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`The amazing Tree`






Trainpictures, on our way to and...


...from the Christmas celebration

Slayriding? I`m not sure what it`s called in English but that doesn`t really matter. It was LOADS of fun, that`s what matters! We were invited by some friends, also a young married couple (Brandy and Andy) to go and have some fun in the snow. They just bought a slay and we were able to borrow one (incl. steering wheel and brakes!)
We went to a place called `Sörenberg` http://www.soerenberg.ch/bahnen/ and saw lots of Dutch cars (and people) -Dutch Swiss-snow-lovers- there.
We took the slay `road` and had so much fun that we walked half way up again after reaching the finish, to slide down a second time. Having fun like little children! Halfways we discovered a tree covered with snow, so beautiful and worth posing for.
It snowed the whole time, and by the time we came back in Luzern we discovered it had snowed there too! : Bigtime! Everything was covered in about 20-25 cm of snow and last sunday, the 20th, the coldest temperatures this winter were measured in luzern: -19 C. Very exiting and most of all: So beautiful!
After church we took the train to Lukas`s ant, and celebrated Christmas there with the whole Maerki family. It was nice but also a bit confusing to meet up with all of the ants, unle`s, cousins and grandchildren. I`m still not sure who`s a child of who but I`ll figure that out some time.. :) Back in the train we took another picture because we forgat to take pictures at the Christmas celebration.. (Might have helped me keeping all of the families apart but unfortunately we forgat;)
We had a very nice time there and the weekend was over already..
Today at school the kids sold our last handcreme and we learned that the `Every Cent Counts`- action at the Radio/Television, brought in over 7 million Franks in Switserland for Malaria!!! Fantastic news.
I have to go, we wish everyone a Very MERRY CHRISTMAS!!