Fun Times and Good-Byes

Hyrum took some leave time this past week so we could travel around with my parents a little. On Monday we headed up to Freiberg via a little town called Seiffen. Seiffen is the area of Bavaria where artists began carving nut crackers and wooden pyramids. It was a lot of fun to see all the beautiful wood carvings but our favorite part was the outdoor museum. There were about 12 old houses and shops that had been moved from different parts of Germany to this museum. They were all furnished with period pieces and there was even a few working water wheels and an old saw mill. The boys loved running around and exploring all the old houses and seeing how things worked a long time ago.

In Freiberg my parents watched the boys for us so we could attend a temple session. It's not really something Hyrum and I get to do that often because it is a 3 hour trip one way so it was really great that we got the chance this last week.

Later in the week we headed to Wuerzburg. We toured the palace of the Prince Bishop as well as the old castle. It was a lot of fun walking around the old city and eating yummy gelato. The weather was perfect, warm during the day and cool at night.

We said good bye to my parents on Saturday and it was sad to see them go. My Mom loved playing with the boys and snuggling Julian. My Dad cooked up some of his famous recipes: eggs and potatos, chili and cornbread, trifle...I'm going to miss him:) I'm so glad that my parents got to come out for a visit. They have so many grandkids (22 by the end of the year!) that it's a real treat to get some one on one time with them.

The best playground we have found since moving to Germany. The bonus part...it's the halfway point on the way to the temple so the boys got to run around and get some wiggles out before driving another hour and a half in the car!!!

Townsend at the oudoor museum in Seiffen.

My Dads ymmy trifle. It's a layering of cake, pudding, cookies, fruit and ice-cream...delicious!

A monument to the fallen German soldiers of WWI in Wuerzburg

My Mom and Dad and I standing in front of the residence for the Prince Bishop of Wuerzburg. Most of the building was bombed and burned during WWII but before it was destroyed they removed all the furnishings, tapestries and light fixtures, so there are still quite a few original details inside the structure even if the outside is completely rebuilt.

Emerson in the gardens of the Residence for the Prince Bishop

Grandma and Julian. He is such a great little traveler and lets us drag him all over Germany with hardly any complaints

Wuerzburg from the castle on top of the hill

We'll miss you Grandma and Grandpa!