Oktoberfest

At the end of September is one of our favorite weekends - the Rochester Oktoberfest!  We go every year with the Lange family, and any of the Holz family who wants to come with us.  Every year we eat great food, listen to wonderful music and have a blast dancing.  And we drink a bit of beer, of course.

This year, it was our family and the Lange family, and then Omi, Opa and Amanda.  The kids were so happy to have Amanda there; they love to spend time with her.

Aaron hanging out with Opa

Two German cuties

Omi and Opa with the kiddos

All of the German kids - Cameron, Aaron, Amanda, Bridgette, Leah and Abby

Outtake picture - not sure whose face is the best in this one!

Leah loves taking silly face pictures!  (And checkout Aaron's chubber knee in the background!)

Such a handsome guy.  I wonder how many more years he'll let us dress him up like a little German boy?  Hopefully at least a few more.

Our three gorgeous German kids

Aaron took a snooze early on so that he could party late into the evening.

Hanging out with Daddy

Silly Bridgette

Aaron in his version of lederhosen - an adorable shirt that Jaime made for him.

Bridgette dancing with baby Aaron

Cuties

Omi and Opa with Aaron

Daddy and Cam on the dance floor

Opa dancing with Aaron and Leah

Bridgette and Cameron dancing

So serious!

Mama's turn to dance with Cameron

This is much easier (for him anyway!)

I love watching them dance together

Omi piggy-back ride!

Amanda and Cameron's turn on the dancefloor

Amanda loves to dance

Bridgette and Leah getting ready for the chicken dance

Can you tell tha tLeah LOVES the chicken dance?

A little bit of this, and a little bit of that and clap your hands....

And around they go.

Flapping her wings

I love Leah's face in this picture, she is having a blast!

Cameron and Abby spun each other around at top speed

Such cute little German kids

They are having a blast too

Abby's turn to hold Aaron

And Amanda's turn

Amanda, Aaron and Leah

After lots of dancing and yummy food in their bellies, the kiddos dropped like flies, one by one.  Bridgette was the first to go, but I don't have a picture of her.

Leah followed soon after, sitting on a chair with her head on the table.

Abby stretched out on a few chairs

As did Cameron (although he requested a pillow for his chair - we used the diaper changing pad)

Out like a light

Party hard and pass out.  I imagine most good Oktoberfests end pretty much like this.

And look who is still going strong!  Aaron stayed awake later than all of the other kids, only going to sleep once we put him into his car seat.

Another great year!!!

Irondequoit Oktoberfest

Somehow, amazingly, it is September already, so that means it is time for Oktoberfest.  This has become a great tradition with the Lange family and we love going every year.  This year (and last) it was made even better because we had buy one get one free coupons!

This year's attendees were our family, Omi, Opa and Amanda, all of the Langes and Jaime's parents.  The kid's tent wasn't as good as it usually is (meaning, no bounce house!) but the kids still got balloon animals.  Most importantly, the kids danced and danced and danced and had a ball.  We ate yummy German food and pastries, and we continued with the tradition of lots of random strangers taking picture of the adorable German children.

Leah and Amanda, ready to go

Amanda, Cam and Leah dancing

Abby in her pretty dress. I love her hair and can't wait until Leah's is long enough to do cute things like that!

 Cameron with his dolphin balloon

Leah and her kitty (I think?)

Cute kiddos with their balloons

Cam just looked so darn cute in his lederhosen

And Leah looked adorable in her dirndl (although she looks a little disheveled in this picture!)

Listening to the alpine horns playing

Omi and Leah dancing

At one point they did a conga line - here is Bridgette, Leah and Jaime's mom in the line

Cameron and Bridgette dancing

Cuties!!  Cameron, Amanda and Leah

Another great year at Oktoberfest - love the food, the dancing and especially the company!