Our entire family trekked through the snow on Saturday up to Genola, Minnesota for the annual Scholl family "Dumpling Day" extravaganza. We have never attended this special German heritage event in the past. The Scholl siblings put up a great feast. There was, of course, a LOT of dumplings along with other traditional German foods (sauerkraut, macaroni hot dishes, noodle salads, and an awesome array of desserts) to compliment the main attraction. I ventured out of my shell and tried my very first dumpling and ..... very last dumpling. I tried it that counts for something, right?
All the little nuts had a blast at the Dumpling Day event, too. The place where the event was held was not ideal for little ones to run about....but they still did. Peanut was very shy for the first 2 hours we were there. She clung to my arms for a majority of our 3 hour stay. The girls, Almond and Hazelnut had a good time playing with dolls, coloring, and playing hide-n-seek. Walnut was busy chasing his buddies, Nadaniel, Tyler, Jalen, and Butternut. At one point, a relative caught Butternut in the kitchen with a knife in each hand (thank you for finding him)!!! Where were his parents?? Aaahhh! Other that scary episode Butternut was just like his brother Walnut. They had fun playing hide-n-seek, drinking lots of juice, and eating desserts. None of our nuts even wanted to try the dumplings. I think that is because they got to have juice instead of milk!! What a treat.
Thank you Scholl siblings for the great time and hospitality! We were so glad we could see all that were able to attend since we missed the Scholl Christmas party in December.
haha, jilly! i give you lots of credit for trying the dumplings. they're not easy on the eyes OR tummy. :)
ReplyDeleteJilly, you were very brave for trying a cannon ball dumpling. I hope you are willing to give it a whirl again someday. I'm glad you were able to make the trip!
ReplyDeleteDid all the little nuts make you nuts at the event? Sounds like they had a good time playing and running.
~gran
Hi Jill! Thanks for letting me know about your pretty blog! Ask Angie about my first and last "bite" of a dumpling two years ago!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteSorry we missed the event this year and glad you could all attend.
And now there is another little babe in your extended family (congrats Angie and Dave!). How wonderful. :)
Take care and keep writing!
Shelly
Jill, you've got a good thing going here! Thanks so much for including me on your list of people. I love hearing about the goings on of your little house of nuts! God bless, Mary
ReplyDeleteJill, I have enjoyed reading all your entries and did make comments on a few of the old ones. You are very clever and I love keeping up on your happenings. You have a beautiful family, and you 2 are spectacular parents!! Love, Auntie Judy
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