Author Archives: Amy

Wednesday morning, before the Kinsky party, Sarah had an appointment at the orthodontist.  She needed to have spacers put on her back teeth, to make room for the thingie to stretch out her upper palate.  (He called it some bizarre … Continue reading →

Noah isn't leaving Kindergarten this year, but all the children and their families were invited to a barbecue at the school to celebrate the kids who are "graduating" on June 30th.  It was the kickoff to an absolutely outrageously busy … Continue reading →

So, yeah, forgot to blog about Father's Day BEFORE Nick's school trip.  Sorry, honey.  The weird thing is, they don't celebrate Father's Day here in Switzerland.  At all.  Not even a token mention in church.  So sometimes it sneaks up … Continue reading →

The week of June 21 through June 25, Nicholas went on a trip with his school class.  I was really excited for him to see a part of Switzerland we had never been to, and have a chance to practice … Continue reading →

Living in America, I honestly never noticed the changing of the seasons when it came to food.  Especially living in California, so much could be grown practically year-round, that not being able to find something in the grocery store was … Continue reading →

May 31st, Sarah had her first violin concert.  Her teacher is a really nice, younger lady with a total love of the violin that she wants to pass on to her other students.  She organized a little concert where everyone … Continue reading →

So, vacation is over, and we all have to go back to the regular daily grind.  School, swimming lessons, piano lessons, violin lessons, ballet lessons, homework, you know, the usual stuff.  Fortunately, we had a long weekend at the end … Continue reading →

Monday, May 17th the kids had to go back to school after three weeks of vacation and I had to take my home to the airport for her flight back to the States.  It was such a nice visit, and … Continue reading →

Just a taste of what my average day is like.  I thought it would be fun to document something like this, so in 20 years when I am all sad about no kids at home.  I can go back, read … Continue reading →

Alexandra found a new favorite game during vacation, chess!  I think it started with either Nick or Sophie trying to teach her because they were so desperate for someone to play with them.  But now, the tables are turned and … Continue reading →