A lot of pictures...but they're mostly of Theo so it's ok!

Hi everyone!

We have failed pretty spectacularly at posting on our assigned times but it's not for lack of content!  Theo is growing up so fast, it's mind-blowing how much he learns every day.  He's definitely on his own schedule.  He's just now taking his first steps at 16 months, and is also expanding his vocabulary quickly.  It seems like every day he has a new word!

In order to catch everyone up quickly, we'll do a picture post of the summer...

We'll start with Theo's birthday party in May.  It was a beautiful (and messy) day with lots of friends of all ages!

Then we spent the Memorial Day weekend in Michigan with Katie's parents.

Three weeks later, in June, we made the trek up to Minnesota, waking with the sun at 5:30 for Strawberries at Sunrise.  

But Theo took it all in...

And even learned a few things!

When we got back, Aurora had joined Mary in Chicago and play dates were scheduled.

They were exhausting.

And then, if we hadn't traveled enough, we decided we should take Theo overseas.  Theo said goodbye to Chicago...

And hello to Strasbourg France, where we visited Katie's childhood friend Kate and her fiancee. 

We then went to Germany to for a Peace Corps buddy/groomsman of mine's wedding (also named Theo). 

 I was in his party as well.

We then took the high-speed train to London via Paris.  We can confirm the Chunnel is in fact a tunnel and therefore quite dark.

We spent most of our time in/under London with another of Katie's childhood friends, Katherine (sensing a nominal theme? Any thoughts Kate?)

Theo's favorite part of Europe was undoubtedly St. James Park and the birds, who he continuously greeted whenever they were in sight.

Back in the states, we took a long weekend trip to Winston-Salem to visit Katie's maternal grandparents and try on a few hats.

Then we traveled to Boulder over Labor day to meet up with several college friends and their families.

We made a pit stop at the Denver Zoo and took in a Rockies game.

We also went up into the actual Rockies and drove to Rocky Mountain National Park.

And now, we're out of vacation days! So we hang out at home and work on our next steps.

Miss you all!  Our next set of flights will be to Wichita in December (maximizing use of the free baby on the lap rule!) so we hope to see you there!

Love,

Katie, Andrew, and Theo!