While I was attending seminars in Düsseldorf during Rosenmontag and Faschingsdienstag, Liam and Rosalie were busy dressing up and attending the local events. Here some uncommented pictures:
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| From 2009-02-23 - Kinderfasching in Kirchheim |
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| From 2009-02-24 - Faschingsdienstag Parade |
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| From 2009-02-24 - Faschingsdienstag Parade |
On Friday evening we helped Anne celebrate her 75th birthday.
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| From 2009-02-20 - Anne Müller Geburtstag |
The location of Restaurant Carlos in Leimen was well known to us, as we celebrated Rosalie’s christening there in December 2007.
The pictures below show that everyone had a good time.
Not content with still photographic evidence, Heike also took this video of us murdering a birthday song (not for the faint-hearted)…
The Irish Times article is here. The Gardai have figured out that 50 speeding tickets issued to a Mr. Prawo Jazdy are not quite as clear-cut as they thought. It turns out that “Prawo Jazdy ” is Polish for driving licence :-(
Behold my son’s artistic talent. Not only a marvellous example of snow sculpture, but a hip name to boot: Alfred the snowman.
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| From 2009-02-19 - Alfred the Snowman |
Rosalie looked on in amazement at this snowman-making business
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| From 2009-02-19 - Alfred the Snowman |
while Tosca romped about in the snow with best pal Trixie
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| From 2009-02-19 - Alfred the Snowman |
We were in Dublin last weekend for Orlaith Niamh Nolan’s Christening party. She successfully had water poured over her head, as the picture below proves. This upset Liam however, who branded the priest as “mean” for upsetting his smallest cousin.
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| From 2009-02-15_Orlaith_Nolans_Christening |
Heike is prominent in the photo below as she was the proud godmother on this occasion.
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| From 2009-02-15_Orlaith_Nolans_Christening |
Together with Louis she will ensure that Orlaith receives an appropriately spiritual upbringing. Or maybe not.
After the ritual dousing was over the festivities went on next door in the parish hall. About a third of the 80 guests were children, so it never got quiet or boring. Some of our pictures are shown below, more are available on the Picasa web album.
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| From 2009-02-15_Orlaith_Nolans_Christening |
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| From 2009-02-15_Orlaith_Nolans_Christening |
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| From 2009-02-15_Orlaith_Nolans_Christening |
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| From 2009-02-15_Orlaith_Nolans_Christening |
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| From 2009-02-15_Orlaith_Nolans_Christening |
