I am falling behind with the updates. I lost my camera for a week, but I just found it so I'm gonna get on the ball and post something just as soon as every picture isn't filled with kids with boogies running down their faces. It's soooooo fun to have a 4 month old and a 2 year old sick at the same time. Thankfully, Alisea didn't get it too bad (knock on wood), but Ethan is strugglin!! The rest of us are fighting the little twinges and praying it doesn't hit us hard.

We got exciting news this week that my Dad and his lovely wife will be visiting us in December. What a wonderful way to lead into Christmas! We will be looking forward to that visit on the 5th. That should mean lots of new pictures to post!

Sounds like we have another little nephew coming into the world any minute. We are praying for a safe delivery for Mary, and a healthy baby, as the little guy wasn't supposed to be here for another 4-5 weeks!

We have three, yes, three, Thansgiving dinners to attend in the next 2 days. That's one of the fun things about being in a place away from family where everyone else is too. It means lots of people getting together to make up for it. I just hope the kids are well enough to attend. I'd feel awful if they got everyone else sick too! How long do colds usually last, anyway? It's been 4-5 days of the yucky stuff for Ethan already. Most of the people on base, including us, will be using the long Thanksgiving weekend to travel somewhere in Europe. Boy we'll miss that! We're off to Salzburg, probably do a little skiing and take in the Christmas Market.