Let the Fun Begin!

Here we are in Germany and the fun has already begun. The first picture shows Ingrid handling all of the luggage. What do you think I brought her along for?

The flights were all good and we arrived in Retzow (50 km west of Berlin) at about 3 pm local time on Friday, which was 6 am our time. Of course then there was lunch and then unpacking, and then dinner, and then lots and lots of talking and laughter.

You see Ingrid with several of her cousins. Keep in mind that she has about 50 of them over here. Sandwiched in between I got in on the act with two of Hanna's sisters.

The final picture is of Ralph and Jeanette, the anniversary couple. The real party is tomorrow evening and will be quite a formal affair and I know it's going to be a loud and lovely time of just being family.

I feel so privileged to be a part of this great clan and so fortunate to be able to make this trip as we include the tour of Martin Luther sites. Ingrid has many cousins who live right in the center of all of those cities and so we will have personalized tours.

Stay tuned as I will have many pictures of the celebration to post in the near future as I have good wi-fi connection here. I hope I have the same when we are doing the Luther sites.

It is now almost 10 pm, which means we have been up for 32 hours and have had about an hour of sleep. I think we need to go to bed.

Thanks for looking in and we'll be back soon.