Once we got back to England, the guys decided they were going for the big time. We stopped at a go-kart track on the way to the other bases. Christopher was just big enough to be able to drive. These go-karts went a lot faster then the ones at the lake. Christopher had a couple of good skids (gave his mother a slight heart attack). Did some cookies thru the dirt one time. They had a blast and can't wait to go again. 
More raacing at the lake. This time the big boys got involved. Here Tom is ahead of Christopher and Jim Hicks, our friend from VA who came to SD to visit us while we were back.
Here are 4 of the boys in Christopher's Tiger Cub den. This was taken back in May on base.
A bit blurry, but here is Christopher and Kennady racing the go-karts at the lake. We did this after mini-golf.
Christopher got to play mini-golf with his cousins while we were in Yankton, SD. Pictured is Josh, Uncle Shawn in orange, Grandpa, Christopher, Uncle Todd in black, Kennady, Jordan, and Aunt Traci.
We went to the parade Friday afternoon. Christopher had so much candy, that torwards the end of the parade, candy would be thrown at his feet and he couldn't even be bothered to pick it up.
This year Christopher played on a coach pitch team for kids 7 - 9 years old. We actually had a nice season, only froze a couple of times this year. The last game of the year Sheila even got a sunburn.
We managed to find a Wal-Mart in Germany. We stopped for a quick visit to get our fix in before we went to the states in June.
In May, we went to Denmark and northern Germany. While in Germany, we went to the zoo, Tierpark Hagenbeck. We bought a bag of fruits and veges and got to feed the elephants.
This was taken on Saturday, May 20, the 3rd luge ride we went to before we had to head to Munich to catch our flight. This luge ride was near Neuschwanstein Castle.
After he got brave enough to go on his own, he didn't want to quit. He's hoping to find luge rides when we go to Colorado this summer.
Christopher has decided that he loves the luge ride, we stopped at 3 diferent ones and he probably went down 20 times altogether.
We weren't able to go to the Eagles Nest but this was close by. We stopped to let Christopher do the luge ride.
This picture was take on our first day in the town square of Rothenburg, Germany. Here's the gang that Tom guided around Germany for a week: Gene & Gloria (Juhnke) VanAckeran, Arnie & Linda Juhnke, Don and Irene (Juhnke) Reeb. A good time was had by all.
Tom and Christopher exploring Plansee during our trip to Garmisch, Germany May 16 - 20.
Arnie and Christopher pose and one of the spots the allied liberation of Europe began on June 6, 1944. We took our Camry across the English Channel on a car ferry and toured around Northern France the first week in April.
Tom, Christopher and Linda look over the landscape of Omaha Beach where so many made the ultimate sacrifice.
Christopher and Sheila by the castle at Disneyland Paris. We made the short drive from Paris and had a great time. During our visit, it was hard to tell we were outside of the U.S
We detoured to Paris for three days after our visit to Normandy. The weather cooperated and we made it to the top of the Eiffel Tower on the third day.
Pictured above is Mont St. Michael. The church is actually located on an island that juts into the Atlantic Ocean along the north coast of France.
Christopher and Arnie reflect on D-Day. We toured the American Cemetery overlooking Omaha beach in Normandy France.
Christopher and Arnie pose near one of the few un-damaged German gun emplacements along the coast of Normandy, France.
Sheila and Christopher pose at the edge of the Cliffs of Moher along the West coast of Ireland. The cliffs drop 700 feet straight into the Atlantic Ocean. You can learn more about the Cliffs of Moher at Cliffs of Moher.
Even though it's hard to see him, here's Christopher getting pinned with his Tiger Cub badge.
