Sankt Martin

Tuesday, November 11th was the German celebration of Sankt Martin. The school that Julian attends (she's in the "mini mause" group) held a lantern walk through the downtown area. Each group had special lanterns representing them...as you'll see, Julian had a mouse :) As you can imagine, it was complete chaos - kids from 6 months to 5 years old running around - but it was fun nonetheless. Enjoy the pictures for our night...

The Lantern

Our 1st attempt at a family picture

Our 2nd attempt...

With Aunt C

Getting ready to walk in the park

Halloween

Well, it took a little coaxing and Aunt C's help to get her in this outfit - she was not doing it for me! Thankfully Courtney was able to get a couple shots where she seems pretty happy. I can't say that she had any idea what was going on with "trick or treat" but she definitely liked the idea that she would get to eat all that candy!

St. Elizabeth...

Last night, October 25th, was our monthly Generations of Faith meeting at Church. This session focused on All Saints Day and the kids were encouraged to dress up like their favorite Saint. Well, quite appropriate that Julian was St. Elizabeth, which is her middle name. Here are a few shots of her cheesing for the camera - she is such a ham!

With Killian, her partner in crime :)

Back from Barcelona...and other big news :)

We just returned from a long weekend in Barcelona - it was amazing! What a culture rich city!

And, we are so happy that Julian has successfully transitioned to her "big girl bed" and she used the potty for the first time last night...just shy of 18 months old. She is such a fun little girl, we are so blessed!

Below are some of my favorite shots from this weekend in Barcelona, enjoy!



Sitting with Daddy during the Gothic Barcelona walking tour.



Enjoying "churros con chocolat"...who wouldn't?



Lunch with our neighbor, Trish.



La Sagrada Familia



She loved the magic fountain show!

Fat and Sassy....

I know there are a few of you who follow this that want to see how "glowing" I am these days...well, here you go. These were taken at 29 weeks...hard to believe the new little one will be here in 11 weeks or less :) I am going to have my sister-in-law, Courtney, take some maternity photos soon, so I will put those up as well. For now, the self-portrait will have to work!






Also, here is Miss Julian - relaxing at the Alm Hutte after our hike this past Sunday.

Garmisch Fall...

We are having a beautiful autumn here in Southern Bavaria and I thought I would post a couple of pictures...enjoy :)







and of course, no post is compete without some new pictures of the little one...

A few new...

I just love this "I'm so innocent" look that she gives me sometimes...of course, she takes after her daddy! She loves her afternoon cookies :)