i tried not to think about school this weekend...

dancing on the porch

riding bikes

at the zoo

German restaurant in Kentucky

it was colder than i had planned for it to be

this was just too funny and Fiona thought it was worth her hard earned cash

it was hilarious.

Time marches on

Dad and Tyler came to visit for his spring break. Noelle is a big technology freak.

Noelle's favorite person, Mimmi

Celebrating the close of another quarter at Don Pablo's

My brothers, Grant and Ty, are both Gunk Gunk to Noelle.

shopping with Oma

The girls at my office

Noelle turning 2!!

One of my students brought me Starbuck's. They got an A.

a little behind...

back in Cincinnati and the reality of snow

Christmas morning

Christmas Eve with Britty's family

so excited about the Christmas lights at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville

They got to ride in the back-back seat

We went to a Chinese restaurant and Fiona asked for chopsticks and ate her entire meal with them. No one taught her and she didn't just stab the food, I was impressed!

this is how noelle says cheese

got into puzzling this year, Grant, not so much

trip to wal-mart with gunk-u-gunk (uncle Grant)

Christmas trip to Tennessee, Noelle did not feel well, as evidenced by cuddling

mother daughter trip to Starbucks

best bud, Jack

visiting with Johannes

pretty excited about this huge lollipop

2. Advent, what a tired cutie!!

Thanksgiving in PA

Family (well, minus noelle) movie night.

we carved a pumpkin!

Fiona's class had a little production--12 days of Halloween

celebrating my birthday at Don Pablo's across the river

reading with Opa when mom and dad came to visit in October

hanging up some curtains that mom and I made.

leading a little German story time in September

is it really november?

Well, soccer's over. This picture may be deceiving, it did not go as planned, but she says it's her favorite sport (besides golf, which her father has successfully talked her into loving, how convienent).
I only have three more weeks of school, which seems impossible considering how many projects are still unfinished. Overall it has been very challenging and overwhelming, but I'm glad I'm doing it.
Brett is doing much of the same, though I have no pictures to prove it. He is playing the stay at home dad game and preaching on Sunday in addition to his two classes.
Busy, busy. Noelle is just wondering why in the world everyone is acting so crazy.