Kuddos to the Seckingers.  Yep, it’s Frankfurt, the delicacy being the frankfurter, or perro caliente as we say here.

Drum roll please….#16

This country’s coast stretches over 1,700 miles.  It is the only country in the world with 3 capital cities.  One of the main langauges spoken in this city is Tswana, which is close to a potentially new name for the city, Tshwane. (The government and others are in the process of changing it.) Rugby Union is is one of the most popular sports in the city. The city’s main street, Church Street, is one of the longest straight streets in the world. Many of the city’s streets are linked with jacaranda trees that blossom mauve in spring, giving rise to the city’s nickname “Jacaranda City.”

#14 was a tough one, apparently.  Caracas, Venezeula.  I doubt we’ll end up here.  The government doesn’t like Americans much.

For #15, we’ll go ahead and give you the country, Germany.

This city is the 5th largest in Germany and is located on the Main River.  It is only behind Paris for the largest financial center in Europe.  The world’s largest auto and book show are here.  It also has the two tallest skyscrapers in the European Union.  One of its delicacies is world famous, especially in the U.S.

A year ago this morning we were in Fairfax, Virginia.  Jackson was born at 7:58 AM! The doctor had just told us we likely had many hours ahead of us and then she decided to check again. We were ready to push! He was in distress when he was born so I held him for a split second, Seth cut the cord and he was handed over to the NICU team. He was a fighter and got those lungs going! Despite a huge knot in his cord, mechonium and the cord wrapped 2 times around his neck, he was a bouncing baby boy!

At 2 1/2 months he made his first international move and adjusted better than any of us!

At 9 months, 3 months ago today, Jackson was diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma. What a journey that was. And what a miracle he is to us! We are so thankful for him.

Today, we have a healthy, 1 year-old boy! My how he has grown. He is now talking, dancing, giving kisses, clapping, waving, close to walking, and has a personality all his own. He has brightened our lives far more than we could have ever imagined.

Here are some of our favorite pictures from the last 12 months!

Happy Birthday, Jackson!! We love you lots and lots!!

We have a winner!  Monterrey, Mexico.  (Paul should have gotten that one.)  We are obviously pumped about the HEB (I worked there in high school and some of college. We were always wishing we had HEB in DC).

We keep thinking we are making them harder, but I guess our readers are quite smart.  Take a crack at #14.

The country’s name means “Little Venice.”  The country has vast oil reserves.  This capital city is contained within a valley; only a 7,400 foot mountain range separates it from the coast.  It has a large Palestinian and Lebanese population.  Female bodybuilding is quite popular in this city; Yaxeni Oriquen, a Ms. Olymipia champion, is from this city.