A Special Visit from a Very Special Visitor........  our Beka made it to Germany just fine, PTL, and to Haus Blauen, Marzell for a few days time with Mom and Dad and Abby and David.   We are most happy!

Christmas 2012, Blauen Dorm, BFA

20 folks gathered at our dorm for Christmas Dinner.  We had a wonderful and sweet time.  Our very good friends, Jesse and Doris Frank, organized the event, and Sally did a great job assisting with the cooking.  We had a true German Favorite:  Black Forest Ham...... it was so good with the mashed potatoes and stuffing.  Christmas 2012 was very special for us Euckers here in Germany.   We trust Christmas was a great time for you too!

The Departure Hug:  The girls are now gone for the Christmas Break.  As each left for Home, those remaining gave a "Departure Hug" to send them off.  It was both a happy time and sad time.  These kids are so excited to go, but will also miss their friends.  I have such a hard time getting the right photo of these sudden moments.  Here's the best one I got this past week as the girls went home.  Sally and I drove 7 trips in 5 days to the train stations and airport in Basel, Switzerland to get the kids out.  Destinations were worldwide!!  Our kids went to Peru, Mongolia, France, Israel, China, just to name a few.  Sally, David, Abby, and I will be here at Blauen Dorm for Christmas.  Merry Christmas to you all, and thanks for checking our blog !!!

Christmas Party, 2012, Blauen Dorm.   Here are all the ladies of Blauen Dorm at our Dorm Christmas Party.  We were so blessed to get a real, live Christmas Tree from our neighbor, a true German Forester.  He took his specialty tractor to his tree farm and brought back the most wonderful tree for us.  It made the dorm smell pine-forest fresh!  It was so much fun to decorate.  At our party, we had our secret santa gift exchange and treats.  It was a blast.