Grand Canary Island

Well, after hearing the news that Cam wouldn't be able to get a lot of time off from work in between inspections, we decided to take a family trip over here in Europe. We ended up going to Maspalomas on Grand Canary Island. We managed to leave the camera on the bus shuttle to the hotel so there was a bit of a hassle trying to recover it but we got it back! That is all that matters! It was amazing to just relax by the pool and at the beach. We all enjoyed every minute of it. Hope you like the pictures!

Updated pics of Landon

Landon will be 10 months in a few day! I just wanted to get some updated pics up on our blog. Here he is!

 
 
 
 

Paris 2009

This year we took the train to beautiful Paris for our 3 year Wedding anniversary (13th) and Valentine's Day (14th). We took the train from Saarbrücken, Germany straight to the Gare de l'Est station in Paris. Landon loved his first train ride. We did the typical tourist things in Paris...saw the Eifel Tower, strolled down Avenue des Champs-Elysées (one of the most famous streets in the world), saw the Louvre Museum and Arc de Triomphe, ate crepes, Landon had his first carousel ride and much more. We stayed in an awesome hotel, Le Meridien Etoile. Very modern and the food was great too, just crazy expensive! Cam's coke was 8 Euro and my beer was 12. When in Rome...All in all it was a great trip. The three of us always enjoy getting out and enjoying Europe. This was a trip to remember.

A day trip to Frankfurt

Cam was able to get a day off for MLK Jr. Day so we decided to take a day trip with some friends to the Frankfurt Zoo and Centrum. It was rainy but we still had a lot of fun. Check out the pics in the slideshow below...

GiGi's Trip and Amsterdam for the New Year

GiGi arrived the day after Christmas and was able to stay and ring in the New Year with us in Amsterdam. We really enjoyed visiting with her and being able to show her a new European city this visit. Cam and I also got to get out and spend some alone time which was nice. Check out the slideshow below of her time in Germany and Amsterdam.

Baby's 1st Christmas

We had an amazing Christmas this year. There were too many presents to count under the tree! Landon really enjoyed opening the gifts (with some help of course!). We just relaxed around the house most of the morning then headed off to the Sell's house for their last Christmas here in Germany :(

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First time seeing Santa

Landon got to meet Santa for the first time on Saturday at the Buechel Kids Christmas Party. He almost pulled his beard off in front of everyone. Luckily, we were able to stop him!

Squadron Christmas Party

Last night was the Squadron Christmas Party at Cochem Brauheck. It was our first night leaving Landon in the nursery. He was a good boy and played with his friends then went to sleep for the night. We all survived the first babysitting experience :) I teamed up with Kristen Sell and Matt Seitz on the Karaoke portion of the evening and WE WON with an incredible performance of "Summer Nights" from Grease. Cam and I both, even walked away with some cash from the money tree! All in all it was an amazing night with good food and great friends!

7 months old!

Here is Landon at 7 the month mark. He is growing up so fast!

Thanksgiving

This year we celebrated Thanksgiving with our friends, The Bowen's and the Sell's. All of the food was amazing. We were all stuffed! We still managed to make room for dessert though :)

We have so much to be thankful for this year. If I wrote it all down here it would take a life time to read! Most importantly we have our little guy, Landon, to celebrate the holidays with this year.

To all of our friends and family back home, we love you and miss you. Hope your Thanksgiving was a great one!

Snow!? Already!?

We had the first snow of the season yesterday. Here are some pics of our street and our back yard. Looks like we have a cold one ahead of us!!

Trip to Luxembourg

Saturday we went to General Patton's Funeral and Burial Site at the American Cemetery and Memorial in Hamm, Luxembourg. We were there to support SSgt Ryan Thomas, one of Cam's co-workers, as he re-enlisted. The grounds are absolutely beautiful and it really makes you think of all of the men and women who have served for our country in the past and are still serving for us now. I was crying as usual! Unfortunately, weather was not cooperating with us so we were all cold and wet so the trip was short and sweet. Come to think of it...it was raining last time we were there. After the re-enlistment, we headed over to Spangdahlem to go bowling and warm up. The guys beat the girls this time :( I'm always up for a rematch!

Halloween 2008

Landon's first Halloween was awesome. We went to Buechel for a party they were having there. We missed the trunk-or-treating but I don't think Landon cared too much anyway. They held a costume contest for the kids and Landon won in his age group, Newborn to Age 1. Yeah!! We were proud of our little Tootsie Roll :) Check out some of the pics...

Our Childbirth Class Reunion

We had our child birth class reunion last night. It was great to see everyone and their little bundles of joy. They dressed up in their Halloween costumes and posed for some pictures. Landon is still learning how to be gentle with the ladies and made the frog cry :( We're working on him!

 
 

Maybe next year Rays!

Too bad the Rays lost to the Phillies. Landon still shows you his support :)


 
 

Landon's first trip to Florida

We recently went back to Florida for a visit. We had a lot of fun just relaxing and spending time with family and friends. Cam was only able to get away for 12 days but it was a much needed break! There were a lot of first for Landon on this trip. He had his first transatlantic plane ride, his first time to the park on the swings, his first time to the beach and seeing the ocean and his first time swimming in the pool. I was really stressing out about the flight over to the States but he did really well. The flight attendant even said he was the best baby they have had on a flight in a long time. A lot of our family took the time out of their busy lives to come and see us while we were in town. Granny from Alabama, The Green's and Moore's from Georgia, Cousin Sean and Becky from New Port Richey, The Fess's and Metzger's from Orlando and Nannie from Plant City. We had an awesome time visiting with them and I know Landon loved meeting his cousins, Evan, Cameron and Lauren. We even got to stop and have lunch with Uncle Wade while we were in Charlotte. Thank you again to all of our friends and family who made our trip home so very special. For those of you that we missed this time we hope to see you all again very soon!

Dinner at Hella's in Wittlich

Just some random pics of us at Hella's in Wittlich. One of our favorite spots to grab some amazing Greek food :) Hate to say it but the Greek Taverna next to my old work in FL doesn't hold a candle to this place!

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He loves to play with his rattle now :)

End of Summer Picnic

We attended the End of Summer Picnic on base today. Being Germany, it was pretty chilly so we stayed inside. Landon's not old enough for the bouncy castle anyway :) Here is Landon posing with some of his friends...

1st Pic - Checking out Vera, a new addition to Buechel

2nd Pic - Kathy, the Commander's wife, holding him while he takes a snooze

3rd Pic - Hangin out with Aunt Sarah

4th Pic - Snuggling with Mommy

5th Pic - Getting some love from Daddy

6th Pic - Olysia, Vera's mommy, couldn't believe how big he has gotten

7th Pic - Mommy, Landon and Ari

Here is Landon on his 3 month mark. He is such a sweet and happy baby. We fall in love with him more and more every day!