We Have a Strange Dog...

The Great Christmas Tree Search!

Searching for the perfect tree, Found it!

That was hard work, I wish they just came like this...

Thanksgiving 2006

Looking deceptively demure! Grandma Lyn gave all her grand-daughters these beautiful dresses to wear at our family Thanksgiving celebration. So cute!

I'm on a Leash!

With twins set to arrive shortly, we decided that we needed a way to keep Tayla close by. She actually thinks it's great to have a puppy on her back and to be walked like one. Although her favorite things is to hold the leash and walk herself!

Halloween 2006

I'm a bunny but I hate my head!

Tayla walked the neighborhood for the first time this year, but with her ears down. She really got the hang of asking for candy, nothing like a little incentive! It was so much fun seeing all the kids streaming through the streets, another reason we love our neighborhood!

A Beautiful Shower!

Twinner Winners!

Friends and Family Enjoy the Shower

Baby Shower!!!

In October, Jenny and my mom once again threw a great baby shower for the twins at the Vine Church in Redmond.

The Famous Glockenspiel

This was the craziest location in the city(Munich) as both fans from Australia and Brazil were drinking and cheering before the big game. The world famous Glockenspiel was the focal point in the square. It is a big clock that goes off at certain hours with big people that come out and go around in circles like a big coo-coo clock.

Those crazy Aussies!

Only a mild taste of the crazy Austrailian fans milling the city in Munich (Munchen) before the game against Brazil. We loved Munich, it had the Bavarian feel and prices in the stores were much more reasonable. Needless to say we did the majority of our shopping there!

Cruising again in Switzerland

Another beautiful day and another cruise. We had a fun time in Zurich, Switzerland and gorgeous weather! We found a Starbucks, a toy store, and a lovely waterside park this day. We took a short cruise around the lake, then Jenny and I met up with her boyfriend Jephta and his brother to watch another World Cup game at a roadside hotdog stand! Even roadside vendors had TV's set up to watch the games, so much fun! Tayla went back to the hotel with Grandma and Poppy with a quick stop at McDonalds!

World Cup!!!

I still can't believe we went to the World Cup! It was crazy, football fans are a whole nother breed! It was so fun to be in the midst of all the chaos. Dad, Jenny and I were the only ones able to go since we found out Tayla had to have her own ticket to come. She and Grandma had to watch the game from the hotel room, but we made a nice profit on the unused ticket, and had a nice English guy end up in the seat. We got the inside scoop on the Beckhams plans to come to the U.S. way before it happened. Final score, England 1: Paraguay 0.

Cruising the Rhine

We couldn't believe they had play toys on the top deck of the boat! Tayla loved playing on the horse with Grandma Thorn and going down a big slide with her new little German boy friend.

On the Rhine

Yeah, she is finally asleep! After a LONG day of train rides we finally arrived at our cruising destination. We had a beautiful day to sail down the Rhine river.

In this pic:

Grandpa Thorn (Poppy), Me and Tayla, Jenny