Boating at Lake Lowell (July)

We talked Justin and Jayce into riding the tube with Marena. Mike told them he would go slow and that they wouldn't fall in the water. Well...the tube tipped over. When it was upside down, Jayce was hanging on for dear life. He was literally hanging because there was no way he was letting go of the handles. Marena told him to let go and she'd catch him. Later Jayce told Marena that she saved him! Needless to say they were never eager to ride the tube again. They were both content to just eat Cheetos and watch! And then Jayce would snooze.

Baseball (June)

Jaxson played coach-pitch baseball with a few of his Waltman cousins. He really liked playing catcher mostly because he got to wear all the gear. Uncle Todd was his coach!

Germany Trip (June)

In June I was able to accompany Mike to Germany on a business trip. We got to visit his Mom who is serving a mission in Frankfurt. We spent a week and a half with her. She took us on great tours of so many interesting places. We had a great time with her and appreciate everything she did for us. Marena stayed home with the kids and did a fantastic job of taking care of them.

At Braunfels Castle

Niederwalddenkmal Monument in Rudesheim

After taking two elevators and nearly 1000 stairsteps, we made it to Marburg Castle

Some of the Castles of the Rhine Valley

More castles along the Rhine River including Falkenstein & Marksburg

My favorite castle we visited was Heidelberg Castle

More pictures from Heidelberg Castle

A Roman Fort in Saalburg

One of Mom Tanner's favorite places is Bad Homburg. It is a town near the town she lives in which is Frederichsdorf.