch, and then wandered through downtown and had some ice cream.  



We walked around the castle ruins and illegally went around a barricade (silly Americans!!) to get down to this picnic spot.  They were repaving the path, but they weren't working on it that particular day and having picnicked here in the past, I knew it was perfect spot to relax and let the kids run around, explore, and climb trees!  

 I LOVE the one in the middle of the two Lukes...he was feeding him pieces of grapes!

In a non-romantic way, they really do care about each other!  It's very sweet how Luke looks out for Hailey and we all would really, really love it if they were in the same class again!!!!

Ha! No luck!!!!

This reminded us of all of the weddings at KoOlina!  The girls LOVE seeing the brides (as if they are real celebrities!!!)  We even saw a bride while we were in Ireland!  So exciting!!!!!!  The photographer saw Kai wanting me to take her picture and he asked me something from afar in German...maybe he wanted to know if she wanted to take a picture with her...Kai would have been in heaven!!!!!

The famous monkey at the Heidelberg bridge...this particular sculpture has been there since 1979, but the original monkey dates back to some time during the 15th century but it disappeared during a war in the 1600's!  "According to one legend surrounding this curious statue, the Bridge Monkey is intended as a symbolic reminder to Heidelberg’s citizens that neither the city-dwellers nor the people who lived outside the city of Heidelberg were better than the other, and that they should look over their shoulder as they cross the bridge to remember this.   The Heidelberg Bridge Monkey is now very popular with tourists, many seeking to rub off some good fortune from the monkey. It is believed that if you touch the fingers of the Bridge Monkey it would ensure your return to Heidelberg, touch the mirror for wealth and touching the mice will ensure fertility."

We couldn't get a decent family photo on the bridge with the castle in the background because it was soooooo windy!!!!!

I cropped this in to show the "lightning strike" of Kailee's hair!!!

We headed home in the afternoon and then linked back up with the Greens for a BBQ dinner.  We went to church on Sunday morning and then Leevi and Charlie golfed in the afternoon. 

 

Hailey made this the last week of school and then I had to remember where we hid it until Father's Day...I love it!!!  :)  

 I know this is upside down, but it's cute...I love the German heart and the American heart!

 

And Kailee's card to Leevi...love all of the X's and O's!