Showing posts with label Germany. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Germany. Show all posts

Monday, December 24, 2012

Christmas Eve & Christmas Morning!


Christmas Eve was so much fun! 
We went to the Christmas Eve Service at church and then headed home for a feast!
My mom cooked the traditional Hungarian Christmas Eve dinner that we have always had. We started with homemade chicken soup with carrots, then we moved to Rakott Kaposzta a layered rice, sauerkraut and pork dish, then we had pork loin and oven fried potatoes and fruit cocktail. It was all awesome!
After dinner, we read the Christmas story... Actually Bella 'read' the Christmas story this year. and did a fantastic job at her own little rendition. 
The kids were allowed to open two presents Christmas Eve. 

OUR TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS PICS! 
Just look at these kids. I couldn't get all of them looking at the camera at the same time if my life depended on it!!!! I love all their little personalities. 

Bella reading the Christmas story with Daddy. 






 WE had a wonderful Christmas Eve. 
And then... it was Christmas morning! It started with the annual pajama stair picture! 

 And then it was pure pandemonium opening presents! 

My parents got us this beautiful print of the Banff Springs Hotel. Where Ben and I got married.


 It was a great Christmas morning too. IT just goes by too darn quick! 


Saturday, December 22, 2012

Rudeseim Christmas Market

On Saturday we went to the Reudesheim Christmas Market. 
We had some great food, the kids got to ride little ponies and the merry go round. It rained while we were there, but we still enjoyed the Christmas atmosphere. 






Friday, December 21, 2012

BernKastle Kues Christmas Market

On Friday we headed out to the Bernkastle Kues Christmas market. It was a small market with probably 30 stalls and food stands, but my parents loved the town and thought their first Christmas Market experience was magical!  Bernkastle Kues is a beautiful town on the Moselle river. It is filled with old German charm, complete with its timber framed buildings. 
We made it just in time to see the 21st door to the life size Advent Calendar turn over in a little ceremony filled with Christmas music and singing. We enjoyed bratwursts, potato cakes with smoked salmon and some good ol' gluhwein.