Christmas morning

We had the MOST wonderful christmas morning

of them all watching the kids opening up their gifts!

It was such an amazing day....even though we miss all of our

family and friends back home, we are thankful that the 4 of us could be together!

Brax cannot believe that we have opened

up the blockage around the tree.

What risk takers!

Bella opening up her gifts.....

Already trying on the lipstick set

Brax opening up his gifts...he had alot of fun ripping and tearing!

Wow, my first hockey net set!

Santa didn't forget about mom.....

and Dad got some too!

Turkey Dinner at The Beckers!

Downtown Crimmitschau on Christmas eve.

Big smiles from Bella boo

Mr. Man Brax

 Kitchen floor dance party!

 Christmas Cheer

Group photo!
And that's a wrap.
Christmas at The Beckers 2007

Waiting for Santa....

The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,

In hopes that ST. NICHOLAS soon would be there;

The children were nestled all snug in their beds,

While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads;

Xmas Decorating

helping mom hang decorations on the tree

look at this one mom, I did it all by myself!

this is a ball...a red ball....I throw them

because mom and dad won't let me by the tree

I'm sure I could hang them if they just gave me a chance!

Weihnachten Markets

There is nothing like a german Christmas Market to bring in the christmas spirit!

Most cities that have them start on or around December 1st

and continue on until christmas day.

There are booths and booths and booths filled with

chocolate covered fruit and candy-covered nuts,

grilled bratwursts and porksteaks,

kaffe and gluhwein, beautiful hand-decorated ornaments.

The market simply lights up at night with christmas lights

beaming from the carousels, ferris wheels

and christmas market itself.

Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate!

No one can ever resist rows and rows and rows of chocolate.

You put on 5 lbs just looking at it.

Chocolate covered fruit

"erdbeer" strawberry.....is my favorite!

Traditional Christmas Decorations

candle-lit Ceramic Bavarian houses..

The german smoker is a hand-crafted wooden person

in many different shapes and characters that

smokes a scented insense....a great german keepsake!

Rides, Rides, Rides!

Something for the kids when mom says "No more treats!"

There is only so much sugar one little girl

can consume at each market....

Brax had to come on a ride with Bella and mom too

her absolute favorite: train ride!

Erfurt Weihnachtens Markt

Christmas Market in Erfurt

Leipzig Weihnachtens Markt

Leipzig Christmas Market

Crimmitschau Weihnachtens Markt

Crimmitschau Christmas Market

One step, two step, three step, four!

Becker Family Christmas Greeting 2007

All is great with the Becker family.

We had a wonderful 2007 and are looking forward to 2008!

We are back in Germany again this season and enjoying it,

we had no idea how accustomed we had become

to the European lifestyle.

We are ALL looking forward to Christmas!



Jason cannot wait for turkey.

 Brax cannot wait to pull down the tree.

Jaime and Bella cannot wait to open presents!

Our Miss Bella Boo is an ever adventurous, determined, energetic little being who goes, goes and goes some more! She speaks a mile a minute and is speaking it in two different languages. We enrolled her in a german kindergarten this year and she absolutely loves it! Even though she has some issues with sharing, she is an excellent big sister!

Mr. Big-man Brax is always eating and growing, eating and growing, AND eating and growing! He loves to follow his sister around wherever she goes....even if it is sometimes out the door! He is crawling, walking and thank goodness not running yet! He loves to sing, dance and give kisses and hugs! He is also known to be a charmer, he is quite a flirt!

Jason is happy to be back playing on German ice again.

He's had a minor back problem this season, we're just not too sure if it is chronic or age!
He enjoys being back on the German hockey schedule,
they play every Friday and Sunday.
Roadtrips are only on the weekends.

During the week he is home during the days
and we can spend this time together as a family.

I am always busy with everything! I still enjoy my scrapbooking, and I am doing my very best to keep it up to date! I go to dinner and on shopping trips with friends that I've met through the team, we all have such a great time together!

From our family to yours, have a safe and happy holiday season!
Jason, Jaime, Bella & Braxton Becker

Our family trip to...Prague!

What a wonderful City

Prague, Czech Republic

Great pic opp for Jason and I

Tiffany and I

Bella and Ava patiently awaiting the start of our city tour of Prague

Let's get this bus tour started!

Jason and the kids, Rusty and Ava Doylny

Prague Castle

View of the Prague Castle from small town

The front view of Prague Castle

Cathedral at the castle

changing of the guard

guards at the entrance of the castle

Old Town Sqaure

Old Town Sqaure

Family Becker in Old Town Square

passages to Old town

Old town Prague....the tiny cobblestone streets

The National Museum of Prague

view of Wenceslas Sqaure

Wenceslas Sqaure.....

Wenceslas Sqaure

Even on a rainy day, he always has a smile!

Jason and I after dinner in Wenceslas Sqaure

the kidlets are in their stroller nearby....

The Doylny's.....Tiffany, Ava, Rusty

Charle's bridge.....joins small town and old town of Prague

View of the Charle's bridge behind Jason

View of Prague's "small town" behind me from the Charle's Bridge

Shopping "high-end" style...ok more like looking!

Hermes

Burberry....

My favorite "high-end" store....Louis Vuitton baby! I have a purse picked out here....ladies, use golf logic and somehow or someway they seem to understand the importance of these purses!

Jewish Quarter....synagogue on the left.
We were advised NOT to go and tour the jewish quarter as there was a neo-nazi group protesting the war in Iraq so it was expected to get very crazy and violent in this area.......
in the end it did, we saw it later that evening on the news!

A group of policeman on one of the many corners of Jewish quarter.