Too busy to Blog, BUT....

Hey everyone, Elijah here. My parents are way too busy with Seminary, Piano Playing, and Wineries to blog about how great I am. I figure when someone is as adorable as me, there should be lots of pictures, right?

So, I have uploaded a bunch of pics to Mama's picasa page.
http://picasaweb.google.com/gailbrecht/PicasaUploadFolder#
(See the upper left-hand side bar on the blog page, too.)
No, I can't talk yet. But kids are very good with technology these days. That's what I can already type, blog, and upload to picasa. I can also watch Sesame Street pretty well.

Love, Elijah.

The First Blog in FOREVER!!!

Most of you know that the Brechts have had some MAJOR transition in the last few months. Thus, no new blogs since June. Ridiculous. So here's a quick update with more to come soon as we get back in the habit of sharing the joys found in Brechtopia!

We went to a kick-off picnic for the Seminary at Eagle Point Park! It's high on the bluffs above the mighty Mississippi River. Pretty cool.

When Elijah wasn't obsessed with the cars or other kids running around... or impressing the Catholic nuns, he took time to enjoy the majestic view!

Elijah also wants to do EVERYTHING the Mom and Dad do. So, he is no longer satisfied with strumming the guitar with his fingers. He uses a pick now. Yes, he actually strums decently with a pick. Although, he can't decide if it's more fun to strum with the pick, or throw it in the sound hole and watch Dad try to get it out.

The campus has a food pantry that we get free stuff from once in a while. Left-over Panera Bread, huge bags of extras from Sam's Club or Restaurants, etc. We got a HUGE bag of frozen blueberries. Guess who likes eating Blueberries?

Aqua-Elijah the super hero.

We are enjoying life in Dubuque, IA well enough. Making some wonderful new friends. Elijah is LOVING life in a neighborhood full of kids his age. More to come soon...