We were SUPER blessed this weekend. First, we were able to spend two whole days with Matt, Cari, Ethan, and Lucy. Second, we were able to see the Altmann family, who happened to be in Los Angeles seeing family and playing in Disneyland. What an enormous treat!!! It was like being in CRW in LA. It was lovely.
The Altmann's are doing GREAT and have settled well into their home in Zurich. The kids are also doing very well and it was such a joy to be able to spend an evening with these friends, catching up and loving on each other. It was truly a gift.
Here's a pic of Birgit and Peter - they are alive and well! (Sometimes this is hard to remember when people live so FAR away!)
Little Ellie ... 7 whole years old now!
And Reuben at the end of the night ... no wonder he was wiped out. He had spent the day at Disneyland, and then several hours at our house playing with the dogs and at LEAST 15 minutes straight chasing Lucy around the coffee table.
The next day we took the Knapp's out for a day in LA, stopping first in Ghetto Hollywood and seeing the star walk. This was a forced picture. I'm supposed to be holding a microphone over an Amy Grant star. I feel the picture requires some explanation. One super fun thing was that when we got there we realized that they were setting up for the Oscars! So we saw the red carpet and little Oscar men ... just no actual movie stars, so no pictures.
Next we drove up to Malibu and into the hills to the Paramount Ranch where they used to film Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. Cari and I both used to love this show, so it was pretty fun to see where it was filmed and try to picture what was what and so on. For other show watchers, this is us on the bridge over the meadow, between the town and the church. That red building straight back would have been the General store, and the big tree on the left is where Grace's Cafe was.
Anyways, it was great to see the Knapp's and be able to spend some time with them. Yay for friends.
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