Draw of the Pacific Ocean

I can't help myself -- I always want to post pictures from trips to the coast. We had lots of fun near Cannon Beach last Friday.
In the background on the second photo is one surfer with his dog :-)
When we left the state park around sunset we saw about a dozen elk!

California in September

This is how far we've gotten with potty-training :-)
(der scheinheilige Charlie)

















Charlie can putter about for hours with almost any object






Below: We celebrated daddy's birthday with grandma Gertrude and her friends at the Aviator Restaurant (at the airport where "grandpa deceased" used to keep his planes). Uncle John gave a public button box performance.

Europe in July

Finally here are a few pictures from our trip to Europe this summer: two from the beach in Denmark - looking across to Sweden where North Sea and Baltic Sea meet- (with grandma Christa), and two from Bavaria near godmother Angi's place (with cousin Leonie) -- surrounded by mountains, lakes, and baroque churches