Our Saturday

Well I will continue the German updates until others start responding. First, I have attached an updated picture of my finger....mainly just b/c it looks a lot worse than it is. I still have a limited range of motion, but that will just take time.

Second, I attached some photos of our day trip to Idar-Oberstein today. Little town about 1hr from our house. I had been there, but wanted to take Suzy back to see it. It is famous for a church that built right in to the side of a mountian. Built in 1442-1444, the church still stands as the landmark of the city. The only access to the church is through a tunnel that you hike up about 100 steps to reach. On the inside of the church parts of the rock cliff are incorporated into the structure. After spending some time in the church, hiking to the castle above and it and checking out some of the shops (all selling the same cheapo gemstone necklaces) we drove the other side of the valley and had a little picnic in the back of the BMW stationwagon (we are kind of liking the whole wagon versatility thing). Yeah, we propped up the tailgate with a shovel handle and had a nice lunch. Then I popped the hood, put in some oil, fired it up and drove home. I know hill billy, but it gets us around and it only cost $1,600.

So is this a Caleb, Suzy, Andy and Sarah BLOG?

Has someone shown mom how to log into this blogspot and how to post?(liz?) Hopefully the rest of the family will catch on to how this works.....if not Me, Suzy and the Weirs will have a nice little connection.
Weir family back to school, wow, doesnt seem like summer should be over yet. I can just see the excitement in Ellie's eyes.
So my finger still is swollen like a son-of-a-gun, doesnt bend right, is numb to the touch, and aches. Interesting....wasnt it like that before the operation, three screws, 4 puke buckets and 7 stiches? I guess it had to be done, but seriously. Suzy is busy with some homework so I am just killing some time writing to this blog spot (which takes a little bit of effort using only 9 fingers). So because of my surgery doctors orders are 14 days of no work, not bad. I probably wont be able to handle not doing anything for that long, but I am staying home this week. Today Suzy and I went to a Zoo in a nearby town and then to a large shopping mall. The Zoo was neat, a little old and run down, but neat. We both enjoyed the Elephant cage , Giraffe cage and birds of prey demo. The mall was just like any other mall, busy and stuffy. We ate some ice cream that was made to look like a hamburger and looked in a few stores. Weather has been nice and cool here, a little rainy. Hey this is cool, but what does the family think about web cams? It would be neat to see everyone every once in a while.

I would attach a photo of my finger again, but the camera isnt connecting to the computer.

1st Day of School for the Weirs

Ellie was our first to wake. She had made her bed and was in the shower by 6:25 a.m. She has been looking forward to this day for a long time!

Jacob caught his bus, like an old pro, and was anxious to reconnect with Mrs. Hilderbrand.

Ben had to wait until 11:30 for school to start and was all about his backpack and folder.

I am so excited for each of them and a little for myself that the school year has begun!

school again

We are just about as ready as we can be to get to the new school year. Non stop spongebob is not good for anyone. We all met Ellie's kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Sharr, the other day and she seemed very nice. Ellie was impressed with the miniature kitchen they had in the room. We're thrilled that Jacob will have his same excellent teacher that he had last year as he starts third grade. We also were very fortunate to find a preschool teacher that was willing to take a chance on a certain stocky, non potty trained two year old twice a week. We'll see how that goes but he's excited about it.

We got some free tickets to the 'go diego go' show this weekend and the kids liked it although it was tailor made for Ellie. She was dancing in front of her seat and obediently pawing the air and/or yelling out answers as the performers prompted. Ben sat through the entire thing quietly with his mouth open probably fixated on the animal puppets. Jake had his jaw propped up by his hand most of the show, slightly bored (he's just a little too old for this stuff).

We'd had a scout outing planned for this past weekend and Jacob was allowed to go which is rare. He was so disappointed when it was cancelled because of rain that I told him we could do something else fun, just the two of us like a hike, etc. He thought about it for a while then said that he'd like most of all to go to the office and 'do some lab stuff'. So, that's what we did and he had a fun time playing with wax and pouring up an impression of his thumb.

Caleb.... a finger fracture? Alright, I guess that's pretty tough, but you've got to learn to handle your anesthesia without barfing. Very not tough.

Second half of our vacation

We had a wonderful time with my family in Idaho. Thought we would send a few pictures depicting what we did.

1. Rode horses at the ranch

2. Went to Lagoon for Suzy's Mom's side of the family's family reunion...The CRYERS

3. Went waterskiing (Caleb thinks he's tough because he did it with a broken finger...I agree.)

4. Hot Springs

5. Pot Luck dinner with those residing in IDAHO. FUN FUN FUN.

Caleb and Suzy

Greetings from the beautiful Deutschland

Well, We are home and semi back into things with the time change. Caleb finally went and got his finger x-rayed and as some might have guessed, it was broken. He went in for surgery on Friday. Everything went well. Thankfully the anethesia wore off within 8 hours post-op because I was tired of carrying the warm puke bucket to the sink. He came out with three screws in his pinky and a big cast. Next week he will be attending occupational therapy sessions to improve the movement of his finger.

Life is wonderful for us. We find ourselves talking a lot about the fun we had at the reunion. So good to see everyone together, and for me to finally meet the complete family.

Love to all,

Caleb and Suzy

Hello Family

Hi Family, it's Liz. I think this blog spot is great! I hope everyone enjoyed their time in Oregon. Adam and I had a lot of fun. I'm at 34 weeks now. I just had a doctor's appointment today and everything is going great. The doctor said I'm boring! I will upload some pictures on here. Thanks Andy for setting this up! It's great!
-Liz