This past weekend, Derellek, Esen, Jess, and Sophia joined Gropius and me for the Sacramento Turnverein's Bockbierfest. It was a less crowded, more sedate version of Oktoberfest last fall. So, there was a biergarten outside where we all met up and then traditional German dancing around the Maypole on the main dance floor, as well as a koffee klatch (sp?) upstairs with tasty desserts. A few pictures:
Gropius enjoying his bock bier

Derellek enjoying their pig knuckle dinner and bock bier

Jess keeping an eye on Sophia
Esen enduring German kultur
And some traditional maypole dancing (I ran out of space on my video card for any more, but it was almost the end!).