Finally! A nice enough day for a bike ride. This is Mack and Sydney's bike trailer. It was one of Mack's birthday present. We went 3km between our town and the next on the great bike trails they have here. Next on the shopping list is to buy Issak a harness so he can help me pull all this weight up the hills! This picture is by the train stop in Hirschhorn. We stopped by to check out the train schedule...the next adventure on our list. The kids want to take the train into Kaiserslautern. It will be a short trip to learn the ropes and maybe we can go farther after that. 

Mack and Daisy. Daisy is a sweet dog that belongs to James and Jen. (James works with Tim). She loves the kids and they love her!

Happy Birthday to Mack!!! 

schmekt gut!!! 

Mack's birthday cake 

Mack's one year old check up. 24 pounds and still growing.  

Getting dirty and good at it! 

GO! STORM! (Cole is the one not wearing a hat) 

Cole's Baseball Team "STORM" 

5 more days

Tim will be home in five more days. We are pressing on without him. He tried calling here earlier but we were out and about going to violin and baseball practice.

Cole is learning a version of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star on the violin so that he and his teacher can play together. Sydney counted to 100 today (with some help). Mack is able to pick himself up without support of his surrounding and take off walking. He already shakes your hand loose when he is taking steps and wants to do it all by himself.

All is quiet now. Kids are in bed and the thunderstorm has stopped but not before a knock at the door that caught me by surprise in my PJ's. Guys from the shop coming to get Tim's car. I wish my house could be clean just once when people come over! Maybe another day.