Monthly Archives: November 2009

We received final notification from the Swiss Immigration office, that Amelia would need to leave Switzerland in order for them to issue her a student visa.  Of course, they weren't going to commit to saying she would be issued the … Continue reading →

November 4 was the date chosen for our town's annual Turnip lantern parade.  It is such a fun Swiss tradition!  All the towns choose their own night sometime in the fall, and all the young children, and any adults that … Continue reading →

Halloween was one of the busiest Saturday's we have had in a long time.  But it was also lots of fun.  In the morning, the kids cut out and baked some Halloween cookies.  For lunch I tried to make spider … Continue reading →

I get sent a link to the Martha Stewart site by a friend.  She had a guy on there showing how to make skeletons out of a pair of white socks.  It was so cute, I just had to show … Continue reading →

Wednesday afternoon we all gathered around the table to paint our pumpkins.  Sarah opted to keep hers a pristine orange, and Nick declined to paint his as well.  My children form very strong attachments to their pumpkins and keep them … Continue reading →

We left it a little late this year, but finally on Tuesday afternoon we drove down to the pumpkin farm and picked up our Halloween gourds.  I was very sad that my camera battery died right when I went to … Continue reading →

This is what Sophie's smile looks like now that she lost another tooth.   DSC_0074 Read and post comments | Send to a friend

Exactly one week before Halloween, we attended the annual Halloween carnival put on in the old Zurich stake center and run by some fabulous ladies in our ward, and a few extras thrown in for good measure. :)  At first, … Continue reading →

Throwing away trash in Switzerland is, like everything else in this country, very organized and kind of expensive.  Regular every day trash has to be put in special bags issued by each county, purchased at the grocery store for a … Continue reading →

The last few days of fall vacation, Noah spent on the couch, sick with a fever.  He didn't feel like eating anything for several days, and was really looking gaunt and pale by the end.  He wouldn't even drink much … Continue reading →