Feburary 2008, Paul and Carol experienced Chinese New Year in Shanghai with Matt and Renee and the kids.
Madness
EAT, EAT, EAT!!
The Gerkens and Van Huttens live to eat. The Lemckerts and Haveners exhibit a rather more sedate attitude towards food -- they eat to live. It was a sight to see the two very different food "cultures" demolish our Indonesian rijstaffeltje. Opa made kroepoek on the deck; Oma chopped meat and vegetables, and cooked for weeks ahead of time. Then, on the day of the event, Grace and Leanne pitched in. The results? Yumm!!!
We Be Crazy
We be crazy. No explanation needed. Fun was had by all. The cousins especially bonded. We be NUTZ!!
More Gerkens - Van Hutten Mania
What could be nicer than a world family sitting on a deck, getting reacquainted (or getting to know one another), and eating, drinking, and chatting away. Who came the farthest? Betty and Hank Lemckert, of course. Then Matt and Renee from Shanghai. We were a diverse group from Curacao, The Netherlands, Miami, Richmond (hah!), and Baltimore and surroundings. We might only see each other a few times per decade, but love was in the air. And we had FUN!!
