An Austrian Adventure (part 1)

Hello There!

So sorry I've been gone for a while! The reason for my absence was a family vacation to Austria! We rented a huge house in an adorable village with our cousins, aunt and uncle, and grandparents. For about 6 six days we toured cathedrals, hiked beautiful mountain trails, got caught in a hail storm, visited many charming villages, and ate delicious eis (ice cream auf deutsch)!! Today I'll share a few of the pictures I have from our exciting trip. Hope you all enjoy them!

My brothers, cousin, and me in a cable car on the way down from a mountain.

At the tippy top of a gorgeous Austrian mountain!

Ballet at the top of a mountain.

Trying on goofy hats in Tirol, Austria

With my cousin on the first full day of our trip.

The incredible house we were privileged enough to stay in.

The view that we got to see every single day!
 

Hopefully I'll be able to share some more pictures from our trip very soon!!

Bye for now!

Emma Grace

Independence Day!

Hi All,



As I'm sure you've guessed by the title, this post will be about my July 4th. My family had a swell day, and I certainly hope yours did as well! We don't have too many July 4th traditions in my household, but we do have a couple! Generally we have a typical American barbecue and go to see fireworks. Pretty much what almost all Americans do. Because we live in Germany we have to go on one of the military bases to see fireworks. This year they were spectacular!! The fireworks were so well coordinated with the music they played! It was quite impressive!

Andrew and I decided to give our little doggie a bath in our backyard since she looked overheated. She looks terrified in the pictures, but I swear she appreciated her cold bath!! haha

 My outfit for the 4th. Yes, I used my West Side Story costume. No, the petticoat is not at all comfortable.

 Most of the family. My dad was taking the picture and my eldest sister is in Romania taking care of little babies. She'll be back next month!!

Dessert: homemade chocolate milkshakes!!!!




Unfortunately I did not get any pictures later that evening when we went to watch the fireworks. I thought it might be best if I enjoyed the moment rather than take photos the whole time. I hope you all were able to enjoy time with family on this special occasion!

~ Emma Grace

Solo Pictures

Hey!



Just wanted to share some more pictures from my performance on June 6th. All of the photos are of my solo: I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables. Hope you like them!!

That's all for now!

~ Emma Grace

Summer Days

Hi Everyone!



A week or so ago I decided to follow my family members around all day and take lots of pictures! I wanted to show you all what a typical summer day looks like for my family. Since my brothers and I home school (my sisters already finished high school) we do schoolwork throughout the summer. We do this because during the normal school year we often take days off for day trips and other such adventures. My family enjoys doing lots of different activities, which I'm sure you'll realize while looking through these pictures. Especially now that the summer weather has finally arrived, we like to be outdoors as much as possible! Unfortunately, the past couple days it's been so hot that we pretty much just stay inside. Yesterday it got up to 103 degrees here in Germany!!! That's a pretty big deal! It makes it quite difficult for anyone to stay cool though, because Germans don't use air conditioning! That's one thing that I miss about the States. Anyway, I hope you enjoy glimpsing through these pictures and learning a little bit more about me and my family.


Side note: There aren't any pictures of me because I was the photographer all day :)

My lovely mother gardening in the breezy morning.

My cat (Tucker) posing for a photo.

Halley staring longingly from the window. I would have let her out, but we don't have a fenced-in yard. 

My youngest brother (Andrew) doing some yard work. 

What many of our breakfasts look like. 

My new embroidery kit!!! It's so cute!

Our table on most mornings/afternoons. Lots of school books scattered everywhere!

My mother enjoying lunch on our back porch.

Any growth yet?!

My sister (Susanna) and my mom deciding what to prepare for dinner.

Strawberry picking!!! 

My pretty mom always finds the best strawberries!

Some of our delicious strawberries.

Andrew showing off our yummy strawberries. As I'm sure you can tell, it was very bright out!

Walking to the adorable little strawberry stand to pay for our berries.

I'm sure you can guess that my mother was my most compliant model of the day. She's such a lovely subject, is she not?

Have a swell 4th of July tomorrow!!!!

~ Emma Grace