HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ZACHARY!!! Our favorite 18 year old child!

Freya holding Zach

Farmer John with his little field hand

Monica holding Zach

 

Zach and Helen in France

Daniel giving Zach a different perspective

 

One year old 

 

Zach did not like this hot-air balloon experience.

Always fun in Freya's room

 

Hmmm. . .

Fasching with Freya

Snow fun

Playing the triangle at Monica and John's wedding

Linda Manduka and Zach

An overnight at kindergarten

James Dean???

Zach enjoyed his bubble baths.

Backyard pool

Proud of his Roman roots

The wandering Furbies (currently stateside)

Meeting up with Freya in Paris

Don't touch these walls in the Louvre - one little boy accidentally set off the alarm

 

Chateau retreat

Solutré

Flying to the USA

Forced to keep a journal

Westward bound

Roasting marshmallows

Disneyland

The rugged national parks (and my gal pals)

Chesterhill!!! A day with Thomas, Daniel, John Rudy, Uncle Tom, Johnny, Helen and Daddy

The rigors of home ministries can take their toll

Spain - Family Conference

Don't tell my brothers we now have a power mower!

Free haircut

Infamous bike trips with Daddy (is Zach praying?)

I think I can, I think I can, I think I can. . .

Another free haircut

At the Kaufmann's barn


With Daniel and Thomas at Freya and Steve's wedding

School parade

Sport Day - Ehrenurkunde!

And yet another free haircut

Aalen City race

First broken arm - in March 2004 - fell during school recess

Chateau friends - Zach with broken arm


Visiting Steffi in Vienna




Chillin' in Vienna

Second broken arm - June 2004 - Roller blade accident

Surgery and hospital stay required

School parade - Zach the policeman

OSU experience

Go Bucks!!!

Sharing on his baptism day

Erika's parting raffle

Sending Erika to college

Tourists in Heidelberg

Family Conference in Portugal

 
Passionate about books

and all intellectual pursuits

The cat whisperer

Music in my life

A kind, gentle oboe instructor

Counting our coins from playing in the city

Flötenspielkreis forever!!!

I love BASKETBALL!!!!

 

Teaching in children's church

Camp - Indian theme

Camp - China theme

Zach and his buds at the Chateau

Zach, Speidel boys and Mark Sims

Departing for Operation Barnabas

I love Rome!!!

Zach and his school buddies in Rome

Working hard. . . or hardly working??? 

New York City

At Steffi and Dietmar's wedding

Steffi still styling Zach's hair

At Daniel and Elizabeth's wedding

Checking out the NBA scores?

Happy New Year!!

Erika's departure after her summer visit

Looking to the future