It's our second October in Germany. The leaves are falling off the trees, the air is cooler, school is in full swing and Megan turns four this month!

Here we are, another January in Germany. Enjoy!!

January 16-17, 2005

About thirty people from our church went to a farmhouse near Ulm, Germany to spend a short two day vacation together.

The farmhouse was wonderful. Lots of rooms, great big kitchen and common area. We played games, fellowshipped, ate dinner and breakfast together and the kids had a great time seeing all the animals!

We then visited Neuschwanstein, a famous castle in Germany. We walked up to it and shot some great photos. We all had a great time!

kitchen and common area. We played games, fellowshipped, ate dinner and breakfast together and the kids had a great time seeing all the animals!

We then visited Neuschwanstein, a famous castle in Germany. We walked up to it and shot some great photos. We all had a great time!

Here is our life in February 2005. Look - Richard's back!

Here's to March!! Richard is home and we are enjoying him being home! See us as we spend time together as a family and maybe go on some day trips!

Our lives in April 2005, still stationed in Germany! The snow has melted for good and Spring seems to be in the air! The days are longer and we are having more days of sun than of clouds! Temperatures are much warmer too!

are much warmer too!

Thank you to my friend Kelly for throwing a baby shower for our new baby! We had it at our church and everyone had a great time. Played a few games, had lunch and opened lots of great gifts. Thanks to everyone who came!

everyone who came!

Our time in Germany in May 2005. Maybe baby #3 will make her appearance this month!

Our life in Germany in June 2005!

Here is July 2005 in Germany!

Our church had its annual 4th of July picnic and softball game at Big Mike Park. Grace Baptist from Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels Baptist Church joined us. The weather was great this year!

I played photographer, but Deanna and Megan also took some photos.

There was lots of great food, too much to eat it all! The fellowship was great as well!

photographer, but Deanna and Megan also took some photos.

There was lots of great food, too much to eat it all! The fellowship was great as well!

Here's August in Germany! Some days are hot, some days are cold. Deanna begins first grade this month! Time flies! Kathryn is three months old this month too!

School is in session so you know that September is here! The leaves are starting to fall, the temperatures are getting somewhat cooler and the Labor Day weekend has come and gone!

Labor Day weekend provided the perfect opportunity to do a little traveling. Pamela chose to visit Mainz, Germany, the city of Gutenberg and media. You can visit their website at http://www.mainz.de/.

We stayed at a hotel in Wiesbaden where an Army post is located. Mainz is about five minutes away from Wiesbaden. The hotel was awesome!

Mainz was a beautiful city. It's located on the Rhein River, one of the largest rivers in Germany.

We visited the Gutenberg Museum and saw Gutenberg's first Bible and his printing press. We saw different versions of the printing press, a replica of Gutenberg's workshop and a neat display of how the Chinese used to create their books.

It was so awesome! I couldn't take any pictures inside which was disappointing, but I will have those memories forever.

The Bible is inside glass protected by an alarm system. It's housed inside a very thick vault, giving you the impression that this is priceless! The Bible is split between the Old and New Testaments. The vault also contained other things printed by Gutenberg.

The weather was great, the sights were awesome and we had a wonderful time! Hope you enjoy the pictures we took!

http://www.mainz.de/.

We stayed at a hotel in Wiesbaden where an Army post is located. Mainz is about five minutes away from Wiesbaden. The hotel was awesome!

Mainz was a beautiful city. It's located on the Rhein River, one of the largest rivers in Germany.

We visited the Gutenberg Museum and saw Gutenberg's first Bible and his printing press. We saw different versions of the printing press, a replica of Gutenberg's workshop and a neat display of how the Chinese used to create their books.

It was so awesome! I couldn't take any pictures inside which was disappointing, but I will have those memories forever.

The Bible is inside glass protected by an alarm system. It's housed inside a very thick vault, giving you the impression that this is priceless! The Bible is split between the Old and New Testaments. The vault also contained other things printed by Gutenberg.

The weather was great, the sights were awesome and we had a wonderful time! Hope you enjoy the pictures we took!

September 10 - 12, 2005

Our family had the opportunity to attend a marriage retreat this weekend at Edelweiss Lodge and Resort in Garmisch, Germany. So we packed up the kids and drove south!

The retreat was awesome! Richard and I learned a lot of great things and the girls had fun doing different activities while we were busy.

We spent most of the time at the hotel, just hanging out with our friends, Andy and Allena and their two girls. The girls played video games and we all went swimming.

It rained (and I mean rained) most of the way to Garmisch so we took some photos for my hubby, the weather nut. We got some great shots of the Bavarian Alps and of the family.

I just love the scenery down there so there are lots of pictures of the beautiful mountains. It was cloudy and rainy most of the time, but overall, it was a fabulous weekend!

retreat was awesome! Richard and I learned a lot of great things and the girls had fun doing different activities while we were busy.

We spent most of the time at the hotel, just hanging out with our friends, Andy and Allena and their two girls. The girls played video games and we all went swimming.

It rained (and I mean rained) most of the way to Garmisch so we took some photos for my hubby, the weather nut. We got some great shots of the Bavarian Alps and of the family.

I just love the scenery down there so there are lots of pictures of the beautiful mountains. It was cloudy and rainy most of the time, but overall, it was a fabulous weekend!