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Happy Halloween!

By Jen | November 1, 2007 |

I know this is probably so ridiculous, but I was so excited to be in the states for Maisie’s first Halloween, or rather, my first Halloween with a child! On Sunday we went to a Trunk or Treat at Adventure Church. Here are a couple pictures from that! And by the way, it was so hot Maisie couldn’t even wear her costume unless we were in the air conditioned building! Maisie is going for a walk! My pretty little sister Kylie, all dressed up for Halloween! On Halloween night, we went to our friends’ house to celebrate with a bunch of people! It was so fun! Maisie got a lot of candy (which unfortunately, is going straight to my belly and thighs)! Maisie was a chicken, but here she is in her little tie-dye onesie! On a side note….Maisie spilled water on herself and it also tie-dyed her poor little…

Good Times in the Northwest

By Jen | October 11, 2007 |

So here we are in Portland, Oregon. I have to say that I have a renewed love for Portland. I have always had a weirdness of a feeling while visiting Oregon because of my yuck high school years, but I feel like I have grown up a bit and am pretty much over it. I have really enjoyed Portland for the amazing city it is. Here are some of the pictures that we have taken while here to give you a little sample of what we are experiencing! I love this picture! This is at my grandparents home in Cottage Grove, Oregon. I love their yellow house and have such great memories with them! My grandpa (seen through the door) is now 89 years old!!! He is still a lively man and I love him so much! Love those eyes. In this picture you can see Maisie’s first little sharp…

See ya later Paris!

By Jen | August 28, 2007 |

That’s right. I am not saying goodbye yet because we are coming back in January and besides, this is a place I know we will visit again and again (at least if we are living in Europe somewhere)! We had a really great last day here spending time with friends! We did stop by the Eiffel tower for a bit, as well as hand over the keys to our apartment. Here are some pictures from our last day living in Paris. Don’t miss the video at the end! I like to take pictures of myself! This is on a street close to where we live(d). Just a little picture of Maisie saying her goodbyes to her first home. Finally a family picture in front of the Eiffel tower! A fun shot! Another family picture… minus Justin, plus Jeff. For some reason Jeff and I like to take family pictures together. …

New Maisie pix and videos too!

By Jen | August 23, 2007 |

I finally downloaded some pictures to Justin’s computer (mine is still crashed!), so I thought I better show off how freakin’ cute my little nugget is! This was on our way from Vienna, Austria to Sopron, Hungary! Maisie and I tortured Jeff the whole time. It was a blast. Maisie got her cuddle on with Paula! We love the Farmers (that is their last name)! They live in Portugal and they are caaarrrraaazzzy! Maisie ate a cookie. Bad, bad mom (and dad). She may just be a drummer like her uncle Nate! Packing is fun! At least for Maisie. I know that Maisie is not smiling in a single one of these pictures, but she prefers to do the serious look while posing for the camera. To prove that she really is a happy baby here is a video we took today! By the way, she totally learned to stand…

Another day in Amsterdam

By Jen | July 14, 2007 |

I just love the canals in Amsterdam! I love the little cafés along the canals! Everyone talks about the cafés in Paris, but I think the ones in Amsterdam are just as great, if not better! I love their warm drinks! Yum! Here are a couple typical pictures of the canals. In the second picture you can see a little café right on the water! I also have to say that I love the buildings. They are all so different, so much different looking than Parisian buildings. I Meet Laina! I have talked a lot about Laina, but not so much on my blog. Anyways, we love her and Phil and their children. Speaking of children…here is Maisie with their oldest daughter Chelsea.

Visitors are fun!

By Jen | July 10, 2007 |

Our friend Andrea (who moved to Paris the same time we did and lived here for three months) was in Paris for the day and we were able to meet up for a coffee at Place Verte and then she came over to see our apartment. This picture sucks and Maisie’s head is turned around, but oh well! You get the point! So George and Ann (Justin’s parents) got in yesterday! They flew into Paris on their way home from Uganda and will be here three days! We are having a great time with them! It is so great for them to see Maisie and for Maisie to get to know them! By the way, George isn’t really wearing a necklace for real! I put that around his neck so that Maisie would maybe take to him a bit better. She is a bit shy around men for some reason. …

I don’t know what to title this, so it shall remain untitled. Any ideas???

By Jen | July 7, 2007 |

We had a really fun day today! After we FINALLY got out of the apartment (seriously, if you thought we were always late before, you should see us now that we have a kid) we went and sat at a cafe for lunch. Today was the day of the cafe! We stopped at another for a break to feed Maisie and then another for dinner later on. By the way, I have eaten duck twice in the last couple weeks, which is very strange since I like to feed ducks and I think they are sort of cute. I really have to not think about the fact that I am eating duck because it is almost too much to handle. It is pretty good stuff though. Ooooooh, another place we will have to go when you and Sean are here Jill! FUN! Here is a little family picture at one…