more snow pictures

On saturday we drove to see my Oma and Opa. Where they live there's a very beautiful area to go for walks. It is nothing but vineyards and forests where you have a great view into the surrounding towns. Since we've had quite a bit of snow since beginning of last week, we took the sled with us and went down the slopes.
Opa and me sat on the tiny sled and mommy gave us a good push to get us going. We had so much fun, we must have stayed for a good 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
I am right in front of the bush, a bit difficult to see. I went down the hill on the sled, Opa was so nice to pull the sled (sometimes with me on it) back up the hill! Thanks Opa! :-)

Lilly girl! She was allowed to come with us, since she gets along with my Omas dog Sammy. Of course she loved going out for a walk in the pretty area.

My Omas dog Sammy. He really stands out in the white snow, doesn't he? Haha

Oma with a view towards the hills.

Beautiful view down the vineyards. Perfect weather, sunny and about -15F. Mommy and Oma sat on a bench in the sun and didn't even feel the cold.

And down the hill I gooooo...I had so much fun. My hands and cheeks were cold but I just didn't want to go home!!

freeeeezing cold

We have snoooooow!!!! On morning we woke up and it had snowed! I was soo happy. I went outside in my snowsuit, all wrapped up and played with Frankie, who of course loves the snow and can't get enough of it.
The picture isn't very good, but here you can see on our themometor it was -16.5C (2.3F, yes you're reading this correctly!!) this morning! Crazy. We can't remember when it was this cold last time. Moooom, watch me, I am going down in the garden to play with the snow and go sledding.

In my snowsuit, waiting with Frankie for aunt Julia so we can go (dog-)sledding.

READY, SET, GOOOOO!

Frankie is ready to pull, aunt Julia who's trying to hold onto the leash and I am sitting in my new bobsled anxiously waiting for the ride to start :-)

Happy new year

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! May all your wishes come true and may 2009 be better than 2008!

Since mommy still has to lay on the couch most of the time, we had a very quiet new years eve. We went over to my moms friends house Uli and had Raclette there (yummy), hung out and then lit some firecrackers at midnight. I stayed up all evening but fell asleep the second my head hit the carseat on the way home, haha.
Howie had a friend with him who was visiting. His name is Sebastian. They had a great time.

Mama, Uli and me at midnight.

pretty firework in the sky...

Tante Julia, Mama and me, busy lighting one childproof firecracker after another.

Uli, Ann-Kristin and Martina at midnight, celebrating the new year.

On saturday daddy, Howie and I took a trainride down to Heidelberg. Howie and I both love trains so daddy thought it would be a nice day trip. Howie was born in Heidelberg and he hasn't seen much of it since, he lives in the States.

Daddy and Howie on the train down to Heidelberg.

Howie in the city that he was born in, 10 years ago.

Sunny day in Heidelberg, driving over the Neckar river in the Citybus.

On the bus in Heidelberg, touring the city a little bit. Here it was nice and warm at least!

Got my ice-scating boots on, ready to go and still smiling... not for long!

Howie wanted to go ice-scating. He was the only one of us three who had done it before. Daddy and I looked very silly holding onto the penguin and trying not to fall ;-)

I was so cold after the ice-scating that daddy had to wrap his jacket around me. Daddy was cold then but I was nice and warm. Thanks daddy, I love you!