Hello From Germany!

Hi, my readers! We're here in Germany visiting JD's parents and having a great time. Well, except for the trip to the ER with Luke. He officially has croop, but is finally doing better. It was a little scary! The scenery is beautiful here and the weather has been perfect. We look forward to seeing more sites as we travel tomorrow, and I will definitely be taking lots of pictures to post when we get back. Hopefully, I'll be able to update again soon. Sending love to you all!

Extra, Extra! Read All About it!

JD was in the paper on Sunday! He had submitted a notice to the local paper about an art piece of his that got into a show in Austria and they printed it! I am so proud of him! Read about it here.

Wow!

The other night I looked out of the window and this is what I saw:


It was the strangest thing. It was thundering and all of the leaves on the trees were turned over, but there was also a beautiful sunset. It only lasted for a couple minutes so I'm glad I could catch it on "film".

Amazing!

A friend and artist from JD's old workplace drew this for us. She had taken a picture of Luke and I when we had visited and she turned it into a beautiful drawing. We love it! It's now hanging proudly on our wall.

Book Review

I'm reading a book that my pastor's wife loaned me, and it's so good that I just must tell other mother's out there about it. It's nothing incredibly deep or long winded. It's just a mom talking about her experiences when they happened and now looking back on them. It's VERY encouraging and inspiring. It has short chapters for those 5 minutes of break we have in the day, and it's mostly in story form so it keeps you interested. I highly recommend that you read it especially if you're a mom and need some encouragement. It's called A Mother's Footprints of Faith by Carol Kuykendall. Go buy it or get it from the library! You won't regret it.

What's been happening in our house?

I'm so glad you asked! Well, life here has been exciting, relaxing, enjoyable and just plain great! First up for any who don't know we are expecting another little bundle on or around Dec 1st! Here's a picture of our little babe at 11 weeks (I'm 15 weeks now):

We couldn't be more excited and of course a little nervous.

Next, JD's finally finished with the semester and is back home from Italy. I'll try to post pictures of his trip soon. We are REALLY enjoying having him home all day every day with us. Luke is becoming quite the Daddy's little boy. He follows JD around the house and yells, "DA!" when he can't see him.

Oh, did I mention that Luke is finally walking? He's been taking steps for a while now, but just recently has started walking throughout the house. He's so proud of himself too. He is LOVING his pool in the backyard. He will immediately go to it when we outside and jump in clothes and all. He is definitely a water baby!



Our summer will be full of traveling, house projects, family visiting, pool time and just general family together time. We are loving it!


Anyone want a kiss? -Luke