Friday....week in review....

I still haven't finished blogging about my Germany trip but I am someone who puts things off until I feel overwhelmed...then I will get it done!hahaa  We have only been home from Germany for a week and a day and it feels like I was never gone.  Jenna was still out of school this week for spring break, so my cleaning was a slow process because I had to play Dora, read books, play baby sitters and hang out with a very sweet little 4 year old!  My time with just me and Jenna at home during the day is in the final year.....I registered her for Kindergarten yesterday and re-registered Meghan at Lakenheath for 1st grade!!!   Jenna was so bored this week playing and hanging out with me....I think her highlight of the day was when we went to pick up Meghan.   

I have been cleaning a little extra and getting the house ready for Mom, Dad and Tracy's visit!  We have a few more days and Mom and Dad will be here!  We are very excited and have some fun things lined up while they are here.  (Tracy is flying in a few days after Mom and Dad...fyi)

Rob's eyes are healing well and he is still excited about not having to wear contacts or glasses to see!  I can't imagination not being able to see without the ad of glasses/contacts and I'm so happy he was able to get his eye sight corrected and doesn't need anything to see!!

I've had a lot on my mind recently and life really is something you shouldn't take lightly......the day of our return from Germany I was informed an airmen from Lakenheath was killed in action in Afghanistan on April 4.  Wow, what sad news to hear after returning from a nice trip (my life was moving on while someone elses was falling down around them).  I couldn't place the name but yesterday my heart broke more when I realized I knew the airman's wife and kids.....the little girl was in Jenna's preschool class last year. Just think...... his kids won't get to grow up with him around.....never get a hug or kiss from him.....never hear I love you again from him....      This makes me thankful for the time I get with everyone in my life and I am so happy I take the time to do silly things with my girls, contact my family and just live;)    Pray for all our guys and gals downrange....and dont' forget the families they have left behind as well.

Happy Easter and Happy Birthday!

First, I want to say Happy Birthday to Kelly!  Hope you have an awesome day:)  Kelly is my SIL...fyi

Happy Easter to each and every one of you!   We have enjoyed a slow family day with lot's of fun with some candy thrown in the mix!!!  The girls.....actually Jenna, woke up at 630am and I made her lay in my bed with us for about 20 minutes. I then told her to go wake up Meghan and tell her it's Easter morning!  The girls rushed downstairs and found all the eggs the Bunny hid then started begging for candy!LOL;)

The girls and I went to our regular church service and really enjoyed a nice sermon. Our friends, Kristy and Ryan, went with us!  

When we returned home we ate a light lunch and played some World Tour video game....drums, guitar and singing:)   The girls also spent most the afternoon outside enjoying the cloudy, but not rainy day.

I want to eat certain foods on Easter, I probably can't remember all that Mom would fix, but my favorites have stuck in my head.  For dinner tonight we had Ham, rolls, broccoli, potato salad...and for dessert Angel food cake with strawberries, topped off with whipped cream...Yummy!   (for my family and close friends...you already know I love to eat and for my blog buddies....well I love to eat and I wake up in the morning thinking about what I'm going to eat all day..not just my breakfast!!)

I'm sure you figured out I took a break from blogging about Germany....I'm not done with Germany, so don't worry:)   I am typing on my new Macbook notebook and I don't have my Germany pics on the Mac...I'll finish up my Germany pics and blogging early this week.

pictures from Burg Lichtenberg

Trip to Germany part 2

I'm not sure how many posts I will do but I will try and include a lot of pictures. Germany is so beautiful and we had some awesome weather while we were there. Since Rob was there for PRK, we didn't do as much sight seeing as we would have liked but we did get to see some cool castles, Rob's old stomping grounds (Manneheim) and the local areas.
We went to two castles...Burg Nanstein and Burg Lichtenberg. Both were beautiful and I have to say the German castles are much different than the English castles. Both are awesome but the Germans seemed to have an advantage with having the mountains to work with....they found the highest point in the area and that was the spot for the castle. The English had to work with flat areas, so they built up land for the castle to sit on...but they didn't have the views the German castles afforded from impending attacks.
The pictures on this post are from Burg Lichtenberg.

fyi---Burg is the German word for castle...

Trip to Germany part 1

We made it to Germany in one long day and loved the sights as we were traveling. Our day started out early 6am and we headed east to catch the Eurotunnel train at 920am. We arrived a little early, so we went in and had some coffee and a snack.   The train ride is only 35 minutes and it seems so much faster than that.  We arrived in France a little before 11am and had a fantastic day of light traffic the whole drive from France....into Belgium and finally into Germany. We arrived at Ramstein around 445pm, so we checked in...unloaded the car and headed to Chili's for dinner!  (You read correctly....Ramstein has a Chilis...and it tastes just like the ones in the states)!!  

The next day we did a ride up to Landstuhl to make sure we could find were Rob would have his appointments.  Good thing we did the run a day early because that hospital is very large with little parking.  

We enjoyed the sights in and around Ramstein and enjoyed a German lunch at the Ramsteiner Hof....yummy yummy yummy!!!

The following day the girls and I dropped Rob off for his pre-op because we thought it would be an almost all day appointment for him. The girls and I found an awesome park on Ramstein and played there until Rob called for a ride! 

Wednesday was the surgery day, so we had a very early start that day and the girls and I had to go with Rob because the hospital wanted to see his driver:)     Wednesday is the day the girls and I found the base pool too!!  We spent a few hours every day at the pool!!!  

Rob had PRK and went in with not being able to see without contacts or glasses and came out able to see!!!!

(I will continue my Germany in additional posts!!!....stay tuned)

13 years...face painting...spring break

Spring break is on us!!! It is officially the start of Jenna's three week break and Meghan is out early and will have a two week break! Meghan's spring break doesn't officially start until April 6...but we had to pull her out early for our trip to Germany.

We are packed and almost ready to leave for our trip and are all very excited.
Jenna's teacher's had a little party for them yesterday and painted all the kids faces!!! When Meghan saw Jenna's face she asked if I could paint her face too. I told her I couldn't because I didn't have face paint and she asked if we could just use the spray paint....!hahaha

Our week started out with Rob and I celebrating our 13th wedding anniversary! We went out to lunch at Jude's Ferry and it was delicious!!!

I look forward to posting while in Germany!!!

Skate rink fun

Meghan and Kayla

I went rollerskating this past friday with Meghan's class. Three of the six Kindergarten classes were at the rink at the same time!! Wow, was there a lot of falls but not too many cries!! Meghan has been practicing with some skates a friend gave her, so she did awesome (and I'm not just saying that because I'm her Mom). She only fell two times and it was because kids fell in front of her and she couldn't stop. I have to say the parents, teachers and kids all had a blast!!! I love helping in Meghan's class and will miss those kids when they move to different classes/places next year....but that just means I will have more kids to get to know!