I love storms, but don't you love the calm after a good storm, too?

Germanfest Blues

Germanfest is this week, & I am dying to go. I went to the German Mass at St. Peter's, & I watched Aaron in the strong man competition on Monday for Köstritzer Abend. But I want to be in the tent with the oom pa pa band and singing Ein Prosit while I wave my liter of beer back and forth. I want to be surrounded by a thousand people while I eat my bratwurst and sauerkraut and potato salad and kuchen. I want to wear my dirndl. But I think the only day I'll have gotten to wear it this week is on Sunday because I'm just to busy getting caught up with photo editing since my computer was broken and a wedding to photograph (which is great!). And I'll only be able to go to the beer tent for a short time this weekend. So here are some pictures from Sunday. (For Germanfest info, click here.)

 I have the Germanfest Blues.

The Storm

We had a beautiful storm the other night, so I thought I'd photograph the lightning since I've never done that before. But the lightning bolts were about 6 minutes apart & my arms became tired just waiting for each bolt, so I gave up and decided to make a stop motion film (my first!) with the photos I took instead. Don't you just love thunderstorms?

Splish Splash, It's Grandma's Birthday!

Although tomorrow is actually Grandma's Birthday, we had a little pool party/cookout to celebrate on Sunday.

We celebrated Fifi's Birthday, too. She got a new "guy" as her gift.

Jacob and Dad.

Grandpa grillin' some dogs and burgers.

Time for a break from all those canonballs.

Christy looking very relaxed and chic.

Sonya, Lisa, and Austin (background) watching the pool fun.

You look pretty cool, Lucy!

My siblings

Grandpa and Great-Grandma Sipe relax in the shade for a bit.

Grandma, Dad, and Mom

Jenny, Mary, and Trent (with Fifi)

Kelly (always photogenic)

Jacob and Lucy get a good laugh.

Probably because Lucy looks a little bit nerdy (in a super cute way)

This was supposed to be Lucy swimming across the pool, but she decided to take a surprise detour to the shallow end of the pool instead.

BIG BIRTHDAY WISHES TO GRANDMA!

WE LOVE YOU!!!