Renya finally got a couple of teeth, as you can see...who knew we would have a little vampire in the family!? Poor kid has been teething most of her life, and has little to show for all that pain and suffering.

Renya is walking! A better video will follow soon...

Renya, Luka and Anissa went to Wisconsin to visit the Dorschner side of the family in the beginning of September. It was uncharacteristically warm and beautiful the entire week, so we had fun playing at the beach, swimming at Nana & Pappy's house and just getting together with all the cousins.

Happy Birthday, Renya!
September 6th, 2009, Renya turned 1!

Luka can ride his bike! Henning took the training wheels off and Luka took off!! He's got the turning and stopping down after 2 days of practicing. He is sooo proud! (And we are, too!!)

In July, we went back to Germany for 16 wonderful days!

For much of May, we were in Germany visiting the Schymik side of the family. Luka has two like-minded cousins, Tom, nearly 4, and Nels, 7.




Uncle Sean popped over from London for the weekend!

Happy 3rd Birthday, Luka!!
(When we unpack and recover from jet lag, I'll post the Germany photos.)







Easter brunch at Eloise's house.





Cheyenne Mtn. Zoo




Last snowstorm of the Spring, end of April.

Luka, as of today, is 2yrs, 10 months old and very, uh, volatile in his behavior to say conservatively. He's witty and bright and sweet one minute and a creature from the underworld the next. He keeps us on our toes! Luka's also becoming a fantastic peewee soccer star, newly outfitted by his cousin, Niko, who passed on his old soccer duds to him.
Renya is always sweet, maybe because she's just 6 months old. We hope this phase never ends. She loves to snuggle and tweak your nose, babble and blow raspberries. She can sit very well but also topples over while reaching too far for toys. Her legs have grown amazingly long and looks like she'll start filling in the weight to complement the new vertical growth.
We ran a race as a family on March 15th with a group from Henning's work (XJet). I pushed the double jogger with the kids, which was much like running with a shopping cart full of groceries. Luckily, I didn't hurt anybody and managed to use the weight of the kids to go fast down the hills! Henning ran so fast he was able to finish the race and come back to find us plowing through the throngs of runners.
Next time we just might leave the kids with a babysitter...