Stanley Is Still Busy

I wouldn't want you to think that Stanley has just been sitting around, relaxing on his European vacation. This is not the case. In fact, he's been so busy that we haven't had time to sit down and blog about it. Today, I'll try to catch you up on his activities. On Saturday, Stanley went with us to Spangdahlem AB, Germany. Russ and I had to go there for an awards dinner, so we decided to spend the night and get a little shopping in as well. Spang is about a 2 1/2 hour drive from our home, and the trip takes us from Belgium, through The Netherlands, and then on to Germany. (Stanley is becoming quite the international traveler!) Stanley loved seeing all of the wind generators along the way. They are also called wind turbines, and are used to generate electricity from the kinetic energy of the wind. They are very popular here, probably because this region is VERY windy! The snow has melted and everything is starting to turn green again. Stanley was also excited about taking his first trip on the Autobahn in Germany. In the distance, you can see Spangdahlem AB, Germany. We had a great time there, looking around the Bx and attending the Awards dinner. Sorry, but I didn't take any pictures there. You'll be happy to know, though, that our base won several awards, and we were very proud! On Sunday morning, we got back on the road and headed back home to Belgium. There are lots of lovely towns that we go by, and this is one of them. On Monday afternoon, Stanley and I were invited to go with Brandon's school on a field trip to Geilenkirchen AB, The Netherlands, to see the USAFE Band perform. It's about an hours drive from Kleine Brogel, so we boarded a very nice bus at the school and took off. They were great. Everyone had so much fun singing along and dancing to the music. They played Our Song, Party in the USA, and a whole lot of other songs that the kids loved. Stanley even got to meet one of the singers in the Band. He's having so much fun in Europe! When the concert was over, Stanley and the other kids from Kleine Brogel went out to play for a few minutes on the GK school playground. Then we all got back on the bus and headed back to Belgium.

Stanley was exhausted, so he took a little nap on the bus ride home. (Sorry about the picture being sideways, but sometimes Blogger has a mind of it's own, and you just can't reason with it! This picture refused to load up the normal way!)