Polish Pottery Trek~

One our fun activities planned during the two

 week school break is a three day trip to Poland.

Heidi Miller and I plan on pottery shopping while

Creed and the boys will find other entertainment.

We left this morning at 8:30, it's a 7 hour drive.

We had a quick stop for lunch before crossing

the boarder from Germany to Poland.  Dresden,

Germany is about a one hour drive from here.

We arrived about 4:00pm.

 Cody in front of his first Polish Pottery Store.

He picked out a piece of pottery...

 At his Mother's encouragement.

 So many choices!

Cody was able to make a choice much quicker

than his Mom. :-)

 Cody's future wife and family will thank him someday! 

 We stayed at the Blue Beetroot Hotel.

A beautifully renovated barn.

There were a variety of delicious meals to choose from. 

 My Polish Goulash dinner, quite good.

 Here are a few pictures inside the rustic hotel.

 Here is the kitchen.

 Cody is one level up from the ground level.

 Our hallway.  Cody and I shared a room and 

the Miller's had the suite at the end of the hall.

After our 7 hour journey and some warm-up pottery

shopping in a couple stores, the boys were ready to camp

out and watch a movie in the our comfortable room.

Beautiful Bonn Blossoms~

We are enjoying the beauties of spring in Bonn.

Instead of just enjoying the pretty blossoms in my head

I finally remembered my camera for my run this morning,

and stopped to take pictures of a beautiful blossoming tree.

It is always a delight as I drive around Bonn and see 

these lush pink blossoms out in all their spring glory.

I just love it!  

If I knew I wouldn't get poked in the face with a 

branch or twigs I would bury it in these sweet blossoms.

 My picture taking never fully gives you the 

"in person" perspective, but they are still wonderful.

Enjoy!

Water Play Day~

Another fun NO SCHOOL DAY!!

Monday, Cody and I rode our bikes along 

the Rheine River, in between watching two 

good movies.  Tuesday, Cody and I joined other 

BIS families at the local indoor pool, which has

 4 or 5 different swimming pools and some great

slides. With the German schools still in session 

it is a good week to come and play. 

 Cody making a big splash from the rope swing.

Cody, Grant and Nash in the wave pool.

Never Enough~

To celebrate the beginning of BIS's two week break,

Cody and Nash decided eating and a movie was a good start.

Since our families are driving to Poland this week we

decided a little bit of a "history lesson" was helpful.

"The Great Escape" movie was filmed in the area we

will be visiting.  We will see a movie sight that depicts

a prison where allied POW's planned an escape from a 

a German camp in WWII.  So with a great movie you

need great food.  Two large Pizza's were ordered-the 

original plan was the two of them sharing 3 large pizzas.

That was vetoed...

Three hours later we had delicious home grilled

hamburgers.  Cody took one bite and felt like he had

 just eaten a Thanksgiving meal.  Nash ate a large

 Donor sandwich around 1pm, a large pizza-single 

handedly at 3:30 pm, and then a hamburger at 6:30 pm.

Seems Nash is about to grow more, and Cody 

seems to be about done-at least on the upward side.  :-)