Jen and Joe Jankord: And the fun continues...

Hi everyone!

Hope you all are enjoying this fall weather! Here in CA we have finally gotten rid of the 90 degrees and it has cooled down to the mid 60's-low 70's! I have to say it has been quite a nice break from the heat. One nice thing about Southern California is that we still do get to have fall like weather without all the rain and cold. The leaves do change colors and it gets pretty cool at night in which we turn on the fireplace and drink hot chocolate! We are looking forward to our trip back to Ohio for Thanksgiving too! We are planning on coming for a full week, but we haven't booked our flights yet. I will let everyone know the dates we will be back and hopefully we can meet up with as many of you as possible!!

Well, this past month has pretty much flown by. Joe was in Europe for work for 10 days and was able to visit with Jon, Shannon and Taylor in Frankfurt, Germany. Joe was very excited to be able to experience a little bit of Oktoberfest...which means Joe being able to see drunk girls in short dresses! Jon and Shannon had asked Joe if he would take family pictures of them in celebration of Taylor's first birthday, so they had a fun couple days of photoshoots! Taylor was not feeling the best, but Joe was able to get some fun shots of her and I was able to edit out all the tears and snot :) As I was editing over 450 pictures from the trip, not only of Taylor but of all around Germany I was feeling quite jealous! The castles and old churches and building were amazing! Joe was so happy to be able to spend time with Taylor whom he has yet been able to stop talking about! Thank goodness Taylor was a good girl and Joe came back still wanting kids! The only complaint he has was that Taylor has the highest pitch scream he has ever heard, and suggested that Shannon put her in singing lessons because she may be the next Mariah Carey! It seemed like a great time of year to go and I missed out, but we are hoping in the Spring to maybe head back to Paris again! Below are some pictures of some of Germany that Joe took! If you want to see pictures of the Jankord family in Germany you can visit our website and look under Children/Family.

www.josephwilliamphotography.com

When Joe came back from Germany we ventured off to Lake Arrowhead for the weekend. Lake Arrowhead is about an hour and a half from the house and way up in the mountains! I had found a cabin that we were able to rent last minute and it was adorable! We took the dogs hiking along the trails on the lake, they were able to be off their leaches and boy did they LOVE it! It was so fun to see them exploring and Harley even jumped in the lake and didn't drown! Harley is NOT the best swimmer, but he sure loves the water.

So, I no longer have my little Ford Fusion Ohio car. I turned in my lease and bought an Infiniti FX, which I am totally in love with! It is so nice to have an SUV for the dogs. It was a little weird though when I left it at the dealership, it seemed like my last piece of Ohio I had here in California. I probably would have been more sad if it would have started when I got into it to take it to the dealership! YEP, only my luck would be that the darn car battery dies the day I am turning it in! I needed to call roadside assistance to get it started and I seriously couldn't drive it fast enough to the dealership! Me and the Fusion had a serious love/hate relationship after 3 new radios and 2 new batteries...Thank God I didn't buy it!

Brighter news, my sister-in-law who is pregnant with her second baby is doing better! Unfortunately she is on permanent bed rest and has a long way to go, but things are looking better, continued prayers for her! My mother-in-law (Terri) is still fighting her battles with pretty much whatever new is thrown at her. She is now fighting pneumonia, continue to keep her in your thoughts and prayers.

Love you all!

Jen and Joe