We are with our friends The Hufnagels again and this means only one thing… BIG FUN!
We are enjoying the snow and the cozy Austrian ski huts in the Schladming Dachstein area of Steiermark.
You will recognize these faces from our summer posts in Elba when we kicked back at the beaches. Now we are kicking it up on the slopes and enjoying the Kaiserschmann (the best pancakes you have ever tasted), homemade Speck (bacon) and other delicious local specialities. 
Looks pretty good too me!! Hope you have lots of fun skiing and enjoying your friends!
Love Penni
Great group shot! Wish we could share in the snow playtime! How about a recipe for those wee pancake like things?! Might have to grind some flour!
Happy New Year to you all!
big hugs, and licks, B & B
Wow i am so jelous we got about 1cm of snow this year 🙁 and i dont know if we will go skiing.Looks like you are having a great time.Is the last picture the pancakes/Kaiserschmann ?Kinda looks like scrambled pancakes.That is a good idea i think ill go try to make some.
-Cian
Hi Cian,
The last picture is the Kaiserschmann/pancakes. Pretty bad weather for skiing Eh?
Sol
Good choice to ski in Austria this year! Please be careful (especially Bill!) …
wow looks like you guys are having so much fun!! and Sol do you ski or snowboard?
Hi Christopher,
I ski. Do you ski or snowboard?
Sol
I can’t believe that there are any people in this world as lucky as you are! You look so happy, being obviously in the most wonderful company one can imagine!
You have good health, (Bill, you healed after your accident a year ago) and you are all young enough to have the strength and the energy to take part in this exciting winter sport!
Our best wishes for 2014 to all of you: Gabriela, Bill, Sol and Leonie!
Your Victoria friends Ingrid and Walter
It’s “Kaiserschmarrn”, double RR, not Schmann. I have eaten it in Vienna many years ago. Yummh!
Gabriela, was wird das Gehäkelte wenn es fertig ist?
I hab’ auch Lust zu so etwas! Es ist leichter für “arthritic hands” als Stricken.
Ich finde diese Art von Korrespondenz mit Euch einfach toll!
Liebe Grüße
von Ingrid
Sounds wonderful!!….HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
We have a lot of snow here too!…unusual for NS so early into the winter..it’s the most snow and cold in 18 years during Dec.
Talked to your Mom yesterday..they are doing well.
Enjoy the rest of your stay.
Frances
Happy New Year Bill, Gabriela, Sol and Leonie
This year has been just amazing for you so far, lots of memories, (from what we can tell so far – mostly good memories) and this blog is so great to keep some of those memories alive for you!
We have just returned from a 2 week vacation in Thailand – 1st time in 6 years that we didn’t ski for New Year’s.
Would love to be skiing in Austria! Enjoy! and all the best to you folks!
Kim, Ken, Sean & Chris
hi just wanted to let you know that i am traveling with you through you mom and dad. i am one of jims nurses. i love visiting them. they are wonderful people. both are doing very well. you are one lucky family to be able to travel as you are. the children will remember this forever happy new year and happy travels