Oktoberfest

As many of you know, Rich's Mom (Omi) is German, along with several aunts, uncles and cousins. This year, we decided we'd have our own Oktoberfest celebration with the babies - an culinary introduction to their culture - at a German restaurant less than an hour from our house in Sanford, the Bavarian Brathaus.

We had a great time, great meal, and stuffed ourselves silly! Rich rated the food as pretty authentic, judging from his mom's cooking and his many trips to visits relatives. Like her older sister Robyn, Mae loved the spatzle and red cabbage; she wasn't a big fan of bratwurst or schnitzel ... but Kirsten is confident she will be when she gets older.

Mae doing her new "yummy, yummy food dance". We call it the "spatzlt wiggle"!

Even Ben had fun, finding a new "bottle" (just kidding! The bottle was empty and the boy was sacked out from the car ride).