2016

****Warning...Long Post**** Hello World, And there we have it...2016 has left us and 2017 has rolled around with a whole new year full of second chances, new beginnings, paths to pursue our dreams, and opportunities to learn more about ourselves and those...

She finally came! Sunday, June 5th at 6:08 in the morning, Eleanor Rosamund Grace made her 9 pound 3 ounces debut into this world. :) Labor went well and fast and Joe was absolutely amazing at encouraging and being a strong arm to lean on and willing...

A couple of weeks ago, Savannah, a good friend of mine was over at the Daniels and after hearing that we hadn't had a baby shower, very kindly and amazingly offered to throw us a baby shower. :) It was a small affair, but she did an amazing job of making...

Life has been busy. But, as we are finally settled down for awhile, I thought I'd put up some pictures of our goings on in the last couple of months. While we were down in Austin, we went to Lake Pflugerville with Gretchen and Heidi and had a good time...

Through an unforeseen series of events, we found ourselves having to fly back to the States. For some reason, any cancellation/delay/reschedule/equipment malfunction decided to happen to us on our way home and our trip took about twice as long, but thanks...

During Steve and Debbie's visit to our house, we took them to the Dammann's house church for Sunday worship. The language barrier really wasn't too much of an issue. Just like-minded Christians spending time together and praising the same God. It was...

Just got my camera recharged recently... ;) and found some pictures of some other goings on. So, here are pictures of the site of the fire next to Joe's office the day after. Apparently, it had been a luggage storage place. Kind of sad to see all of the...

We went out to lunch with Jeffrey and Audrey. We went to a really nice and cozy pizza place, and the food was really nice. Thanks for being such great friends!! Huge portions for France... ;) A massive Calzone, and a very tasty salad. Pizzas and good...

Here are some pictures of some of the times that we spent at the Dammann's house in March. :) They are lots of fun to hang around, and Joe is very popular with the kiddos. Bruno's birthday called for some pretty spectacular celebrations and delicious...

Thought it about time to do some more bump pictures. Little Shepherd is still incredibly active and enjoys jabbing me in the ribs....Still not quite sure on an exact due date, but we are looking forward to meeting him/her whenever they decide to show...