Have I mentioned how great all our German friends are? I speak the truth! Here are some pictures from a picnic that they hosted in honor of all of our birthdays. We hiked up to a park at the top of one of Jena's many steep hills and had a delicious feast, all topped off with a beautiful sunset. They even carried decorations all the way up to the top of the hill! Here is Christina with the Happy Birthday sign.

Mary helped fire up the grill and cook delicious German meat, yum.

Check out all this food...

Christina, Anika, Mary, and Inga.

They even bought us birthday presents! Mary and I were sehr excited.

And if presents weren't enough, they made us cake! Individual cakes! Anika and Nadine light the candles.

The birthday girls: Uli, Mary, Emily, and Inga.

I had such a hard time coming up with a wish - is that a good thing or a bad thing?

The view of Jena from the Park:

Great scenerey!

And a beautiful sunset to end the evening. Vielen Dank!