April Randoms...

Just some random photos from April (Andy I'm sure you'll appreciate some of these :) Tyler was in a streak of sticking his head in Georgia's water dish when she eats to copy her...so instead of continually saying "no" we just gave him his own bowl of cherrios and this is what he did with it :)

On a walk through the neighborhood before bed

Our sweet Georgia :)

Bathtime and loving it!!

Daddy's Blue eyes :)

Using his "pretend phone" and saying "Hello!"

My new housekeeper :)

Some friends of mine made me a birthday brunch for my 30th!! It was so sweet and oh so yummy :)

My Darth Vader pinata...thanks Brooklyn :)

Andy for some reason thought it would be funny to stick these socks on Ty's hands...who needs toys when you have Dad's dirty socks!! It kept him entertained for a good 20 minutes...which is huge!

Shortly after the last picture; he got pretty sick and got rid of all his breakfast (if you know what I mean)...but it was nothing daddy or saltines can't fix :)

This is Harry. How do I describe Harry? He is pretty much the town mascott. He has an owner but ventures through the town all day. He starts at our house around 9am and howls outside. Georgia quickly lets me know he is here for his daily visit and rushes for the door. He comes in; gets a few hugs from Tyler and treats from me before he's off to his next house. He usually comes back 2-3 times a day and usually at night before he goes home for bed.

You will spot him either laying in different driveways/backyards or getting treats at front doors. Everyone loves him; especially Ty & Georgia...it's always a special treat when he pays us a visit :) Tyler loves to just "hang" on Harry. He gives him hugs and kisses, and Harry lets him do whatever he wants...but I just love this look on his face like he saying, "Could you please just give me 5 minutes alone for some peace and quiet"

Andy having a hec of a time getting the hitch on the van...but he did only after

an hour of bending the metal...he's my Mr. Fix-it Man :)

Cologne and the Rhine River

I am back from England which means I'm back to blogging! I have so many posts to do and with the help of my friend Janell, we figured out why my posts were not automatically updating on other blogs...it took us 3 hours, but we did it! So this post should make it to the top of the list rather than reading "Andy's Ride" sitting so lonely at the bottom :) Since I must go in order; these are still pictures from when Andy was here the month of April...we did a few day trips...one of which was the Cologne Cathedral about an hour and a half away. Cologne is a major city, but still has a ton of charm to its city center. I was here 9 years ago in college and saw the cathedral then...how cool to be back! After walking through the city, we drove to Koblenz where the Mosel and Rhine River meet. Since we are in Wine country, these two rivers have the most idyllic villages planted along side the river with castle ruins hovering above on the hillside. It is just beautiful!

Walking over the Bridge to get to the cathedral, we saw these love locks everywhere...thousands of them!

Love this random statue :)

Back of the Cathedral

No mistaking...this is the front!

Our attempt at a family shot....Tyler's making sure Georgia doesnt run off :)

Andy was chasing Tyler while I waited; oh so peacefully, for our food at a cafe...it's nice taking turns :)

They played the most beautiful classical music

The next morning in Koblenz we took an hour river cruise....they had some good ice cream and so we let Ty have a go at his first cone :)

The view is always better on daddy's shoulders :)

The monument where the two rivers meet.

To the right is the Mosel river which leads us close to home and to left is the Rhine flowing south.

It was one of the first warm days here so we found a park along the river and took our shoes off to run around...I couldnt tell who was enjoying this more :)

We started to drive south along the river and saw nearly 10 castles along the way.

As some of you know...I have quite the fettish with Rick Steve's and his European travel books/dvd's. He told us in his dvd that it is a must to stop in St. Goar and so naturally we did! Who can argue with Rick!?

The World's Largest Cukoo Clock!

Andy playing with our new camera and doing an awesome job on his first day!!

On our way home we took one of the roads out of St. Goar which led us to the top of the hillside and this is what we found!

It was just a little bright :)On our way home...nap for Georgia and a movie for Ty...what a fun weekend!