Poor Poor Niki and Daddy

This picture was just too cute not to post. This past weekend Niki and Daddy have been a little under the weather so we have been just hanging around the house doing the typical get better things. Slurping chicken soup and eating ice cream with Sprinkles. NOTE- Mommy is not sick however as the caretaker I have to take part in all activities. :) Anyhow, here is the cutest picture of Niki not feeling good. He makes sick look so darn adorable.

More Pics!!

Niki and Cousin Wyatt in Monticello at Granny and Papa's.

Christmas Eve....Niki was moving all his presents away from the Tree onto the Coffee Table.

Always on the Run.

Who me?

Catch up Picture Post

With Bakana (Niki's Great Grandma) in Belgrad.

Daddy and Niki napping in the hotel in Belgrad.

Our cute bundle all bundled up in Germany.

Niki and Daddy at the Train Station in Germany.

Niki at the Airport running off some energy. YHEA RIGHT!!!!

December Recap

I KNOW I KNOW....my blogging skills are not what they should be at the moment. However I will still play the "new to this" card and hope to get away with it for a few more months and then when the baby is born play the "but I have a new baby at home," card. Actually that second one isnt going to work with my family and friends....Darnt! Anyhow to give a quick recap, since we've been back from Germany things have slowed down a little....atleast travel wise.

Since we were all pretty exhausted we decided to stay home for the Holidays and have a small family Christmas. Although we missed our Texas family..it was nice to be home with Niki Christmas morning when he opened all his presents. We weren't sure if he would really get it being a little over 16 months....but he caught on pretty quick. Everything by the tree went to him, simple enough. Cant wait to see him next year!

We also found out in the beginning of December that we are definitely having a little girl in May!Liliana Victoria Ahrens or Lily for short will be the newest addition to our little Ahrens family.

Anyhow, that's a short recap of our December..felt alot busier than what it looks like on screen.
Hope everyone had a great Holiday Season! Happy New Year!

Love
Ryan, Sascha, Niki and Lily on the way...

Back Blogging!!!

Well, we arrived home safely this weekend and are EXHAUSTED! We had such a great time the two weeks we were in Germany and Serbia that I cant even begin to play catch up with one blog. I do have alot of pictures and a few videos that can explain what a great time we had. Most of the pictures are of course of Niki having a ball....so just know that Daddy and I had a great time to.

More pics...

Hey y'all- (ew, I sounded like Paula Dean there!) it is I, Niki again. As promised, here is another picture we took yesterday. This is me, Mom and Dad in Füssen, in front of a huge tree, which will be decorated soon with all sorts of x-mas ornaments. Grandma, please note the hat, gloves, jacket AND thick blanket my lovely and caring parents wrapped me up in, to protect me from the cold. Boy, the way they are taking care of me!!!

Now, to the right, that is me, after our lunch, attempting to yodel while stomping through the snow. We had stopped at a little village. The village has approximately four houses, but they still felt that it was necessary to build a brewery for those few folks.....well, I guess that's Bavaria for you, and probably explains why daddy enjoys a good beer once in a while! Anyway, I think I make for a pretty good mountain climber, hopefully some time soon I can come back in summer and wear Lederhosen, as I hear they are very stylish.

Day 3.....

Well, since Mommy is in bed resting her tired legs from all the mountain climbing she had to endure over the last few days, it will be up to me, Niki, to give y'all a brief update of what adventures we had in the last two days. The picture to the left is me (duh) this morning, wondering what excitements this day will bring. Well, actually this was me looking all cute and proper, trying to coax Oma and Opa into giving me some chocolate before breakfast. (hehe, it worked). Yesterday, I went on a drive with Opa and my two servants (aka Mom and Dad) into the mountains, and we got to see the castle from far. Unfortunately, it was cold (even Grandpa would have stopped wearing sandals!!) and foggy , and somebody got a little cranky, so we decided againts the climb up to the castle and just walked around the town square of Füssen and looked at some early x-mas lights and decorations. On the way back, we stopped at some beautiful and cozy country restaurant, where I got to eat some delicious sausages, while Opa and Daddy enjoyed some tasty and refreshing adult beverages (sorry, Grandpa, wasn't no Bud...). I will have to post some more pics in seperate blogs, since I am still too young to figure out how to work this darn thing....

Miss my Texas family!!

Niki