Monday, October 26, 2009

Around the block


Does anyone know the name of this flowering shrub?

My wonderful neighbors!

Here I am with my wonderful German neighbors. From left to right...Ursula, Doris #1, Doris #2 and Doris #3(me). These ladies bring a lot of joy and laughter to our lives as they are constantly up to something. All of them love to garden and share their produce! We all get along great and have a lot of fun!

The 'other' neighbors...down the way!

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Friday, October 9, 2009

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Today I was planning to go for a walk and take some 'fall' pictures. It is so gorgeous right now...however, it is pouring rain. I am thankful for the rain. We have had 2 plus weeks of fantastic weather, the lack of rain was showing in the yard, etc. So I will let it rain today and see what tomorrow brings!

Monday, October 5, 2009

My heart is a little sad tonight. Two wonderful weeks have come to an end. Our house is quiet and somewhat orderly as some would prefer. I enjoyed the scattering of toys and books! I miss the chatter of baby talk, the squeals of delight, the pitter-patter of little feet, talking to my kids and sharing laughter, stories and smiles!

We took Ben, Sharla and Chiara to the airport this am and as I write this they are on their way back to Seattle. As you can see from the pictures below, our two weeks just happened to center around Chiara! I wonder why? Ha! We sure do love her and are so thankful for the time they got to spend with us. Late last week, Shawna also got to come for some vacation days! It was fun to have the family complete! We thoroughly enjoyed every minute!

I am so thankful for skype and blogs and look forward to keeping in touch that way. Now it is back to normal, whatever that is.

The park and other outside fun with Katie and Chiara




Katie shows us how to ride the zip line.
Sharla and Chiara giving the zip line a try!




Katie sharing her love of books.

Fun with Oma's sheep!

Visit to a castle ruins...and 'kaffee and kuchen'




Gotta love zucchini!


Playing with Opa!

So...can you dance in this position? She can!
Building a tower with music!
what fun to have it all crash to the floor with a loud 'boom'!