Baking done...

150 choc chip cookies, 72 brownies and 7 loaves of bread - all done for the next event!

Opening day of school.

Today was the opening day of school for 2011/2012. I was able to get a few pictures before I had to babysit for one of the staff. Each year the flags of the countries represented by the student body are carried in by the seniors followed later by the Roll Call of the Nations. This year there are 53 countries represented at BFA.


Not long ago, Amanda (on the right) was a little girl running around on our street. Hard to believe she is a senior! We are proud of you Amanda!
The class of 2023 being interviewed by our director. What are you looking forward to the most in school? Most popular answer was a toss up between math and learning to read. What do you want to be when you grow up? Most popular answer was a horseback rider!

Thinking winter in the midst of summer...

So since it is so hot here, I decided to look at some winter pictures! Enjoy! It might help cool you down!

Amazing flowers...

This arrangement of REAL flowers was displayed in the hotel lobby of the hotel Shawna was staying at in Zurich. It was HUGE! I would guess it was at least 3 feet high and covered a large round table that was 6 or more feet in diameter.
Shawna put her hand there just to try to show it's size and as usual, a picture really does not do it justice.

A visit to a nearby town ... Bad Sackingen

We were able to spend part of the day with friends, Randy and Nancy, who will be leaving Germany next week. We drove about 45 minutes to this town and enjoyed a wonderful lunch and time together. We had never been there before and were surprised to know that this is so close. What a great historical place!
The local church...




This and that...around town.




The longest wooden, covered bridge in Europe. The original wood pilings have been replaced by concrete and of course, there have been other repairs as well. If I remember right, the bridge was built in the 1600's. It goes across the Rhine river. On one side is Switzerland, the other is Germany. A white line on about the middle of the bridge represents the border.



This local mailman brings a little color to delivering mail.

The park by the Trumpet Museum.


Note the trumpeter.

Another afternoon/evening at Adventure Camp...

Working on the veggies and meat for 'hobo dinner'.
Making dough for 'dough boys'

Roasting 'dough boys' takes patience and skill.
It began to pour just as most were finishing making their dough boys and hobo meals. Nothing like a little adventure in the rain. This guy is using the downspout to wash his hair. The rain water was really quite warm.
Nice 'umbrella'...


View from the top of the hill where the tents are set up.

Train trip to a lake in the Black Forest

I was happy to be able to get away for the day with a group of friends. We took the train to a near by lake and enjoyed walking through the town and sitting by the water. I am sorry we forgot to get a group picture. I think we were too busy visiting!

An evening at Adventure Camp...

Thanks for your prayers for the camps going on right now. Every camp has amazing stories and all are going well!! I was able to spend an evening with Jesse at his camp this week. This is the area where they have their tents set up. It is on the top of a high hill that overlooks a most amazing valley. I could not get any pictures because it was too sunny. Maybe tomorrow night when it suppose to be cloudy.
Getting ready for dinner...
Jesse is cooking the spaghetti.

There are a few wild animals roaming around the camping area. Besides wild boar(in a fenced in area) there are goats and a wild bird refuge.
Kids were sitting on this rock, but jumped off before I could take the picture. I love the rock sitting in the middle of the camping grounds.