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Great News!!!

If you remember from previous posts Whitney was diagnosed with VUR when she was just a baby and has had to have awful tests done each year to see if it's gotten better, worse or the same. She was supposed to have the tests again when she turned 3 but I put it off because the tests are so awful! Anyway, it took all day but we went to have the tests done and both kidneys were 100% clear! Everything is fine now and she never has to have these tests done ever again! yay! I was so proud of my little Whitney... she was so brave and such a big girl during her tests. I was so happy to see that beautiful smile again when it was all over.

Guinea Pig Races

This week for FHE we had guinea pig races with Milo and Otis. Connor was our cameraman for the event. It was predictably boring until the very end!

Whitney

While we had the camera out already, I took some footage of Whitney brushing her hair. She has an interesting technique for brushing her hair, and she won't let anyone else do it. I think she learned it from watching Arial brush her hair on the Little Mermaid. I think it's so cute! After she brushes her hair she treats us to a great song and dance!

Neuheim Markt

I went with Aiden's class to the Farmer's Market in Neuheim this week. We took the train from outside of their school to the market. Their assignment was to ask, in German, where products came from and then to pick out a snack to eat while we were there. The kids were so cute. I had such a great time!

The Sleep Over

Connor had his first (successful) sleep over with his new friend Jack. They look and act so much alike... it's cute! Whitney really liked Jack!! lol! We went to the park, had pizza, watched Despicable Me and then we went to bed... I have no idea what time the boys finally fell asleep!

Aiden

Jeremy took Aiden to run errands Saturday morning while Connor and Jack slept in. I was shocked when he came back with Aiden. He chopped off all of his gorgeous hair!!! I was so mad.... but, it is kind of cute.

My fearless BBQ-ers grilled steaks for us this weekend. I can't get over what beautiful weather we've been having!!

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Family Portraits

We went to one of the castles in Weinheim to take Family portraits on Labor Day. The weather was perfect, the setting was beautiful, the kids were adorable, but getting all 5 of us to smile at the same time... nearly impossible! Our photographer took close to 800 pictures. These are the best. Overall, it was fun and a great memory so it was all worth it!

Our photographer was great! I even got a picture of him on top of the castle walls trying to get a good angle of us. We really made him work!

Rhein River Cruise

We bought tickets to go on a cruise on the famous Rhein River, Europe's most important commercial waterway for over 2000 years! It is known for its beautiful scenery, ruinous castles, many myths and legends and the wines produced along the river. The river stretches from Switzerland all the way to the North Sea in Holland. We got on in Rüdesheim and got off in St. Goar. We toured the Rheinfels Castle in St. Goar and then went back to Rüdesheim for shopping and site seeing before going home. Unfortunately, Connor came down with a fever in the middle of the night. Jeremy volunteered to stay home with him that morning so it was just Aiden, Whitney, and me. It wasn't the same without Connor and Jeremy there but we still had an unforgettable time!

The kids barely said a word on the way home! lol! They were pooped!!

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** I have been informed that the way I blog makes putting together my blog books too difficult! Jeremy works hard to put all of my posts into a book for us to look at each year but when I put captions after each picture he has to do too much cutting/pasting. So, you'll notice my posts will look a little different from now on.**

Thank you Jeremy for working so hard on the books!

First full week of school for everyone!! We're getting into our new routine and everything is running smoothly.... so far. I LOVE the boys teachers and their new school!

Whitney loves going to school and thinks she is so grown up! Every Wednesday her class goes on a field trip to the forest all morning. She has to wear a hat and bring a backpack with something to sit on, a water bottle, and lunch. I think she looks so cute!

Hiking

It has been gorgeous weather here lately! We live in a very small village, which can have it's disadvantages at times, but I love it that we are just a short walk or bike ride away from so many great hiking trails. We discovered a new trail this weekend and enjoyed the beautiful day outside!

Schönen Deutschland!!!!