Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Mom Update




Pictures of me are taken few and far between. Here is an "update" on how mommy and the baby are doing. I think there is one picture for each week.... so there's 3 weeks here. I got in "trouble" the 'smorning from my hubby for not updating the blog more often. I'll see if I can't do this a little more often. *The three of us are doing really well. We're staying busy just running errands, cleaning, getting ready for the baby, and enjoying the warmer weather.

Some jeweled Brennick moments in the last few weeks.















This is Brennick playing at the Dr's office, waiting for mommy to see her Dr.














Brennick in Grandpa's "old German man hat." He found it in his room, put it on, and ran. Haha!















B in nursery! We're so proud of him... he's finally getting to where he will get off my lap and play. Don't be fooled, I can't leave the room yet, but at least I have my lap back for now. :)















Jerky. A Great BIG piece of Jerky. We have to keep it out of his sight... or this happens. What can I say, the boy likes beef. LOL.















Brennick in the baby carseat. I've taken it out of storage, cleaned it up and put the infant padding in to get ready for bugs little sister. He thinks its pretty cool... he crawls in and says "baby...." Too cute!

Friday, March 6, 2009

Our 2008 Family Photos






























Our family had photos taken before Thomas left for Germany/Iraq in October. I finally got them ordered last week. I figured if I didn't order them before the baby was born I never would, because then they wouldn't be "complete." 
We love how they turned out. Our photographer who does our pictures every year is MJ Morgan. He is truly gifted and does a spectacular job!! Thank you MJ and Sherilyn for your beautiful work.
(www.mjmorganphoto.com)


Thursday, February 19, 2009

Tummy Photos







19 Weeks


















20 Weeks







I hate taking these photos because I feel rediculous,..... but I know that Thomas doesn't get a chance to see my growing tummy everyday like we do, so I don't want him to miss out. Plus they are fun to look back on once the babies born. Anyway... here goes noth'in.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Baby

Yup, its for sure! We're having a girl! Tom guessed it from the beginning too. Our ultrasound showed that everything is going perfect. A relief to a stressed out mom. It is always great to hear when things are going well. 

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Ship me to Iraq!


Brennick crawled into this priority shipping box today. I sent Tom a note with this picture and put "Daddy! I asked mommy to ship me to you, but she said the mailman couldn't carry me all that way."  We miss Thomas very much, but know that he is where the Lord needs him right now. We are very very proud of our Lieutenant and are anxiously awaiting his safe return. 

Dachu Concentration Camp

So I've been home from Germany for over two weeks now and am just getting the opportunity to post more of our photos. These are of the Dachu Concentration Camp.
Front Entrance
This is a picture of when the US liberated this camp. The camp was built for 5,000 people, and when it was liberated there was 35,000. This is also the camp where they did the aeronautics & hypothermia experiments on the prisoners. So sad.  
This is a replica of what the beds looked like. When the US liberated the camp they took over and turned it into a refugee camp. Most of the camp had changed some because of that. The only building that was never touched by the US was the crematorium. 
Constantine wire around the base. This was taken near the entrance to the crematorium. 
Incinerator. There are three of these in this room. The room to the left is where the prisoners were asked to undress and "shower." It was a gas chamber. The bodies were then brought in here for cremation. The room to the right is where their belonging were taken to be disposed of. There is also a large beam overhead where I was standing. There were many hangings done here where the bodies could be easily moved to be cremated. 
This was a humbling tour to take....