Welcome Brandon, to a new and exciting experience every day. Just when you think you got it figured out, something new and different happens. Congratulations on your selection of parents.

She is talking so much now, and making 2 word sentences. She is getting to be so funny!

Now I know how to spell the baby's name--Welcome Braeden Matthew! Can't wait to meet you, and neither can Eiley. (She says "Shhh, the baby sleeping")

We can't wait to give the little guy a hug!

Tried to add an album with photos of Andy in his soccer uniform,but was unsuccessful. Will try again Friday night.

Tomorrow is Baby Schneider's due date - how many of us are in the pool?

We have a new gang in my school. The kids range from 2nd to 6th grade and their tag is JWP. It stands for jump white people.

So this past weekend.... on Friday night... there was a SWARM of bees on our neighbor's tree across the street. It was crazy! Never seen anything like it before. Absolutely crazy!

I thought you all might enjoy this. Last week I asked the students to write down what they needed to chnage about their academics or behavior in order to be successful in high school.

Last Sat.

This is Andy! I'm 5 now! I dived carefully in Aruba. It was a lot of fun! I wanted to live there!

Dorothy makes it for me whenever I request it. Maybe Lisa, Joe and Eilly should make arrangements with Dorothy, to come by on a Friday for dinner and she could lead you through it.

I know I am not spelling it right but does anyone have a ballpark recipe? I can play around with it--but we are DESPERATE to try it for lent. Thanks!

So, this past weekend was pretty busy for us.

We are going to Penn today with Aunt Stacy and her sisters and it is snowing so much. We already have at least 4 inches and it is going to continue snowing all day. I hope we make it to Penn.

Helge in Stuttgard had to put his mother in a Home. It seems her alzheimers is progressing much faster than Omas did ,I think she is maybe 78. Marielies also wrote.

Here are all the guesses so far:

Aunt Dorothy Girl April 23 20" 7lbs 10oz
Tara Girl April 22 19.5" 7lbs 6oz