fall photos'09

While on a bike ride, Paul and I snapped some photos of a local
pumpkin seller. There are so many more varieties to chose from here,
as most are used for cooking of some sort of cake, soup, sauce, chutney or pickle and
not just for carving or decorations.

But they do grow them big!

and even carve their name in them so no one will mix them up at the local pumpkin festival weigh-in!
This one says "Von Rosey"...so this must be Rosey's pumpkin

Our School, the FES, Freie Evengelical Schule, had its Fall festival this past weekend and celebrated their 20th anniversary. Three days before the Festival, the students had to pick a project. Here is Stryker-Ann and part of the project her group made, and then presented. The main project was an audio CD of what it might be like to live in the Middle Ages. She was a cook and had to write her script, complete with sound effects. She also made some Middle Age type spice cookies for her group to try.

Vaden was in the 3 day Project Tag group "English Poetry Anthology" . They had three days to write (in German, English or French), print and bind a collection of their poetry. It turned out to be quite fun as the group had an over night the Wednesday before this Saturday to get them started. Here is Vaden, in blue, with some of her friends as they sell their books of poetry.

Wils and Vaden!

Wils' part in the FES Tag was to help his class in the children's games area. His class was to help teach this jumping game with a "Gummy Twist".
This is a gummy, elastic band and you jump in and out and cross and, and, and all to a song or songs. It is like jumping rope, except the gummy twist gets higher and higher up the holders' legs the more successful you are.