Frohe Weihnachten and Frankfurters in Frankfurt!

We've discovered an airline that Paige will actually eat their food! Lufthansa! Somewhere along the line, Paige became a bit of a "food snob" refusing to eat most airplane meals. This can be a problem for everyone (not just Paige) because when Paige doesn't eat, she gets ornery!

This trip she came prepared with snacks from Trader Joes but they're still untouched! She likes the Lufthansa fare! Whew! Flying "Business Class" might also help (like a lot!). In fact, after any international travel on a Business or 1st class ticket it is really hard to go back to sitting (and eating) in Coach! Trust me, I had to fly Coach to France in October!

We also like Lufthansa because it reminds us of President Dieter F. Uchtdorf! Who is probably the most handsome Apostle (not that we give much notice to those things)! President Uchtdorf was the Senior VP of Flight Operations when he left Lufthansa in 1996 to serve as a full-time General Authority. It's easy to picture President Uchtdorf as a Lufthansa Pilot; he's got the smile, the charisma and the confidence of a Captain Sully type! Yep, when the air travel is worth writing about it's either been really good or really lousy. Luckily for us, it been blog worthy in a good way!

Our initial direct flight from Frankfurt into Tel Aviv was canceled which left us overnighting in Germany. But it gave us a chance for some authentic German fare; dining out on bratwurst, sauerkraut, German potato salad (much different and better than American potato salad) and delicious apple streudel (the best part)! And a chance to sing Silent Night at Christmastime in Germany!

In other good news, Andie is making herself available for Sherpa Duty! Andie seems to like "picking things up" (well, maybe not her room, exactly, ....but people and luggage!) My carry-on bag is missing it's shoulder strap which is annoying but much less so when Andie carries it for me!

So, thanks to good food, Paige's disposition is pleasant, Andie is earning her keep baggage handling, and we meet up with Webb tomorrow on Christmas Day! At this point of the journey, we're glad we brought the kids along!