Great start to the season.

So far so good....the Starbulls have had an excellent

start to the season with winning their first four games.

And for anyone who believes in superstition....

I hope I didn't just jinx it.

Coffee date with the kidlets

At our favorite coffee shop in downtown Rosenheim.

Time for a latte machiato for me and

a bowl of cookies for the kidlets!

Bella calls Brax the "cookie monster".

Kitchen table 1.....Braxton 0.

He's rough, he's tough and he'll stomp your house down,

but when running full-speed ahead and out of no where

a kitchen table appears.....OUCH!

Poor little thing didn't even see that kitchen table....corner.

The tears were very short-lived.....he was more

upset that it had broken his stride.

Sept 17th Braxton's first shiner.

Herbstfest Parade

The day the Herbstfest begins...it starts off with a parade.

At this parade they don't throw candy at the kids....
they hand out pretzels and sausage!

Bella with friends Leah and Celina waiting for

the parade to begin.

Bavarian Flags

Polizei leading the parade on their horses.

Even the little ones participate

Isn't she sweet?

These horses are pulling the first kegs of beer to be cracked!

The Flotzinger - Brau beer

This beer is served in one tent

and these are all the waitresses from that tent

The other beer from the other tent

Auer - Brau beer

This was our favorite.....

and the other set of waitresses....

Bella having a blast at the parade

Brax enjoying his pretzel.

Herbstfest

Herbstfest 30 Aug - 14 Sept

The entrance to the Auer-Brau beer tent

The Beckers all dressed up traditionally for the event!

The Becker girls in their "dirndls"

so pretty!

The Becker boys in their "lederhausen"

And how could we forget LITRE beer.

She's got a good grab on it....they are pretty heavy.

The race is on....Brax and Uncle Ron

Our table for the evening.

Friends from the team

Ryan, Kasie, Matthias, Paul, Sue

Patrick and Snoopy

Ryan, Ron, Jason

Jaime, Kasie

Hubby and Wifey

Someone enjoys his chocolate covered fruit.

Another night at the Herbstfest with the ladies

I can hold my own.

This place is always a party.

When you dance, you dance on the tables.

No kidding.


Back again....another night with the team

Ryan, Kasie, Ron, Matthias, Dylan, Maggie

Maggie, Jaime, Kasie

Liter beers and sippy cups!

Carousels, pony rides and more!

Herbstfest is not only about the beer!

Yes, BIG surprise....there happens to be

an amusement park set up with rides for all ages.

And I cannot forget to mention the amazing food....

chocolate covered fruit, roasted nuts,

pork sandwiches (serioulsy, they are to die for),

candy apples, cotton candy....etc.

Kid day = cheap rides & cheap food

Bella going for one of her first rides with Magnus

Brax going for his very first ride with big sis Bella

Bella LOVED the pony rides.

But her favorite ride was the swings.

I have to agree....this was and still is one of my favorites too.

Going for one last car ride.

Back to school!

Bella started her first week back

at german preschool in the middle of Sept.

She absolutely loves it!

Monday - Friday

8:30 - 1

Braxton is enjoying his mornings to himself by

singing and playing and

I can enjoy my cup of coffee in peace....ok,

Peppa Pig or The Backyardigans are usually on.

Kidlets noises - Nill..... and I can hear myself think.

Life is good.

Dressed up...backpack and all, ready to go to school!

Bella at her school locker.

Oktoberfest

For those of you who don't know what Oktoberfest is....

come out of the cave! Haha, I am only joking.

Oktoberfest is a world-known beer fest in Munich

that attracts tourists from all over.

We caught our 45 minute train from Rosenheim

to participate in the festivites.

One of the MANY beer tents...we chose the

Paulaner beer tent.

Round 1.........

This smile just gets wider.

Ryan and Kasie

Maggie and Dylan

The Beckers

Derek and Jason

Becker making a funny.

Round 2....PROBST!

good times with good friends......

Bjorn, Jason, Ron...we played with Bjorn in Heilbronn

the ladies....

Jason and Michel....a friend from Crimmitschau season

The tent is a hopping.....literally.

Round 3: dancing on the tables is mandatory.

Kasie has got great form and great boots.

like I mentioned before...dancing on the tables is

MANDATORY!

Get down Dougie!

friendly squeezes

Jason and a few guys from team Ravensberg.