A few updates...

After a few very long weeks of renovations and moving, we are settled into the new house. We basically re did the entire house in one week! It was very hard work but the end result is worth it. If you want to check out the before and after photos they are on picasa at: http://picasaweb.google.com/deidre.weber/HouseBeforeAndAfter?authkey=Yf9qNlCNT_4
We still have some projects to keep us busy, but for the most part we are finished.

We also had our first visitor, my mom. It was great to see her and we had a really nice week showing her some of the sites. She was a huge help with the unpacking and setting up. We are excited that it will only be 2 more months until we get to see all our family and friends. We will be coming home on Thanksgiving Day until after X mas so we will have lots of time to see everyone.

This weekend we are headed on our next vacation. On Sat we are driving to Southern Germany and Austria and will visit Augsburg, Munich (during Oktoberfest), Salzburg, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and Rothenburg Ob Der Tauber. Cooper will of course be coming with us on the trip! We have a full week of site seeing planned and are excited to not be working on the house for a while.