Congratulations guys!
Our friends Brian and Aurea got married in Hawaii over the weeekend. Wish we could have been there!
Kelli and I were in Portugal over the weekend relaxing by the pool for our 5th wedding anniversary. I will have pics as well as an update of all of the goings on this week.
What will probably be our last visitors have departed and our house has become quiet once again. We miss Chris, Chip and the kids a ton already and look forward to more time together in the near(er) future. We spent the long weekend in the area around Wiesbaden and Kelli and I filled their time with the things that we will miss most about our European home. Kelli and I even got to do some things that we had always wanted to in the city but just hadn't gotten around to it.
I picked them up in Cologne last Wednesday after their train ride from Paris and we visited the Cologne Cathedral and ate at Cafe Fruh. The weather was pretty rotten for the whole trip (save one day) and was mostly in the 60's every day. We got to Rudesheim and the castles on the Rhein, ate a LOT of German food, drank our fair share of German wine and beer, visited Frankfurt and rode the Apple Wine Express, visited Heidelberg Castle and the Konigstuhl and spent a bunch of time just in Wiesbaden. Once again, it was great to share what our life here has been with those that are closest to us.
There are a LOT of things going on right now and there will be even MORE news to share very soon. Until then, enjoy the photos
We are back from our long weekend in London with my brother Chip and his family. They are off to Paris for a few days before I pick them up in Cologne on Thursday around noon. London was great as usual. We dealt with all of the bomb scares like all of the other Londoners and went on with our lives as if nothing happened. It made for some difficulties in getting around the city but we never let it get us down.
We saw every sight you could think of, climbed the steps to the VERY top of St. Paul's, spent some time at Harrod's, rode the London Eye, Chip and I enjoyed a pint at Punch and Judy's, we saw the play "Wicked" on Saturday night (probably the best show I've ever seen!) and just enjoyed spending time with each other. It had been 1 and a half years since Kelli and I have seen them so it was great to reconnect and see how much our little niece and nephew had grown up.
Much more to come as we're spending five days in and around Wiesbaden over next weekend.
Hello world
That's right everyone, Kelli is expecting.
Mommy and baby are both doing very well and we are looking forward to a November 19th arrival date.
The photo at left is from week 15 and Kelli is just getting through her 19th week. She has been great and not TOO demanding. Nor has she had any weird cravings for pickle ice cream or anything like that. Her appetite has definitely increased and she is kicking off a great deal of heat but (knock on wood) nothing too out of the ordinary.
We are both extremely excited and are anxiously awaiting our little present.
Wow!
We have gotten a LOT done since Chet and Diane got here two and a half weeks ago.
Our trip (so far) has been:
Gossmansdorf (Diane's ancestral home)
Munich
Neuschwanstein Castle
Innsbruck
Venice
Lake Como
Southern Spain
Morocco
And THEN, they returned home to the Wilhelmstrassefest in Wiesbaden after getting back from Spain.
We have been home for a couple days and will be in Belgium for a while before they leave on Saturday for home.
Enjoy the pics so far, but there are MORE to come
