Summer pictures

August in Hobson is quite nice - a lot of sun, not so much rain as in Mannheim or St. Petersburg and comfortable temperatures. But it is also good to get out of Hobson so in June we went on an excursion to Worms:

One of my favorite places in Mannheim remains Luisenpark - and luckily Anna suggested that we spend a sunday there together with Stephan, Mom and Dad:

We also went on some excursions when Great-Grandma, Aunt Ruth and Uncle Mel came for a couple of days - besides Mannheim we also saw Speyer and Heidelberg:

Spring cleaning, eh pics

Now that summer has finally arrived here in Hobson, Montana you might want to see some pics from my life as a farmhand. Here are some pics from when Lisa, Nelli and Lars came to visit. During their stay we also spent a day in Heidelberg:

Since it tends to get quite warm (and since Hobson is landlocked) we biked down to the Rhein one day for some ice cream and a foot bath.

A couple of days after the Strandbad-visit we went to a photo-exhibition on Chernobyl and then had lunch:

Working as a farmhand has developed my muscles so to round up the spring pictures here are some pictures of how strong I now am. ;-)

At Farmor's

After three months of Mannheim it is time to escape to the wilderness of central Sweden (which - in case you're wondering - is 500km north of Stockholm). While Dad was nervous that we wouldn't leave Germany because of snow and ice we actually arrived in Stockholm only an hour late - our connecting train north was, however, due to snow storms in southern Sweden 3 1/2 hours late... Despite that we arrived all in one piece and survived all the end of year activities - with some pictures to accompany the adventure:

As a special gift there is even a bonus movie: ;-)

Old and in the way...

"Old and in the way
That's what I heard him say
They used to heed the words he said
But that was yesterday
Coal will turn to gray
And youth will fade away
They'll never care about you
Cause you're old and in the way"

Yes, sad, but true, I just turned four - however, before Jerry Garcia dominates too much, let me point out, that my hair still is blond:

Since Tati and Deda were visiting, I decided that I need some family pictures and asked dad to take them:

Mannheim surprise

Due to popular request (you all know how busy I am with learning German and going to Kindergarten) here is some news: As ya'll know I just moved to Hobson, Montana and have become a farmhand. But here are some pictures from before the move - we went biking with Aunt Agathe and Uncle Florian:

And some pictures from Mannheim. Thomas came in to the city and we spent some time walking around:

Творчество

Когда я была в гостях у Таты с Дедой, меня посетило вдохновение, и я изрисовала целую кипу бумаги.

Вот некоторые из моих художеств:

Ромашка
РусалкаРыба
Тата загорает
Тате, между прочим, очень понравились на портрете ее ножки:)

Eline, Laura and more

And it's time again for a brief recapitulation of the past months events. One of the highlights was the visit of Eline and Laura (as well as their parents) last week. We went to the Nationalmuseet and heard Dad perform with Aupair Outrair:

The day Eline and Laura arrived was the same day I returned from a brief visit to St. Petersburg where we celebrated Tati's as well as Mom's birthday – and I had fun with my cousins:

Before we left for St. Petersburg I spent a beautiful day with Aunt Agathe and Uncle Florian at the Frilandsmuseum – Aunt Agathe even showed me how to spell her name :-)