Mom's Mission Memoirs (MMM)

Here is Eva speaking from Dresden/Germany. Rudy and I are happy Missionaries here. As we know the language well, we can and do help in all three branches of the church here;Foremost the YSA with reactivation but also the Shut ins of the ward, then the young Missis call often to help explain things to investigators. Rudy is an expert in that!!! We have a small Opel and a GPS - could not do much without those! Our apartment is small but cozy and warm. That is a blessing since most homes are kept very cool. The traffic is fast and furious but again Rudy has mastered it surprisingly well and quickly. The weather is grey and wet but at least not below Zero C any more. It is wonderful to meet so many different people daily and I look forward to the warmer season when we will bear testimony of the restoration to strangers on the streets. No weekly phone calls are expected - with or without blogging; just keep us in your prayers as you are in ours. Much love, your Elder and Sister Hegewald

It's a girl!

Profile shot of Jenna

The Winns are happy to announce that the first of a new generation in the Hegewald clan will be a baby girl arriving this June. This should not have come as a surprise to anyone, as this will be granddaughter number 7 for Grandma and Grandpa Winn, compared to 0 grandsons. Alixa was certain that she would be having a boy and thus had not thought about any girl names. For right now we are floating around Marley, Jenna, and Mandy. Suggestions are always welcome, as is criticism. The pictures are obviously from the ultrasound. I tried to put the video up, but it is too big and the uploading was a problem. I apologize for the fact that the kid looks like some sort of gelatinized alien, but this is the best that our technology can muster.

Marley, holding her right hand up to her right eye

Since none of you can tell what on earth this is: You are looking at her crotch from below her. On either side of the arrow are her legs, with her knees to the right.

In this one Mandy Jo seems to be doing her best Heath Ledger impression

I will try to keep up to date with the Blogging.....it will likely be inconsistant. Some of you may not know we are headed to Germany in March. We are excited to see Rudy and Eva again as well as some of the great people and cities from our mission. We have purchased our tickets and have our passports....hopefully all will go well. I am excited for the Backeries on every corner!
Thanks to Christy for setting up the Bloggspot! I think this will be a good means to communicate. Eva, does this count as much as a phone call every week?

Love to all,

Bruce

Let's Stay Connected

Hello family! I thought I would create this blog as a way for us all to stay connected. Please post updates whenever you can. We are probably all fairly new to this so we can all learn as we go. I think it will be great to share photos, important updates on family members, recipes, accomplishments, failures, lessons learned etc. etc...! I am doing this primarily for Omi and Opa to have a quick and easy way to be a part of us while they are away. And as an added bonus...I've heard people call blogging "family history" so there you go. Help document our Hegewald Family History. Hope to hear/see you all soon. Love to all--Christy

ps: the picture is from Christmas Eve as Andy continues the late-night sledding tradition!