We arrived!

We made it to Germany after a smooth flight from Baltimore.  The kids slept through most of the flight and did as well as we could expect navigating the airports.  Some guys from Robert's office met us at the terminal and helped transport us and all our luggage over to temporary housing on base.  We were glad to not be the family with seven kids and two huge dogs that was on the same flight!  They had a lot of suitcases!

We have been in Germany a little over a week and have already picked up our van, found a home (pictures to come), located a commuter car for Robert, purchased our first piece of German furniture, gone to the largest BX in the Air Force, and much more.  We also took the kids on their first castle visit.  Burg Nanstein in Landstuhl is just a few kilometers from the village we will live in.

Before flying over the ocean...

Before we flew over the ocean to Germany, we went on a road trip to visit family.  Hopefully, family will be able to visit us while we live overseas, but we wanted to connect with everyone before we left in case those visits can't be planned in the near future.

We spent Memorial Day weekend with my parents at the beach.  I'm pretty sure the kids wouldn't mind an assignment to Florida.

In Tennessee, we fed some birds at a private zoo, climbed some obstacle courses, toured Rebecca's new farm, and the kids worked on their equestrian skills...

We left the countryside behind to visit Robert's family in North Carolina.  Robert's grandmother, parents, sister, aunts, uncles, and cousins all gathered for a lovely weekend.