Christmas Day 2009

Christmas Eve 2009

Koen turns TWO!

So Koen is not a big fan of the snow, or of cold weather in general. I essentially had to bribe him to go outside in the snow and go sledding with promising he could have his Elmo cake when he came back inside. If you saw the last post, you can see that my bribe worked!

First big snow 2009

(ok, really first big snow since 2006 when we got to Germany)

It's a .........

Well, I guess it should be obvious from the photo, but if not, then I can report that the Dr. thought it had more girlish parts than boyish parts.

Halloween 2009

OK, sorry for the long delay in posting anything. After we returned from the states end of August, we have had a run of visitors essentially the entire time except for 5 days (during which I was on call). We had a blast with all of them, and I promise we'll catch you up on all the photos, as soon as we catch up on some sleep and laundry! Hope the Halloween pics hold you over until more photos are posted... the kids had a blast trick or treating, and Andy and I are having a blast eating it (the kids are only allowed 1 per day, so it has to go somewhere!) Is that where all of our candy went when we were kids???

Introducing the newest Pazdan Beaver

From

The little bean was confirmed today to have a heartbeat, and was kicking around those little leg limb buds! Due date is April 8, 2010.

August 2009

Summer Fun

Tuscany, June 2009

Tour de "Mosel"

The Germans are great.  They love their roads and they love to drive, but they are not afraid to close down 140km of major thoroughfare to cars so that families can bike.  We did a 42km trip.  That's right, 42km (26 miles) with 8 adults and 4 kids ages 3 and under.  Eliot was a trooper riding tandem with mom -- helped me pedal (and I even took some breaks!) And Michael (Eliot's friend, age 4) rode 20km on his own 2 wheeler!!!  We had an awesome time.

The Elusive "perfect" Family Photo

Andy's 34 th birthday

Making the cake

Gee.  That's a lot of candles.  Does someone have a fire extinguisher handy?  The worst part of 34 is that Eliot still has a lisp with his "th" so it sounds like he is saying "44".  Like we need an extra decade added on!!!  

Easter 2009

Time for a photo update!

Sorry we have been crazy delinquent... please do not give up on us!  We still do take photos, and we promise we will eventually share them with you!

Eliot is up to all sorts of new tricks...



Tumbling...



Easter Egg Hunting...



Tandem biking...

Koen Walks

Koen starting walking about 3 weeks ago.  We now spend all of our time chasing him around... and seem to have very little time to post photos and videos.  We should have more time available once we get him off to college.

Koen's first haircut

Um, guys... what is she doing to me?

OK, enough Mr. Nice Guy... now I just want my mommy!!!

Scotland Feb 2009

Eliot "Lion Face"

One of Eliot's school teachers got a new face painting kit in preparation for Fasching (aka Carnival, Mardi Gras).  She tested it out on a few kids, and Eliot was transformed into a ferocious lion.  Check him out...