Tommy Dances!

Tommy dances anytime he hears music, it is so cute!! So we turned on some music and tried to video it all without him getting distracted with the camera. He is so much fun!

Tour Of Bamberg

Today we had a tour of the city we live in, which is Bamberg. It is so pretty! We had so much fun, and tried to get as many pictures as we could. I'm not very good at putting them on here, so this might be messy! Some of the pictures are from a cathedral close by, it is so BIG!! We were blocked off from most of it, but we got to see the main rooms and see where the pope who built it over 1,000 years ago is buried. 

We're settling in pretty well. We have a house off post, which we like because we get more of a european experience. We have a garden that we planted (it took forever pulling all the weeds out and planting new things in it!) We have roses, raspberries, strawberries, sprouts, and herbs in it, and it looks really nice. Our neighbors are so much fun, they don't speak English well but we talk pretty often. The people here have been extremely nice to us, and we've been able to pick up a little German. It's a really hard language!!

So we got a car last weekend, which we needed really badly. It's nice getting around on our own now. We've made friends with a lot of people, and we're really loving it here. Winter is coming though, and it's started to get cold. It hasn't rained here for 2 years, but it might this year. I hope so, I hear it's no fun without snow because all it does is rain.

Enjoy the pictures!

More Germany pictures

Okay I couldn't fit all the pictures into one, so here are some more! :)

New Pictures!

Here are some pictures of my birthday and our first days here in Germany. We're doing really good, we move into our permanent place tomorrow, we've been staying in a hotel since we arrived here almost 2 weeks ago. We're ready to have our own place again, although housekeeping is nice! :)

What an arrival!

Finally!!! We arrived at the Frankfort airport in Germany after spending 9 1/2 hours in the air. Tommy slept a good portion of the way. Many people didn't think that our son was going to behave so well but much to our pleasure he was amazing.

After meeting with the army in processing staff they took us to the busses that would be taking us to our respective basses. After 15 hours of being in an airport and 2 hours of processing and 3 hours of riding on a double decker bus be arrived at Warner Barracks.

now the fun really began when we were in-processing to the company and we were told I was DEPLOYING! and not just that but my unit is leaving at the end of the month! I have about as much time as a little 6 weeks before I'm expected to go to camp liberty, which is near Bagdad. Brittney and I haven't yet found out where we are going to live yet but that will be established in the next few days. In the meantime we're going to be very busy spending lots of time with Tommy.

Memphis Trip!

Saturday morning Justin and I decided to go to Memphis to eat at a famous BBQ restaurant. We saw it on the food channel and knew it would be awhile before we got the chance to go there. It's only a 4 hour drive, not too bad. The BBQ was really good! It was the best we've ever had. It was worth the trip. We ended up staying the night there, so we could see Graceland the next day. (It's Elvis' house)

So the next day we went, and it was really fun. I was a little disappointed though, it just seemed disrespectful to me that they have his personal life out for the world to see. To me it should be private. They had his wedding suit and his wife's wedding dress out for tourists to see, that kind of upset me. I know if it were me, I wouldn't want all my things being photographed like that. I didn't think I would react that way, it surprised me. But we did get to learn a lot about his life. I didn't know that he was drafted into the army for the war, and it was interesting seeing his interviews on tape. 

Tommy was really good the whole trip, and he got his first taste of yogurt and loved it. He also got a lot of attention from the other people there, and of course he loved that too! He is going to be walking really soon, he pulls himself up and stands on his own all the time now. He loves getting around on his own and grabbing anything in reach. He is such a sweetheart, and a really happy baby! Here are some pictures of Graceland.

Bath Time!

Tommy LOVES being in the bath tub. When we start getting him ready to get in, he gets so excited! So today Justin put him in and then blew bubbles for him to play with. He didn't really know what to think of them. He now says mama, dada, shakes his head no, clicks his tongue when we do, waves, and pulls himself up and stands, and dances. We just can't believe how fast he's learning things! It's really hard for me too, because now when I put him to bed, he says mama over and over. It just breaks my heart! He has 4 teeth in, and he's getting more so he has a hard time sleeping without a little infant's tylenol. But he's really interested in food, and he eats well. He wants to eat whatever we're eating, but his favorite thing is baby carrots. Here is a video of Tommy saying mama and climbing on a box!