Princess Party

Princess Cake : Seebenstein, AT

While we were staying with Christine and Hellmut, two of their granddaughters celebrated their birthdays. Their daughter, Sonja, is a wonderful cake decorator and made a cake for her daughter (the other grandchild was nearly 18 and they had a family get-together the next night at daughter Sabina's. I took a few pictures of the party and enjoyed meeting and getting reacquainted with this wonderful family!

Vanessa makes her grandfather, Hellmut, chuckle : Seebenstein, AT

All of the kids had a blast and even the adults got in on the fun. Below, son-in-law Jose competes in the sack race with his cousin. Jose lost. It wasn't even close. :-D

It wasn't even close! 

Photo copyright: Janet M Kincaid, 5/2012

Schloß Seebenstein

Schloß Seebenstein : Seebenstein, AT

Our next stop on the trip was friend Daniella's parents, Christine and Hellmut, who live in Seebenstein, just south of Vienna. In the last three months of my time in Austria, I served in the town of Wiener Neustadt and that's where I met Christine and Hellmut and their daughters, Sabine, Daniella, and Sonja. They became very dear friends and we've stayed in touch over the years. I was thrilled they invited us to stay with them. It was such a treat and like being with family again. On our second day in Seebenstein, Christine walked with us to the castle above their town. Unfortunately, it was closed for tours, so we only saw the outside. Still, it was a nice walk.