Last Part of July

Yeah!!! Summer vacation! We had planned to go to the States, but Corona put a kink in those plans and we cancelled. We decided to do mostly day trips to things around the area. Our first place to go was wonderful. It was in Geyer, Germany--about a 45 minute drive from here. The boys got to pan for semi-precious rocks. They had so much fun. We got to see such pretty stones.

One of our day trips was to an observation tower and we got to ride a funicular--really neat!

Both boys loved having their cameras with them!

Another one of our day trips was going to a Sommerrodelbahn. It is basically a car on rails that uses gravity to get you down the hill. It was super fast--the boys loved it!

In Chemnitz at a playground.

June/First Part of July

We picked strawberries so many times this year! It was great! It was so fun to see the boys' baskets filling up and popping a strawberry in their mouth.

Elliot spent a lot of time working on Nolan's present for his birthday!

He loves his bike!!

We had a wonderful birthday party in the park for him. His smile just melts my heart!

May

Things started opening up here in May and for our 17th anniversary, we decided to go out! McDonalds! We all got some ice cream. It was a great treat for us! You still could not sit in the restaurant, but we just enjoyed the fresh air outside eating our ice cream!

Playgrounds opened up!! Yeah! 

One fun craft that we started doing was making owls out of tin cans, bottle caps and lids! The boys really enjoyed doing it and we have done it many times since. I think we have five sitting on the window sill needing to be given to someone. :)

Learning how to saw.

We took a drive to the Wildgatter here in Chemnitz. That is a kind of zoo. No exotic animals, just animals that you would find around here in the forest. It's a really pretty place. The boys were so excited to see a real live wolf! :)

The wolf!

He's squeezing as hard as he can!

And just out in our park!

Rest of April

We had a good April! Nolan did a lot of Duplo Lego activities for his school time. Elliot kept on with his school work well. We went outside every afternoon for at least 90 minutes. Usually to our park around the corner. We did get on the bus and tram to do some running around the town. We went to the library. I think I disinfected their hands at least 10 times. 

April Part 2/Easter

Well, here's to trying to catch up! Ha! Waaaaay back in April, we enjoyed the beautiful weather! The park near our house was THE place to go. In fact, people would come there looking for us because they wanted to say hi. We enjoyed coloring eggs and hunting for them too!  We made several trips to the forest in our area--definitely no problem with social distancing there.

Nolan is 5!

Nolan is such a joy! His smile is so infectious. He started talking nonstop during the lockdown! We have been waiting for that for years! Ha! He loves building with Legos. Most of all, he loves his brother! It's been a wonderful day.

Big boy needs a big bike!

Elliot made him a present!