Thanks to all

Dan and I safely returned to Germany this morning. The return is always so hard, so we slept for a few hours this morning and unpacked. Dan already left for the Netherlands this afternoon and I return to work tomorrow.

My family, Dan, and I want to say thank you to our family and friends for all your support, prayers, love, and friendship over the past few months during my grandpa's illness, and in the past week or two after his passing. He was a wonderful man and is sorely missed. We all feel a little empty right now, but we know that someone is watching over us like never before.

On a positive note, the circle of life continues and we were blessed to be home last week as my girlfriend Sarah and her husband had their first child - a little boy, Aiden Jackson, came into the world on Wednesday, November 9. Luckily there was another good reason to be home... pictures to come.