This year was Claudia's Christmas. We spent the holiday with Olaf's family in Osnabrueck, Germany.
It's always kind of magical for me to be in Olaf's hometown around the holidays. He has his favorite foods and places from childhood, and lots of stories to color every walk, errand or meal.
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| Restaurant in the old town |
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| L+T department store window display |
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| Huge Christmas tree in the store |
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| Wolfgang and his daughter-in-law enjoying fresh fried kartoffelpuffer (potato pancakes) on the Christmas market |
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| Deliriously tired, enjoying a feuerzangenbowle (rum and sugar spiked mulled wine) with Olaf, on the Christmas market |
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| Wolfgang and Claudia took us to an Irish music concert, performed by a local Irish family |
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| Wolfgang with his new Nike Free shoes for the gym |
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| Gerrit and Birgit brought Olaf some special clothing from Thailand |
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| But I got the best gifts- hand knitted hat and scarf from Claudia :) |
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| Birgit's parents, Fritz and Edith (left) enjoying a laugh on Christmas Eve |
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| Birgit and Gerrit, with Birgit and Gerrit |
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| The kids |
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| Claudia and Woldgang in their new Nike's |
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| Brothers |
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| The Little Brother |
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