Presents from Ruth!

Mommy and Cara. This is the only way I can get her to even half-way smile for the camera.

My little goofball Alex :)
He pretty much LOVES his new Buzz doll!

He also loves Cara's new teaset.

Cara was making Buzz and Woody smile for the camera...she would not.

She LOVES her new teaset...you couldn't tell by the lack of smiles, though...

Cara playing with Buzz and Woody. She adores them!!

We also super adore the fabulous Star Wars t-shirts Ruth brought us!!!! The kids are just so adorable!!

Playdate!!

So sad that Cara looked down at the last minute!! This would have been adorable!

Lukas is so cute!
Alex was angry about something...I don't remember now.

SOOOOO excited to watch Toy Story 2!!!

This movie is both of thier favorite of all time!!! Lukas loves Woody and Cara loves Buzz. It's just adorable :)

I also love Toy Story 2. It isn't creepy like the first one and it's just plain cute :) Cara can watch it with no nightmares, which is fabulous. She absolutly LOVES Buzz like there's no tomorrow. If this keeps up, she'll be having a Buzz birthday party instead of a Sleeping Beauty party!! It's pretty crazy.

Our morning :)

We've had a nice morning so far. The kids are just sitting watching Sesame Street. They are both starting to actually like the show, so that's good! They are both being super nice to each other. Cara loves to give Alex hugs now becuase he will hug her back :) She loves to stand there for, like, 5 minutes just hugging him. It's super cute.

Alex

He loves to put on Blake's hats. It's just cute :)

The children

Alex can now give hugs as well as receiving them :) Cara loves when he comes up and hugs her. It's enough to just melt your heart!!

The Black Forest

So my pictures are just in a random order....I totally forgot to organize them, but they are still cute :) I enjoyed visiting the Black Forest again. It is kind of cool as the Black Forest was my first sightseeing trip in Germany, and it will probably be my last as well :) So much has changed in the last four years, it's crazy!!

Anyway, our good friends Matt and Ruth and thier boys were here this week from England. It was ncie to be able to see them one last time before we leave.

Cara, just being a goofball

Ruth and Jared
Alex was a little tired of the stroller by the end of the day :(

Cara by the big squirrel

We got to the HUGE cuckoo clock right at 4:30, so we got to see the people dance and hear the music play! The kids were all amazed :)

Alex and Kimberly watching the clock.

Cara, sporting her sunglasses. She has decided that she needs them all the time now. It's cute.

Alex also loves his sunglasses, but they aren't a necessity.

Okay, so this picture makes Alex look HUGE! Maybe he really is that big and I just don't realize it.

The beautiful Black Forest

What a nerd!

I went in to check on her after I put her down for her nap and found this. She was passed out! What a nerd!!

Just a few shots :)

My sister got Cara a little mini tea set when I was pregnant with her. We finally broke it out the other day. It was adorable!!!!

I'm not exactly sure why he's so happy in this picture, but it's cute!!
I dyed my hair....I think it might match my eyes now....which is wierd. Alex's brown eyes are a different color than mine, which is also wierd :)

Cara really just doesn't like looking at the camera....we try and try and try......someday I am hoping she'll be better!!