Just some pics and videos...

We've come to realize that we are terrible at keeping up at writing on this thing. Sometimes it feels like the best we can do is just add a few pictures and that's about it! So, in light of our lack of posting, I figured I'd at least add a few recent pictures and videos. Everything here is going well - Jen is almost out of her 1st trimester and we go to get our next ultrasound this week. Cole is doing great and learned to clap, wave, and standup just in the past week! He's almost walking...we can't believe it. Chris is just keeping up with work stuff too instructing most days of the week and flying a lot. We're looking forward to Kathy and Dave coming soon in September for a bit of time off. Well, we hope to hear from you all soon!

We're Pregnant!!! (again)

Well...it's that time again!  We just got back from our first OB appointment and Jen is 8 weeks pregnant!  Our due date is March 6!  We are exceptionally excited to be pregnant so quick again - Cole and his next sibling will be only 1 1/2 years apart!  Yep, it'll be busy around our house next year, but the joy of having two little ones running around will make it all worthwhile!  Jen is feeling great so far, but the normal 1st trimester ailments are here again (it's like de ja vu).  We are looking forward to the second trimester when some of the symptoms subside.

We borrowed our friend's daughter Eve to see what it would be like with two kids...



And we had to try out our new double stroller in preparation for all the walks we like to take.


Cole is thinking about studying classical guitar here soon. Maybe uncle Ryan can teach him a few things.


Cole likes to wakeup every day at 6AM.  Mommy and Daddy survive on copious amounts of coffee.


"Hey everybody...come see how good I look!" - Cole taking after Ron Burgundy


That's all for now - hope everyone up at Namakogen had a great time this week!  Wish we could have been there!

Summer, Summer, Summer Time (Yes, I know DJ Jazzy Jeff is out!)

We have been busy this summer, enjoying the great weather (for England!), working hard (Chris finished his instructor upgrade program, I am on to my next class working towards my masters, and most importantly eating up every moment we can with Smoochie Pants!), celebrating the 4th with a big BBQ with great friends and doing our best to have quality family time too! It is hard to choose just a few pics to post, but we will add more to our Picassa web album soon.















It has actually gotten hot enough to run around in diapers! Cole loves being naked, or near naked, so he was happy to enjoy the freedom!




One thing that I enjoy about living in England is the public footpaths. We like to walk the trails near our house, especially for Tess who gets to run free! Cole is a good sport about riding in the backpack too! He is able to look around to see what is going on!





We got Cole a swing for our yard, which he LOVES!!! He seems to completely relax EVERY time he is in it and he falls asleep! He will be laughing and kicking his feet while I push him, and then all of a sudden he will have his eyes closed and will be dozing!

Tess and Us

So we just finished watching the movie "Marley and Me." I read the book and cried like most, but watching the movie reiterated the loyalty that we take for granted every day from our fabulous four legged friend...or should I say kiddo!

Who could resist this face...yes, Chris's too! This post is about Tess, and all of those other wonderful furry friends who selflessly love us every day, no matter what! I imagine that you all are thinking of your special dog or pet ...I know I thought of Barney, our old Dachshund, while watching the movie, and Chris thought of Cody, his old Golden, as well!

Don't you wish that every animal could enjoy the lap of luxury!

Look at her! What a beautiful, great girl! WE LOVE YOU TESS!

Videos Should Work Now

Sorry, we had the videos set to Private on Youtube, so nobody could see them. They're public now, so they should be working.

Hope all is well with everyone!

Picasa Web Albums and Videos

Okay, so we finally added the rest of our Germany pictures up on our Web Albums site and also added some pictures from the past week or so. My friends from high school Blake and his brother Rob came out to visit and we have been having a great time. Dover one day, Cambridge the next, and all the while we've had the best weather I've seen here in a long, long time.

Here's the link to our Picasa Web Albums:

Blake/Rob Visit -http://picasaweb.google.com/airwee/2009_06_01LateMayBlakeRobVisit#

Germany Trip - http://picasaweb.google.com/airwee/2009_05_15GarmischGermany#

And some videos to top it off:

Hah, how's that for a post? Pictures, videos, we got it all....enjoy.

Vacation...in Germany!

No words to describe how great our trip to Garmisch-Partenkirchen was in Germany...so a bunch of pictures must suffice!

Chris' Return!

Sorry so long since posting pictures, but here are some from the Bolar AEF return!  Little lacking on commentary cause we're busy as heck...