xmas day

because in germany they celebrate christmas on the 24th i asked if we could get out and see some of the countryside yesterday. we ended up driving just to drive and we ran into some cool little villages. here are a few photos from yesterday.

dresden... awwww my old home

the other day mad and i went to dresden for the day and spent the day walking around and hanging out with a very good friend of ours, beni. dresden has changed a bit, but nothing to write home about. it had been two and a half years since we hung out with beni and it made me realize how much i missed hanging out with him. he is a really special person and i am going to miss not being able to call him up and have him come over and eat my lasagna or chili. hopefully we get to hang out again before we go back to alaska.

today the weather was really nice so my father-in-law and i went for a little ride and then walk to get some pics of the town that my wife was born in. here is my fav.
today the weather was really nice so my father-in-law and i went for a little ride and then walk to get some pics of the town that my wife was born in. here is my fav.

back in the fatherland!

so it's been a while since we last posted, but things have been a bit nutso lately. we are finally back in germany and have been hanging out for a couple of days. here are some pics of the last couple of days. we drove to prague for a night and then over the course of two days made our way back up to chemnitz through the erzgebirge. it was nice.

das Endprodukt

Also... hier ist das Endprodukt. Vorne und Hinten. ich kann's kaum erwarten.

Kurbisschnitzen

Heute sind wir zu einer Kurbisfarm gegangen (Fred Meyer's Gemueseabteilung) und haben unsere Kurbise ausgewaehlt. Wir haben unzaehlbare Stunden geschnizt und das ist was wir gemacht haben. ich habe den Totenkopf gemacht, madeleine den Panter, joe - Alaska, und brook den Fledermaus und den Puenktchenkurbis.

der erste Schnee

Endlich ist es soweit. Der Schnee ist nun auch in Anchorage eingekehrt. In den Bergen liegt er schon lange, aber da Anchorage direkt am Ozean liegt dauert es ein bisschen laenger bis der erste Schnee auch auf Meeresspiegel faellt. Jetzt ist die kalte Wintersaison offiziell eroeffnet.

Letzten Sonntag sind wir Abfahrtsski gefahren. Fuer mich war es das erste Mal und es war ein Riesenspass aber auch sehr anstrengend. Bilder und ein Video werden bald folgen.