Author Archives: Amy

At the end of May, I got to go on a very special trip.  All by my lonesome, no kids or husband to worry about, to visit my parents.  Haven’t seen my mom in 4 years, and my dad in … Continue reading →

So, my kids have been all over Paris, seen some great works of art, some majestic buildings, and what do they spend their first 15 minutes in Disneyland gazing at in wonder?  An adorable family of ducks, of course! 🙂 … Continue reading →

On Thursday, we woke up a bit later than planned but not too bad, and after breakfast drove out to Versailles.  This wasn’t so bad, as we were able to completely go around Paris, and it was much faster than … Continue reading →

We had a great first day at Disneyland.  Even if we did forget the nice camera at the apartment. 🙂  It was a good day, and the crowds weren’t too bad.  I had researched it before hand, and knew that … Continue reading →

We woke up to slightly overcast weather, with a bit of a chill.  But we had checked the weather forecast before we left home, so everyone had warm clothes and a light jacket.  Rather than try and figure out Paris … Continue reading →

For our big trip during spring vacation, we decided to return to one of our all-time favorite destinations; Paris and Disneyland Paris.  We broke the trip up rather well, this time.  Instead of doing Disneyland for days in a row, … Continue reading →

The last Friday before spring vacation in April, Sarah had a violin concert.  She had been practicing really hard, especially to conquer the tricky fingering required, and with the piano it really did sound quite nice. She has had a … Continue reading →

Kids as in baby goats, that is.  Do you all know this little fairy tale?  It isn’t a super famous one like little red riding hood, but it is very popular here in Switzerland.  The story is of a mother … Continue reading →

We held New Beginnings for Young Women’s a bit later this year, but it was still before both new Beehives turned twelve.  I was super excited for this one since we would be welcoming Sarah into the young women’s program.  … Continue reading →

The girls had quite a bit of free time over the long Easter weekend, and ended up being rather creative.  They wrote a little Easter play, and made up a beautiful poster to invite us all to the one time … Continue reading →