Little Day Trips Here and There...

Another day after work, we all headed to Worms, Germany to see the largest cathedral in Germany. It is HUGE and BEAUTIFUL! The way things are left unlocked, open, and ungaurded just seems to amaze me. You can not see things like this in the states without some wild child spray painting or knocking statue's over. Here in Europe, churches are left unlocked, offering's boxes are left out, and candles are left burning. I can honestly say that I have never seen that happen in the states. There are homeless here, that don't even bother things. Once again, all these pictures really don't give this cathedral any justice. Hope you enjoy!

After walking all around in this HUGE cathedral, we walked across the street to the Worms Museum to see what all we could see.

~The boys talking about things~

~My boy being silly~

~Such a mess~

~A little big doll house~

~One of many churches~

Loving all these little towns,

Downtown Mannheim

One day after I got off work, everyone was ready so I rushed to change clothes and headed downtown. When Ryan and I arrived to the Mannheim Community, we had to take a class which was called Head Start. Head Start is a class in which you get familiar with the German economy and the surrounding area. We took a trip to downtown Mannheim with our class and it was just BEAUTIFUL. So, when family comes to visit, we must take them into the city to see the sites. It is so close and able to see it all in one afternoon, so it works out perfect. Mannheim is known for the water tower, which is where the fests that happen in town all go on around the base and down the streets around the tower. Attached are just a few pictures to show how beautiful Mannheim is in the summer time. Let's just say that downtown Mannheim looks totally different in the summer than in the winter! Hope you enjoy all the pictures!

From the water tower, we walked across town to an old castle which is now the University. It is huge and has a BEAUTIFUL church attached to it. These pictures really do the church no justice and is something that you have to see with your own eyes to believe and see just how beautiful it is.

From one BEAUTIFUL church to another! Inside these churches, you can not use your flash due to the paintings. The large number's of flashes will fade the painting over time, so we do our part and turn our off! With all the windows, a flash is really not needed during the day!

Loved having family here,

Heidelberg Castle...

After the week of Cullen getting to be here by himself, Vickey (mother-in-law) and Caitlin (sister-in-law), came to stay the last two weeks with us. We picked them up from the airport, came home, freshened up, and headed out. We tried to keep them awake to get them on our time schedule or their trip here was going to be hard. Coming this way over the ocean is always harder. Once you arrive here, the states are sleeping, so your body is really wanting to go to bed. We headed out to the Heidelberg Castle to make the day pass a little faster.

~From the courtyard~~One of the many statue's out in the courtyard~

~Bonding Time~

~From the inside~

~Infront of the HUGE wine barrel~

~Looking out over Heidelberg~

Loving the Beautiful Country Side,

Luisenpark Organizational Day...

While Cullen was here, Ryan and I still had to work at times. We did make it to where if Ryan worked in the morning then I worked the afternoon. Our neighbor Kayla also got to enjoy Cullen's company from time to time. If Cullen could have payed Xbox the whole time he was here, he would have been just fine. I am not one for sitting and watching xbox for hours and hours on end, so he played during the day. Once we got home, we would head out somewhere around here, just to get out and about. There is too much too do to just sit and play xbox. During Cullen's stay, my unit had our organizational day. This is a day where all the dental clinics are closed and we get all the family members together and have a day of fun. We went out to Luisenpark and had a great time! There was sooo much to do for the kids and Cullen had a blast!

He rode this rope so many times!At the Japanese House!

He really wanted to catch a fish with his hands!

Potato Sack Race!

Jumping in the bounce house!

Water balloon toss! Sumo-Cullen!

This is how I found him at the end of the day!

Missing Our Boy,

Homeward Bound...

After our trip back to Virginia, Cullen was able to make the trip back to Germany with us. Wishing he could spend all summer with us, the 3 weeks that he did get to stay were very busy and fun filled times. Having to get our tickets at such last minute, we were not able to get all our seats together. We weren't that far apart, but for a plane ride for such long hours, being together makes it much better. Ryan was about 3 rows back, so I could still talk to him when and if I needed to.

About to board a really long flight! ~Getting all situated for the long plane ride~

Still looking handsome as ever!

Just before we fell asleep!

Ready to be home,

12 Weeks 3 Days!

August 23rd, Ryan and I had our second baby appointment. It was so amazing to see our little baby again and to see just how much Baby had grown in just a three week period. At this appointment, Dr. Sparn pointed out arms, legs, and a VERY healthy heartbeat. I was able to record a little video too. I am not sure how to cut it down to make it not quite so long, so I will try to figure that out and attach it later.

~Baby at 12 Weeks 3 Days~

Loving Our Blessing from Above,

Busy Little Bee!

I am so sorry for the lack of blogging here lately. I know I have said in the past where and what we were going to be doing. Well, we have been there and back and I still have not blogged about our trip to VA, last doctors appt, Cullen coming home with us, Berlin, Poland, many castles we visited during the family's visit here, and our Paris trip. I have a ton of pictures to post and very little time to do it. Ryan is gone this week to school until Wednesday, but I have to study for my midterm in Biology. I have 4 classes left after I complete this class and then I can apply to Dental Hygiene school. Once I have time to blog and upload pictures, I will have many many posts to share.

Looking forward to catching up,