Claudie and baby Emily enjoying the Christmas eve fun
Sweet Maxl... being... sweet... he could be a poster boy for adorable christmas....
Little Elea and brand new doll... this came after the potty trained baby doll... complete with flushable toilet... I was admitedly a little jealous of THAT one... poty jokes galore!
Yanni on to present number ga~TRILLION.... man... christmas is good when you're a little cute gremlin!

Out of order, but this is Steffie and Christophe's new home on Christmas Eve just before Chris Kinder arrived!!!!.







Praaaaaaaaaaaaysuhhhhhhhhnts!!!!








Bernh's older brother Georg and mother Emily...
















Georg and Claudia's new baby (also) Emily....

The day tour in Munich.... I believe this is the Womens' church... hence an appropriate picture...






The only Santa Claus in sight... the tradition in Germany tends to follow Chris Kindt (baby christ... or Babe jeezuuuhs.... who not only gets born under your tree... but also randomly has really good tast in presents, and brings YOU everthing you could possibly ask for .... no wonder they call him jeeeeeeesus...

This is the 27th....frrrrrrrrrrrrreeying in Muncih, but that doesn't stop us from getting an exclusive tour by Bernh's mom, Emily' of old Munich.... this is one of the only fountains we saw that was left uncovered in the freezing weather.... thus, a pretty clear depiction of how the weather is this time of year in M.

Random cool art in the middle of a Strasse in Munich... this is made out of reddish plastic... a forest of sorts... I dig...

Bern's old friend, Robert, and his fiance, Hanni.... We had a nice dinner with them the night after Christmas... good times in an older ish part of Munich.... but a very posh spot... a nice evening without a doubt

Oh yes, still tired and sick.... and in next to freezing Munich weather.... this is the first moment I was able to step out after two days of being bed ridden and coughy.... Bernh decides to show me something awesome.... something so very typical to a Californian... but in a not so typical... scenario















Surfing in a river in the middle of Munich? whatthe? the wave never crashes... there are no sharks... but these guz are sooo badass because five minutes later... it snows!!!





This is Christmas day... coming back from a brief tour of Munich by Bernh, he has us drop in on his old art teacher, Michael, who designed the sets and all costumes for Jesus Christ Super Star which was seen by only about a million and a half people and traveled through Munich, Prague, and Rio de Janeiro... cool Bulgarian man who lives a very inspiring life... a fun treat to meet this man!

Feuerzangenbowle

A Sugar cane is being soaked with rum, and then lit above a pot of hot, nicely spiced red wine. The caramelized sugar drops into the wine and...

... brings a smile to Amy's silly face

Who's that sharp woman in front of that blurry background??

Christkindlmarkt

munching yummie chestnuts...

... leaves me with the feeling that i have something stuck in my teeth??

Strolling through München

... strolling through munich - Asamkirche St. Johann Nepomuk a Baroque church from 1750

Sendlinger Strasse, taking time to take pictures, while everybody is hunting for christmas presents

Christmas fruit stand

Christmas wood stand

Aroma Cafe

... a very ...

... cute, little ...

... coffeshop with a ...

... wonderful atmosphere and good coffee ... in the Glockenbachviertel, the 'castro' of munich

The Family Christmas Photo Shoot

Proud: Amy survived the photo shoot

a man on the search for his belt.

B's sister Stefanie

Amy practicing a charming smile : )