Elbe River Boat Trip

My husband's bosses love to sail. And this year marks the 10th anniversary of the company. So they decided to take everyone on a little boat trip on the Elbe river. It was a really long and stressful day for the parents of a very lively 3 year old, but I suppose everyone else got to relax... Still, it was an adventure for Littles and the weather was perfect. Here are the pictures:

They even had us solve some navigational quiz with a compass and everything. Way out of our league...

a huge freighter passing us with ease

sailing past the homes of the rich and famous of Hamburg

passing the Airbus plant

if you look closely, you can see the plane (or part of a plane...) inside

This was our second boat trip with the company and even if it was stressful for us as parents, sailing is really special and it has the power to take you away from everything else. I wish we had the funds to do something like this more often... I know, it wouldn't be as special anymore...

Summer 2012 Family Time!

I don't know bout you, but my parents live a good 3 hours from Hamburg. They don't get to see us every weekend. But last week saw the visit of my brother and a trip (by train!) to my parents! Enjoy:

I know it's hard to believe, but this is her favorite!

coolest kid on the monkey bars

on the seesaw with her uncle Sören

taking the train to my parents' place

enjoying family and a family BBQ! (And I started to practice taking pictures in widescreen... feels weird, but it's kinda cool, you can get so many people in one picture!)

Ahhh, it was so good to be away from home for those couple of days... and I promise: next time my husband gets to take a few pictures, too so I can be in them... ;-) psst, I think he's still intimidated by the new camera...