For Starters...

For starters, there have been an INSANE amount of pictures that have been taken over the past three weeks. Our recent upload to Shutterfly had over 500 pictures... obviously I have neither the time nor the patience to upload all of those here... so here are a few of the good ones. More to come as I have more time.

We had an unbelievable trip to Brugges with Grammy and Papa Felsen. We stayed in the Green Apple Farm Cottage in Odelem, Belguim, which is just outside of Brugge. The place came complete with Abraham the donkey, bikes, playground, indoor playroom, pigs, cows, cows, and more cows. We even saw a cow giving birth! It was a great place for a family with children. Here are some of the highlights... Jack is picking apples... his all-time favorite hobby these days!
Mmmmmm..... blueberry yogurt never tasted better!
After a rainy day trip to the beach in Knokke, we found this indoor playplace. Jack loved it and we all had a great time playing with him.
Brussels has one of the biggest beer festivals in Belgium. Lucky for us we were passing through at just the right time.
Grammy and Papa Felsen

This is back in Zemmer. Jack is playing in the garage with Inges wheelbarrow. If it has a tire... this kid loves it!
We are smiling because this was taken BEFORE we climed the 216 stairs to the top! We are at Waterloo... where Napoleon was defeated. Michael is so great at planning trips... we always get a little history lesson along the way!
At the indoor playplace...
Luke just finished his bath with Papa... he looks like a pea!
Jack loved this tractor... he rode it all over the farm.

Michael and his Napoleon pose...


Jack loved reading his books with Papa Joe! I can tell you he is sure missing all of the attention lavished on him by his grandparents!

In Brugge... Grammy and Papa treated Michael and I to a dinner by ourselves! It was wonderful!

Jack is feeding one of the deer here. These animals all came up to the fence just outside our living room and he had a great time feeding them carrots. He kept putting his hand a little too close to their teeth and it made Michael and I a little nervous...but Jack wasn't scared a bit.

Jack and Daddy bouncing away on the trampoline. It was so cute to see Jack having such a great time with his Dad.

Making marker swords with Papa...
Uh Oh! Jack isn't too happy here... this was just before the epic meltdown occured. You can just see him planning his attack, can't you?
Walking with Papa and Grammy at the WWII Memorial Cemetery in Luxembourg.
Luke and Papa.