Nothing exciting going on here....

It's been blazing hot these last days, and we've stayed in our wonderfully air conditioned house to escape the heat. I cannot sing enough of how great it is to have a/c. Never will I take it for granted again! For those of you who feel it is commonplace to have the beauty of being comfy all year round, let me assure you that many if not most Germans will tell you that being cool is not a necessity. Ah, but you see, it is not being cool that it is the problem, it's once you get hot and cannot get cool and you start to turn into a horrible, short tempered, griping, sniping....., well, you get the picture. Most places here have not grasped the concept of how wonderful it is to be able to come in out of the heat. So, when you visit someone, or shop at a store, go to a bank, pharmacy, hospital (yes, even there!), you will find the blinds pulled tightly shut, all lights off, and everyone in the house exerting as little energy as possible to avoid becoming hot. It makes for really fun outings, let me tell you!

Anyhow, who cares about all that, I'm sure you just want to get on to the pictures. I actually took these a few days ago, but I wanted to be sure and post them cause they are so cute!


The sweetest smile a mother will ever see!


Siblings...they do get along...sometimes!


I just thought this one was nice of the brothers.

Family time....

Summer is here, and we are staying cool. That hasn't been too hard since we haven't had very many hot days. The kids are playing outside much of the day, having playdates and staying up late. We've been making lots of "milkshakes" by mixing up yogurt, frozen berries and a bit of honey....very yummy and good for us too. Collin left today for a camping trip with his soccer team. I am missing him already. I gave him my cell phone for an emergency, and really, even if the emergency was that he's homesick, I'd be happy to hear from him. I'm sure he's having a blast and has forgotten all about his old mom.

Here are some pictures I took today....

Aaron is getting bigger and bigger.


Hey, this picture taking stuff is getting old!


Laughing it up....


Here is an almost identical picture of Collin laughing with Savannah as a baby. Aren't they sweet? Oh, the time passes so quickly and our babies grow so fast. I'm hanging on to every moment!!

More pictures of the family.....

Everybody loves to hold Aaron!


Collin is learning to use the camera, otherwise I would never be in any of the pictures!


Summer fun all dressed up!


Ah, the swing! All babies love their swing for a good nap!


Savannah is picking out her own clothes and really knows how to match colors well. She's not so good on seasons, however. I bet those knee socks got really hot at kindergarten!!


And we spend lots of time "doing" Savannah's long beautiful hair!


Collin at his Summer Féte, singing 'Hey Baby, Let's Rock and Roll.' I have the video, which is hilarious! And check out what ham's the three boys are, ignoring the rest of the group and monopolizing the microphone!


Again at the Summer Féte singing a French song. Collin is the one in the front row with the green face. Yes, they had face painting at the school as well!


We had a great time last weekend at the lake! Cali LOVES to swim, and here she is pulling Collin around with her tail. She wants to rescue everyone who goes under water though, so we have to be careful. And she loved pulling the kids around. Great way to tire her out!


At age 7.5, Collin has lost his 3rd tooth. Finally one on the top. This one was worth two euros since he's been working on it for 9 months now.