Monthly Archives: September 2010

When we first moved to Switzerland, I was constantly despairing over all the food items I could no longer find in the grocery story.  Pretty much everything I was used to cooking with didn’t exist here, and I had to … Continue reading →

None of my children are born with hair.  Well, actually, Sarah had a bit of hair right at the beginning, but it always falls out completely, and then they are bald for the first couple years of life.  Alexandra is … Continue reading →

Sophie and Sarah are too big to share a bathtub these days, and Alexandra is too small to be in there by herself.  Besides, “me all ‘lone” just sounds so pitiful, and sad. 🙁  So she and Noah have gotten … Continue reading →

As usually happens, all the good things were happening on the same day; a hike with the Stake and our village’s only-happens-every-three-years Chilbi (carnival).   To keep the peace with the kids, I promised them that as soon as we got … Continue reading →

Our stake presidency chose a theme for this year “Ascending Mountains” to help inspire us to set and attain goals.  As a culmination of this theme, they asked us to join them on top of a mountain located within our … Continue reading →

Wednesday, Sept.  1, it was finally time.  Alexandra was going to Spielgruppe (playgroup/preschool) for the first time.  I had tried Noah at age 3, and it was a complete disaster.  He cried constantly, dreaded it all week, and finally I … Continue reading →

It’s hard to believe, but true, my little baby is already 3 years old!  She has been an absolute joy to have in the family, and we are so glad we decided to let her join. 🙂  Just in the … Continue reading →

Sunday was Sophie’s real birthday.  I guess there’s no better way to celebrate turning eight than dedicating an entire weekend to the extravaganza!  At church, her teacher wished her a happy birthday, and in Primary they sang to her and … Continue reading →

So the tradition has been made, every kid gets one slumber party during their childhood career. 🙂  But you have to be at least 8 years old, to prevent tantrums and kids wanting to go home in the middle of … Continue reading →

Sophie finally lost another tooth.  It had been hanging on for a really long time, and was driving her crazy.  She would constantly wiggle it, twist completely around, and it still wouldn’t fall out.  As she told me the day … Continue reading →