Monthly Archives: January 2011

New Year’s Day, Chris and Sarah got up early, well, early for having stayed up so late and headed out to the Zurich zoo.  He had invited anyone who wanted to come, but they were mostly all still asleep when … Continue reading →

We received a very beautiful invitation to a New Year’s Eve party hosted by a family in our ward.  And I heard from all who attended that it was really, really nice and fun with fantastic food and gorgeous decorations.  … Continue reading →

Once again, Chris was home from work for as long as the kids had vacation.  And he STILL had days to roll over for next year.  We really need to vacation more. 🙂 But anyway, we used our time together … Continue reading →

The kids stayed in bed until almost 6 am, just like we asked.  I got up not too much later, but Papa.  Well, Papa wouldn’t get up until quarter to 8!  Sheer torture for those kids, I tell you.  They … Continue reading →

It seems that so quickly pattern becomes tradition.  You do something once because of a time crunch, or because you think it might be fun and bam! your family gloms on to it faster than chewing gum to hair and … Continue reading →

As recently noted on this blog, we went to Playmobilland this fall.  While there we picked up this little gem.It’s a Playmobil Christmas market.  Isn’t it just too cute?  We set it up right after Thanksgiving and have enjoyed it … Continue reading →

Going away for our anniversary was awesome, but it did make doing all the traditional Christmas things a bit tricky.  We ended up having to squeeze them all in the week right before Christmas.  Chris and some of the children … Continue reading →

Remember when all those flights were cancelled and airports were closed in England because of a huge snowstorm?  Well, this is what it looked like on our end. Notice how the street under the bus is pure snow?  They hadn’t … Continue reading →

Several months ago Chris and I discussed what we should do for our 15th wedding anniversary.  I said immediately that we had to go AWAY somewhere.  No dinner and a movie baloney.  That was fine for other anniversaries, but this … Continue reading →

At the beginning of December, my friend T. sent out an email outlining all upcoming child-friendly, Christmas events in and around Zürich.  She wanted to know which ones we would like to join her on.  This is how 3 of … Continue reading →