The Kenningtons visit Germany, France and Switzerland

Clint and I were able to visit Casey and Katie and their three girls in Nancy, France, in early October. We helped them pack up their belongings and move their family to Herford, northern Germany, near where Casey will be studying for his Ph.D. at Bielefeld University.

 A picturesque street in the medieval French town of Riquewihr.

 Riquewihr, near Colmar and the Vosges Mountains. We bought spices from the market and nougats and jellies, which Elsa liked very much.

 The Lorraine American Cemetery in northern France, the largest number of American soldiers buried in Europe, at over 10,000

 La Place Stanislaus, the Nancy town square

 Clint, Casey and Elsa in downtown Nancy. I bought a pair of pajamas at the C & A because I forgot to bring some. 

Notre Dame des Chartres cathedral in Nancy, "Queen of the Gothic Cathedrals" 

 The town of Wengen in the Swiss Alps

 Lauterbrunnen, Bern, Switzerland, where we stayed overnight. I bought a Swiss watch in  honor of Hans Ulrich Bryner

 

 Even the cemetery is picturesque

 Clint out on holiday. Only Americans wear baseball caps.

 Patty overlooking the town of Somer, above Interlaken, Switzerland

Elsa after a successful shopping trip 

 You can see statues like this in town squares. This is in honor of the 152nd French Infantry Regiment

 A view of the French countryside

 A typical French village complete with church spire

 The missionary couple serving in the Nancy ward. Judy Salway is from . . . Ontario, Oregon! Of all places!

 The Kennington and Jackson families on Mary Lorraine's blessing day

 Leah Jo, Daddy's little helper. For some reason she loves sweeping.

 A common exit sign on the Autobahn

 As you drive north, the red tile roofs give way to black tile.

 Leah, Elsa and Mary Lorraine

 Bielefeld University, the 2nd largest building in Europe. The largest is Aalsmeer Flower Auction in the Netherlands.

 Grandpa K. leading two little girls out of the very nice restaurant which they will not be visiting again anytime soon.

 Katie's house for the next three years (the upper story) in the pretty city of Herford, Germany

 Grandma K. holding Mary Lorraine

 The Frankfurt Temple at daybreak, where we were able to attend a session before we flew home

Frankfurt from the window of our 747.

Goodbye Germany! Take care of our loved ones!

Law School!

Genna has been accepted to Law School! She has thought about going on and off for several years and after working in a law office has decided to go ahead and make the plunge. She has been accepted by several, but Western State in Fullerton offered the best scholarship. She starts in August! We will miss Genna and Jeff around here, but are excited for them.

Meet our new Grandson!

Here is our new grandson Jack Redd Robinson! Eight pounds, 4 ounces, 20 1/2 inches long.


I had no idea they were thinking of Redd for a middle name! What a fun (and maybe a little emotional) surprise.


Eva seems to like him just fine, even though she was sure she was going to have a sister.

We will get to meet him in person in Arkansas when he gets blessed the first Sunday in June. We are excited!

Mesa remodel nearly done!

Our Mesa condo remodel is very nearly done at last. We have spent a couple of weeks here every month since October. Thankfully, we found a good contractor and are quite happy with the way things have turned out. We have been here most of the month of February and will stay through March and Spring Training. I am posting some Before and After pictures.

THE KITCHEN

THE MASTER SHOWER

THE GUEST BATHROOM

Sarah came to Mesa in February to visit her kids and I made sure she came to visit us as well. Genna and Jeff are coming to stay and go to a few baseball games this week. Then Mom and LaMar will be here! Craig's sister will come later in March. Heaven!!

It is cold enough to snow at home, but nice and warm here during the days. The mornings can get chilly, but that is a small price to pay. We are enjoying this part of retirement.

Love,

Linda and Craig