Monthly Archives: August 2009

The kids were so excited, because, finally, FINALLY this hotel had a pool, it was in working order, and there was time for them to swim in it.  We again let them eat breakfast in their swimming suits, and as … Continue reading →

Thursday morning dawned bright and beautiful.  The kids were super excited to finally get to go swimming in the hotel pool.  We had them get their swimming suits on and throw some clothes over, then we raced down to breakfast.  … Continue reading →

Not every little boy gets to celebrate his 5th birthday in Austria!  Well, you know, except for the actual Austrian kids. hahahaha!  A tradition in our house is that every birthday kid gets to choose whatever special cereal they want … Continue reading →

We woke up Tuesday morning a bit later than we had planned.  I believe it was 8:45, or even later, which normally wouldn't be a problem, but the breakfast buffet at the hotel closed at 9:30.  This meant we really … Continue reading →

Monday morning, or at least that was the original plan, we left for a trip to Austria.  Since Chris' mom is from there, and she was here for the baptism, we thought it would be fun to tour the "homeland" … Continue reading →

There have been a few changes in our ward since Nicholas' baptism nearly 3 years ago.  For one, the Stake Center where he was baptized is no longer our Stake Center, we now belong to the St. Gallen stake.  Our … Continue reading →

On Thursday, we needed something to keep Amelia from going to sleep in the middle of the day.  The best way to fight jet lag is just to start following the new timetable as quickly as possible.  It needed to … Continue reading →

For Sarah's birthday this year, she received two very special, imported all the way from America presents; Oma and cousin Amelia!  Oma (Chris' mom) came for Sarah's baptism, Amelia is coming to stay with us for a year so she … Continue reading →

I have sewn exactly three articles of clothing in my entire life.  One was a skirt in 8th grade sewing class, one was a skirt in high school, and the last was a simple sheath dress right after I got … Continue reading →

Per established tradition, for my birthday this year I got to cook whatever I wanted to eat and no one was allowed to complain about how gross it was.  I made a new dish that I got introduced to by … Continue reading →