The official squiggler

I thought Luke was squiggly, but so far this baby has him beat by a mile. We had an ultrasound today and saw the baby moving everywhere. Everything looks perfect and the baby is measuring right on track. Shew! God is good! Though we were given the option, we decided not to find out the gender this time around. I'm excited for the surprise. JD's still on the fence about not knowing, but there's not much we can do about that now. Here are some pictures of our new little one at 19 wks.

A profile shot:


3D pictures:



Technology is so amazing, isn't it?

Neuschwanstein

This is one of the many castles that we saw while we were away. It was so beautiful and HUGE! This is the castle that Cinderella's castle was created from. It doesn't look exactly the same, but you can definitely see the resemblance. I took this picture on a bridge specifically built to view the castle. After I took this we took the long trek to the building but no pictures there were as amazing as this one. After we finished we took a horse and buggy ride down the mountain. Luke LOVED this! He was so excited to watch the horses and say, "Ahhhhhhh..." as we went down the bumpy road. What a great day!

Let me in!


The side of the castle.


Our buggy ride before we got on.

"How do you solve a problem like Maria?"

We made it home yesterday and are so glad to be back! We had a fabulous time in Germany and Austria, but there's just something about sleeping in your own bed after 2 weeks away. I have so many pictures to share too! I hope you don't get sick of them. We saw some of the most breathtaking scenery while we were there. God's creation never ceases to amaze me! Well, enough blabbing. Here's pictures taken while we were in Austria of places from the Sound of Music. And yes, we did watch the movie while there. I love it

One of the fountains (we were driving while I took this):


The front of their house. We would have to walk far to get a better shot, but this is the front wall that's in the movie when she's going to meet the family for the first time.


The back of the house. It's so beautiful too! Also, this is the lake where they fell into it while greeting their "new mom to be".


The church where they got married. Her in real life Abby wouldn't let them film inside so they used this one.


Inside the church. I got to walk down the aisle.


More pictures to come soon!