We've been busy....

We've been keeping pretty busy over the past few days. We've transformed the basement into Jack's playroom and he is having a ball. The weather has been warmer over the past few days and the icicles hanging off the house are starting to melt... pretty neat to see for a girl from SC!

Jack is not allowed to touch this window... it opens up into the den and he's so intrigued with it.

Jack's questionable Portugese haircut is FINALLY starting to grow out... YAY!

Do you think Jack and Luke look alike???? This picture of Luke looks more like Jack did as a baby. Jack always had the chubbiest little cheeks.

Here are Luke and Mommy in the tunnel. I had to turn it to black and white b/c even the red-eye correction device in my camera couldn't get it all out! Look at Luke's big eyes!

Jack loved helping Papa pump up the tires so we could take a walk.

Just enjoying the stroll....

Thursday night was Ladies Night at the Felsen casa! Mrs. Guiney came up for some dinner, story time, a game of hide and go seek and Connect Four with Jack, and then she taught us to play Mexican Dominos.... what FUN!!!

Jack is making his Valentine's....

Luke is getting ready to crawl... still practicing that rocking thing!

Last night Jack took Papa's glasses and wouldn't take them off. Seriously, he walked around with them on for an hour. He was stumbling around and looking looking at everything. We didn't think he would ever give them back... but Papa said all of a sudden he just got tired of playing with them and gave them right back :o)

Rub-a-dub-dub, two babes in a tub!

School Success!!

According to Jack's cute little teacher, Angela, Jack did Marvelous with a capital M today!! They made bubbles and played with boats. They did circle time and sang songs... she said that Jack didn't quite understand the concept of circle time.... whatever that means :o) He had zero Jack-attacks and she said he was a lot of fun to have in the class. He also taught the class to say "Danke" and "Tschuss" as we were leaving. It was adorable and I am thrilled that he had such a great time! Let's hope things go this well on Friday!

Jack's Big Day!

Jack started his pre-school class today! He did great.... at just dropping him off and leaving. I'll have an updated report after I pick him up in 45 minutes!

Michael, I thought you would think this last picture is funny :o)

How big is Luke?

Sooooooooooooooooooooo BIG!! Luke is growing like a weed! Every time I look at him, I swear, he is bigger! He is rocking on all fours and is ready to take off any minute! Time flies by, too fast, sometimes :o)

Fun! Fun! Fun!

We have been having so much fun this past week with Grammy and Papa. Michael is away in NJ for a few weeks playing G.I. Joe. We are keeping busy with lots of crafts, choo-choos, and lots of fun in the snow. This morning Papa made Jack a snow fort!

Jack LOVES this train table that Santa brought to Wellsville. He could spend hours here everyday :o)

Jack is really into sticker books these days. He made this creation all by himself! Luke didn't seem to mind at all :o)

Grammy and Papa are getting some good snuggle time before bed.

Jack is enjoying a yummy ice cream cone.... Grammy is spoiling him rotten :o)

We were blowing our construction paper snowflakes around. We made them yesterday and then hung them from the ceiling. Luke laughs hysterically whenever we blow them around.... not sure why it tickles him so much, but it's adorable! He has the cutest little chuckle.

Grammy and Papa's

We are having a great time at Grammy and Papa's. Jack is LOVING the snow. He is a pro at sledding and was out shoveling the snow this morning.

Auf Wiedersehen!

As our time in Germany comes to it's end, we are so grateful to have had such a wonderful opportunity to experience this beautiful culture. This has been an experience that we know we will look back on as one of the best times in our lives. During the past two years we have been to Paris twice, Rothenburg, Berlin, Munich, Austria, Garmisch, Koln, Dusseldorf, Burg Eltz, Heidelberg, Trier, Bernkastel-Kues, Switzerland, Sicily, Florence, Tuscany, Rome, Venice, Fatima, Algarve, Spain, Portugal, London, Dublin, Western Ireland, kissed the Blarney Stone, Mosel Valley, Champagne region, Normandy, Luxembourg, Brugge, Brussells, Amsterdam, Den Haage, Leiden, Bitburg, Santander, Oostende, Belgium, Bastogne, Rhine River, Dover, Calais, Cambridge, Wicklow Mountains, Mildenhall, Lakenheath, Volgelweh, Aviano, Ramstein, Worms, Speyer, Bad Durkeim, Witlich, etc.......We have been to Pig festivals, medievel festivals, Beer bread and cheese festivals, and countless wine, beer, sausage, and Christmas festivals......oh and we had a couple of kids. What a time, we are very lucky. Next Stop, the USA.