Finally....A New Post!

It's been a while since I last posted. Most of you know by now my father is very ill, and Zoe and I went back to the states for a few weeks. We're back in Germany now and life continues to be as busy as ever. I'm posting a few pics from the past few weeks. The first few are from a trip to Stuttgart with Jill and Lucas. We played a silly bugs game the night before heading to the fest. We had a great time - I love that fest! This weekend Zoe and I planted some flowers in the garden. She was a great helper, and she has been in charge of watering the plants every day, too. We finally have a big swingset in our backyard (thanks, Ben!) and Zoe absolutely loves it! Today she took Puppy for a ride on the swing. :-)

Some new things about Zoe.....she no longer has a pacifier. I "lost" her tatter about a month ago, and she never shed one tear about it. Except for today! Today she found one in a basket and popped it into her mouth, exclaiming loudly, "MOMMY! I found it!" I quickly pulled it out and told her she was too big for it, and babies needed tatter, not big girls. Her little eyes filled with tears and she said, "But mommy, I need it!" It broke my heart, and I almost caved. However, I diverted her attention with milk and she never mentioned it again. Phew!