Auf Wiedersehen

Look out Missouri we are coming home. That's right we got orders and will be moving to Whiteman Air Force Base in Knob Noster Missouri (go ahead say it out loud it's fun ) this summer. We will be 4 1/2 hours from home and close enough to visit dear friends in the other parts of the country. I think Chase is going to be in for a massive culture shock. Knob Noster is a teaming metropolis of 2300 people. It doesn't even have a walmart (gasp).


The church across from our first house in Schonenberg-Kubelberg





Wow I can't believe it has already been 4 years. The time has gone by so fast and now it is almost time to say goodbye to Europe. We have been so blessed while here. We have met incredible friends that we will say "until we see you again" to. We have seen beautiful places and eaten incredible food. Learned new ways to live and new ways not to live. Chase has learned a new language. Syd will learn about a whole new world when we get to the States. And I learned how to ski in the Alps sort of. Steven has already traveled the world so I'm not sure what he learned. Maybe how to be a single parent when I go on a weekend with the girls. But I think most of all we have learned how much we love The United States. I can't wait to get home and hug my family, eat at Arby's, shop at walmart, and be able to read all the road signs.

Porta Nigra Trier Germany

Long Live Princess Sydney

So it's that time again. Syd turned 3 this year and I don't know where the time goes. She is so grown up now or at least thinks she is. In the last year she has become so girly. So I enlisted the help of my dear friend Brandi to throw her a Princess Party. We had tea (pink lemonade) and cake (made by my other great friend Judy) in a room fit for a princess. Cinderella came to the party aka Brandi and the girls had a great time. So what did I contribute to this party??!! Well I did the hardest part..... the evite!! ;-) We are so blessed to have wonderful friends who do so much for us. This was a day Syd will never forget.

Excuses, Excuses...

Okay so I was supposed to be cleaning my house for the 16 women that are coming tomorrow to play bunco. For those of you who know me well this won't come as a shock but I found an excuse not to clean ( surprise, surprise, surprise). I was feeling creative and this is what I came up with. Let me know what you think.

It's been a while

So it has been a while since I have posted to this blog. Since the last posting Steven has come home from deployment, Syd has turned three and Chase is becoming a fabulous young man. Here are some Pictures of the last year.

Our little princess at halloween

Looks just like Gigi

Steven suprised me with a vow renewal for our 6th anniversary

Could they be any more beautiful??

Sydney's Birthday

I can't believe that my baby girl is already 2 years old. The time has really flown by. She had a great time at her party with all of our friends crammed into this tiny little apartment. I hope you all enjoy the pictures.

To all a good night

Thank God the holidays are almost over. Christmas was great for the kids and I was a little home sick as always. We had our neighbors and friends over 17 people in a 3 bedroom apartment. There was lots of food and lots of laughing and a little fighting we all felt just like we were home for christmas. Here is a link to our xmas pictures. http://picasaweb.google.com/mbussey76/Christmas2008

Splish Splash

You turn your back for one minute and this is what you get. Syd loves bathtime and now she has discovered bubbles!!! It's amazing how many bubbles you can get from 1/2 a bottle of shampoo....