Heidelberg, Germany

We decided to give Family Bingo a try.  Here is Meg getting ready.

She took this very seriously! 

                                                The prizes were pretty awesome.

                                The kids wanted to win so bad but in the end we walked away empty handed!

 I snapped a few pics while out on a run

This picture was unprompted!  I thought it was so sweet and I was so glad I had the camera in my pocket.  They didn't even know I took a picture!  This was one afternoon walking home from school.

                                                               Meg LOVES accessories.

I always get a kick out of school photos!  I thought it was so cute that Owen wanted to wear a tie in his picture!  Mr. Dapper!

 I was teaching fifth grade last week!  I love this age!  Right before Thanksgiving Break I had them do some research on the Mayflower.  I had 12 questions they had to answer while doing their research.  Each correctly answered questions was worth $20 "fake" dollars.  They could then use the money to buy supplies to build their own boat.  They had to sketch and label their design using their tablets and then build their boat.  I wish I had taken more pictures... their designs were amazing.  Here are just two examples.  They were trying to build a boat that could hold the most weight.

                                                            building

                                                   floating the boats and adding coins

  in the end the winning boat held 211 coins!!

 

We had our first dusting of snow.  Everyone is saying it is going to be a winter with ALOT of snow.  So the Rebers are preparing.  We already had this sled from Germany.  We found this one beside someone trash in the Spring.   We even knocked on their door to double check that they were throwing it away, they said, "take it if you want it!"

                 I've been stocking up at the Goodwill.  I thought this one had Owen's name on it.

                                                      Can't go wrong with the classic disk!

 This little goodie Owen and I found today!  I was so excited.  Just the look of it made me laugh.  The sticker on it said,  01 Zipfy Freestyle Mini Luge.  I did a quick look up on my cell phone and it had some good reviews!  What I love is that it cost $5.00 and even if it is a bust we didn't break the bank.  Owen sat on it at Goodwill and said, "I think we should go for it Mom!" Stay tuned for some pics of me on the Zipfy!  I can't wait to try that thing!