We had a fun day today. Admittedly, for the said ox it can’t have been fun at all, but everybody else was enjoying himself. Our daily paper has the best tips on what to do on weekends. For this weekend they suggested (among others) to visit the abbey Plankstetten not too far from here for the annual "Maibockfest" (May bock beer festival). Abbey shop, kids’ program, roast ox and all – what else do you want? So off we went and everybody had a fun time.
Of course we had some roast ox, Corin had fun in the bouncy castle and Sean likewise. First he was in his pram for some lunch, but after a while he wanted to get out and off he ran towards the bouncy castle. It was the first time he was in/on one and he thoroughly enjoyed it. He was bouncing up and down and rolling about – it was such fun watching him. He was the youngest kid in it, but everybody made sure he was ok. At one point he rolled down and just ran off in his socks, everybody thought he was the cutest – and of course he is.
I listened in to one of the conversations between Corin and another boy. The boy asked Sean whether he can speak already (which he can’t), so Corins says "No, he can’t. Leave my brother alone, little boy!". So the boy goes: "I’m not a little boy, I’m 4 already." So Corin goes: "I am 4, too", and there it was, the eternal argument about who is bigger, stronger, older, better – even the 4-year-olds already have it in them.
The abbey shop was fabulous. They sold vegetable plants and all sorts of organic food and drinks. Since my plan to grow zucchini from their seeds hasn’t succeeded so far we bought one zucchini plant and one Hokkaido bumpkin plant. I said to John that when we get home and check the zucchini there are probably a few coming up now – and guess what? There are 5 of those little buggers showing up through the soil, LOL. Figures! No idea what to do with all of them now. We can’t possibly plant 6 zucchini plants in the garden, they’d cover the whole area and later on I’d have to press my friends to take some of my zucchini until they are friends no more 
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Here are a few pictures:
Here is the ox. Those people are no scrapbookers, they laughed about me taking the picture.
And the bouncy castle.
It sounds like a really best place to go over the week-end with the kids. Rikki, don’t tell me right now, but I am sure the picture just above will end up in some layout! I bet you have plenty more of them, lol.
As for the zucchini, too bad I am not living at the corner of your street, because you could have given me some: these are my favorite vegetable.
Have a nice week,
hugs, Sabine