December 28, 2015

We are experiencing some technical difficulties over here with getting pictures off of our phones and uploaded to the computer. This evening we brainstormed a way to get around things (for now). I’m grateful to be able to play a little catch up and share some glimpses again into our lives here in Deutschland.

A few days before Christmas, we celebrated E’s Birthday as a family. Our “little one” is seven years old! He was SO excited, constantly counting down the days until he could wake up early and open presents. His little brother gave him a big white envelope with school “lessons” that he wrote down. It was pretty sweet.

We picked up Daddy early from work and surprised E with a visit to an indoor play gym for the afternoon. We rode down slides, jumped on a huge pillow, climbed an awesome tower, shot foam balls at each other and much more. We even found a couple of massage chairs after I slipped and took a hard fall on the wood floor. (Both of my feet came out from under me while kicking a soccer ball around in my socks. I was one sore Mama! Thankfully, I recovered well after a couple of days and I think the chair massages helped.) The place was definitely a big hit!

We came home afterwards for a pizza dinner and to celebrate with a cake we picked up on base.

 

Ethan wanted us to be together, as a family, on his Birthday. We did our best to fulfill his wish. Simple yet good. How we love this lil guy of ours. He was a hope of my heart…a hope fulfilled. In seven more years, he’ll be a teenager. Oh my! Gotta enjoy these little boy years as much as we can.