Hanging Out & Sitting Around

Mira is quite content to hang out in her warm 

and cozy stroller while we buzz through town.

She's also quite fond of sitting around at home.

Rana is 5 & 1/2!

Rana and Luise

with the enormous teddy bear

that Amu Yasser gave Rana last year

Königstein's Christmas Market

St. Nick brought chocolate and snow this year!

Rana was excited to find chocolate in her boots this morning 

and happily went off to meet St. Nicholas at Kindergarten. 

He gave each child a clementine and left chocolate in their slippers.

To my surprise, Rana actually asked if I had noticed when 

St. Nicholas stopped by, so apparently she still 

believes with very little effort on our part!

The Catholic Kindergarten passes out Bishop Nicholas 

while all of the others are more like the American Santa.  

Because of some heavy storms along the northern coasts of Germany, 

it snowed a bit overnight and throughout the day today,

which made the day feel even more festive!

Marburg & The Christmas Market

Despite the rain and cold, we spent a fun Saturday 

in Marburg, traipsing up and down the old, familiar 

streets in the Old Town and enjoying the Christmas Markets 

in the Market Square and at the Elisabeth Church. 

Various sights jogged Rana's memory of the town, 

which, unfortunately, is starting to fade. 

And we were glad for a short but sweet visit 

with Lina and her lovely family.

It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas!