July 4th

Ellen enjoyed her first 4th of July. It was filled with traditional and not-so-traditional events. I finally remembered the camera, so here is what we did in pictures:

Cousins played on Oma's lap

Cousins got matching Spiderman tattoos, and got cranky when we tried to take a picture of them.
Laid great-Oma to rest under the apple tree. Noah was so confused about which Oma belonged in the hole. He kept trying to push his Oma in there!
Spent what felt like 6 hours trying to get a family picture
As a nod to our friends to the South, we even had a pinata! We really did let the kids try to break it first, but when we all got frustrated, Quitin tried to break it open with the dead Christmas tree!

The boys showed the girls how jump-roping is done!

Of course, we also BBQ'd and watched fireworks, but who needs pictures of that. When we left, we had to say goodbye to Erin, David, Noah, and Victoria. We had so much fun with all of you, and now we're going to miss you all so much! We hope you love Germany, and we really hope to come visit!