That's Ms. Munchkin, thank you very much!

You heard right. There will be a Ms. Frohnerath, and she's got a thing or two to teach the world... eventually.

Leah and I were happy to hear our little girl is doing well; everything looks good.

After calling our parents, I called my friends - Zoe and Steve to let them know that our little girls would be growing up together. Who could've guessed that we would ever be saying that?


Bring on the pink footies!

Here Comes the Munchkin

Episode II - Munchkin Strikes Back

It is a bright time for the Frohnerath alliance. Leah is finding relief from the nausea associated with the first trimester, only to be greeted by the physical discomfort of the second. However, the pregnancy has been going well, and our excitement continues to grow. This month has been spent in textbooks and baby name books alike. We think we have our male and female names figured out. They are...




















...available to the first person to deliver a $5,000 cashiers check, payable to "Richard F. Frohnerath"

Meet the Munchkin

You're looking at the heartbeat of our tiny little "Munchkin." Leah is now 12 weeks along, and today marked our second visit to the doctor's where we picked up a handful of first images. We were able to hear the heartbeat, and our technician coaxed the Munchkin into moving around, which we were also able to watch. How cool is that?

I'm ready for my close-up, people.
Can you see Munchkin's face in this first portrait?

Yeah! Let's see those kickers!

Tired of getting pressed on, the Munchkin gives us some backside.

That's all for now. More to come!

Italy!!!

Well, after many months of waiting here we are leaving the states and heading to Italy. We had a great trip and have so many memories and pictures to remember this trip. We put some of our pictures on here for you to enjoy. I will tell you that those who have watched our video say that they really felt like they went with us. Ricky did a great job of documenting everything. If you would like to watch the raw uncut footage we will oblige you, but if we are all lucky, Ricky will complete the movie that he is making from the footage. I am sure that when he completes it, the movie will inspire everyone to go to Italy. We were awestruck at the beauty and history that we came in contact with. Enjoy! Our first meal with our tour group.

St. Peter's Basilica.

The Colliseum and the forum ruins.

The Pantheon.

The Spanish Castle in Rome.

Pompeii, was fascinating. It was a whole lot bigger and more civilized than we both thought it was. Ask us about the street signage and recreational activities.

Frescos still on the interior walls of some of the homes in Pompeii.

A men's bath house in pompeii. There was marble everywhere.

This is on the Island of Capri. We took the funicolare up to the main street in Capri.

What a cool island!!

We took a drive along the Amalfi Coast to find the city of Amalfi. It must be wonderful in the summer if it was this pretty at the end of winter.

This was above the altar in a Byzantine church built and commissioned by Caesar Augustus. The dome was mosaic tile in mostly 24K gold.

VENICE!!!

St. Mark's Square and the Doges Palace.

We took a Gondola Ride and it was magical!! Sparkling Wine and Serenading!

This is Burano- an island off of Venice that is a small fishing village. The houses as you can see are painted many different and vibrant colors. It was fun to take picture there. We also had a wonderful seafood meal there.

Milan's Duomo Church. It looks like lace. It took 500 years to complete. Finally finished in 1949.

One of Milan's most famous shopping center. Yep... this is a mall. Prada is on the far left corner.

The La Scala Opera house in Milan.

Leaning tour of Pisa. And yes, it leans a lot!

The Duomo of Florence.

Church of San Croce in Florence.

We visited a medieval town that is very much like it was in it's day. It was very quaint and beautiful, perched at the top of a hill right in the heart of Tuscany. Enjoy the views!