News and travel

Ok, really, I don't like the new blogger format... But I guess they forgot to ask my opinion huh?

So, life has been busy. The first bit of news is we're expecting baby #4!! We're due around Christmas and couldn't be any more excited. We were really wanting another baby and God's timing is just always perfect.

Next, we've actually been traveling! Last week, some good friends of ours watched our 3 kids for the day while we went to Trier. Trier is about an hour away driving, but we went on a tour with the USO, taking the train and learning how to use the German train system. It was a lot of fun and we learned a lot about the train and Trier. The biggest part of going to Trier was thousands of people are pilgriming there over the course of the last month to see the robe of Jesus. It was brought over by St. Helena and is believed to be the robe that Jesus wore. There are many rumors about it, such as that Mary made it for him when He was a boy, and it grew with him. This could have been the same robe that the woman touched the hem of his garment. It was amazing to see them hem of it. That was seriously the part that amazed me the most. It was a really neat, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

 This is Jon and I in front of the Porta Nigra, the only remaining part of the city gate.

Then this past Saturday we finally went to Heidleberg. It's an hour away, and has a large, beautiful castle. What more could a family want on a beautiful day out. We did lots of walking and I swore the kids would pass out on the way home, but they didn't. Here's a picture of the beautiful castle.

 The really neat bridge.

 Sibling love! :)

There's a lot more going on, but I'll save it for another post, as I have 30 minutes to shower and get ready to be out of here. ;-) Always on the go, which is why this is always behind! ;-)