Happy Thanksgiving!

Our Zoo

There is a big zoo on the edge of town

and I am sure we will visit it frequently, 

especially since it is open all year round!

We went today with Nadine and her Mama.

The girls went on a safari...

...and raced motorcycles

that seemed quite like the real thing

and they all had MICHIGAN plates! 

Of course, we saw quite a few animals, too, including giraffes, 

elephants, monkeys, goats, ponies, a leopard, deer, elk, 

lots of birds and ducks, a hippo, and more. 

Rana particularly enjoyed feeding the elephants carrots, 

which they grabbed with their trunks as we held 

them out in the air (from a safe distance!)!

A Day at the Frankfurt Film Museum

During our visit to the Film Museum 

with a group of Najeeb's colleagues, 

we learned about how movies are made, 

created our own animated film, and

chummed around with a few of 

our favorite movie stars.

Lantern Festival (Rana is 4 Years & 5 Months Old)

We celebrated St. Martin's Day with Rana's new Kindergarten.

Rana is very proud of her goose lantern, 

which she crafted by herself at school!

We enjoyed getting to know some of the kids and 

their parents better as we marched through town, 

particularly this little girl named Nadine.