These pictures are just a brief summary of Isaac's first trip to America. We flew over on a military flight...not many people can say their first airplane ride was on a C-17. We got to show Isaac the great city of Chicago where he visited the Shed Aquarium. He LOVED watching the fish. Isaac got to meet his 7 cousins who he now realizes have much to teach him. :) He met great-grandmas and great-great grandmas, and visited with lots of other family and friends! Needless to say, we were pretty beat by the end of our trip. But it was well worth it to see everyone!

Isaac's First Halloween!

Ike the Dinosaur!



We went "Trunk or Treating." It's what the Americans do here since the Dutch do not do Halloween. And yes, it's what it sounds like. People decorate the trunks of their cars and hand out candy. We had a good time although some people were a little sceptical about giving candy to a toothless dinosaur. :)

Finally an Update!

I know, I know... I am officially the world's worst blogger! I wasn't very good at keeping up with it before I had a little one and now as you can see, I've just gotten worse. Anyways, I can't make any promises, but I will try to get better. :)

My last entry was May 30th! Haha...much has happened. We've had all of the grandparents here to meet Isaac plus one great-grandma and Uncle Al. We had great visits with all of them! Now we just need to bring Ike home to meet the rest of his family...I think he might be slightly overwhelmed when it comes time for that.

We took Isaac on his first vacation. He needed one you know...it's tough being a baby. ;) While Joe's parents were here we drove out to Garmisch which is a beautiful part of Germany in the Alps. The scenery was amazing! And the food was almost as good! So to sum up our trip, we took pictures and ate!

Isaac is four months old now. I can't believe it. Time is flying by! He is growing and learning so fast we can hardly keep up. He's at the stage where everything goes into his mouth and he drools like crazy! Joe has always played airplane with Isaac, but now he calls Ike a drool bomber and flies him overhead...usually I end up being the target. He's a really happy baby most of the time and we have so much fun playing with him and watching him grow.

Well, that's all for now and like I said, I'll try to be a better blogger. :) If you receive our blog by email be sure to check the full website (http://www.joejenineurope.blogspot.com/) so that you can see any other pictures or albums that we add to the page.