Crazy Little Adventure

called LIFE. I know I have so much to update with the past few months and all the milestones Michaela has hit, etc., but we are just going to jump in with what has been going on for the past couple weeks. Michael went to Arkansas on Jan. 25 to pick up a plane (he flew commercially to fly back as pilot of one of their RC12s). This trip was supposed to take 1 week....leave, take time to adjust to time zone, then a few days to get back with several stops for refueling and sleeping. He has been super excited about this as "this is what fixed wing is all about" - flying over the Atlantic, that is. Well, this 1 week venture has turned into several. When he got to Ark., the plane was not quite ready when supposed to be, so he got stuck in good old Mena, Arkansas for the weekend with 6 inches of snow. When he and his friend/co-pilot test flew the thing on Monday, they found some issues that needed fixed, so they finally get out of Ark. on Wed., stop in Lancaster and spend the night at my in-laws, and continue onto St. Johns, Canada. This was supposed to be a 1 night stopover also. However, they get stuck there for the blizzard. He starts flying to Greenland on Sunday and has to turn back because of indicator light and maintenance issues. After another day or two in Canada, he then takes the plane to Bangor, Maine (with indicator light on) to get the issues addressed. The mechanics there are fixing the plane as I type (maybe), and he thinks he will be leaving there and heading back to Canada tomorrow. If this next attempt is successful, he will sleep in Canada tomorrow, continue to Greenland to sleep the next day, and then stop in Iceland and Scotland to refuel and arrive back here in Germany on Saturday night (just a day shy of 3 weeks since initial departure). So, we will see if this happens, but we will also be excited to see him.





Meanwhile in Germany, Michaela and I (mostly Michaela) have been sick pretty much the entire time he has been gone (except for about 1-2 days in between). After a week and half of diarrhea, loads of snot, and high fevers, we have antibiotics on board and are on the mend, I think. Please pray for her to continue healing and for Michael's trip back.

Baby crying again...must go...to be continued...

8 month photos

So, where to begin after such a loooong lapse of no blogging is hard, but hope this makes up for some of it. While we were home we had some professional pics taken of MJ (last minute at JCPenney). Some of them were very good. Here are a few...