Well, I spent some time in the Costa del Sol area of Spain and... not impressed. The meeting and time in retreat were good, but there is a reason God sent us to northern Europe. That being said, we did have good weather for our stay--meaning cloudy and cool:

Yes, there were palm trees...

and some weirdly neat trees (check out the thorns on the trunk)...

and I night life that you don't get in Germany...

We did get to spend a day in some of the most beautiful rocky landscape...

but it was nice to get back to my German fall.

Here are a couple of random pics again. The first are of Jack after his surgery and without his stitches. He has returned to his normal, playful puppy self. One of his favorite things is to catch a ride in Ashlyn's stroller. He will jump in it himself and wait to be pushed!! He is quite the character.

He can actually get a little jealous of the dolls when they are in his spot! He is full grown now and weighs in at 3.4 kilos or about 7 1/2 lbs.

Logan, Ashlyn and I were playing Memory on the floor the other day and Logan laid down and put his chin in his hands. I had never seen him do this and thought it cute. So, I had to take pics. This is another day but the "pose" is the same. He is quite the mischief maker but when he does these things it is hard not to think him cute!