We Are...

 Enjoying Basel and the surrounding area!

Grateful for our family this holiday season.

Slowing down and enjoying that pace.

Watching Tessa embrace the potty.

Loving the sounds of Lord Huron.

Relishing in hikes with sweet lady friends.

Setting the record straight that we are quite content with our family of four.

Looking forward to awesome travel in 2014.

Taking it all in!

 Hand -n-hand down town.

 The urban bike scene...AKA Basel!

 Ready to build something serious with his new tool kit!

 A little holiday reading.

 Watching the fog roll in and out!

Loving where we live!

We Are...

We Are...

Off to Bern tomorrow to renew Noah's passport...already!

Gearing up for the holidays.
So proud of Robert for his recent patent!  Go get 'em babe!

Enjoying the rain.

Inspired by a lady I met on the street who is well into her 60's and running her 50th marathon!  Wow!

Listening to Christmas mixes from an old friend.

Hoping all of our Christmas cards make it to the States this year - oh, postage.

Grateful to have watched the following:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3q03XG0pPQ

Looking forward to some much needed downtime.

Wishing our sister a beautiful birthday!

Happy 5th Noah!

Noah will be 5 tomorrow.  Did I type that correctly? 5 (gulp).

I am not sure how that happened, but it is indeed happening.

For as much as this little man has blessed our lives, challenged us, taught us the most valuable of life's lessons, for all that his is, and all that he will become, we are grateful that he is indeed our son.

 I need to remind myself as I ask him to sit in his seat, to listen, to be kind to his sister, that he is learning, that we are all learning together. 

I thank Noah for not being my "Yes Man," for challenging me, for pushing me to my limits at times and for always having a heart that knows genuine kindness, sorrow and joy.

For being that child who eagerly greets each new day.

For welcoming each sunrise and sunset with joyful anticipation.

And I promise you if he had a tail, it would wag at the mere smell of fresh air, the chance to run and the opportunity to be free.

Oh God, I love that child and I am so fortunate to call him my son.

So, happy, happy birthday Noah and know each day as you stride through your life that you are truly and genuinely loved.

That you are the child we always wanted and always dreamed of.

You are the such a miraculous gift.

We know you will make 5 absolutely magical!

We Are...

We Are...

 

Embracing the cold.

Preparing for five.

Listening to Alice Phoebe Lou and thrilled to have heard her in Berlin.

Still smiling when I think of Berlin.

Busy as busy can be.

Grateful for our health.

Missing the Alps.

Looking forward to a birthday party this weekend.

 

 Reflecting on our incredible summer in the Alps...doesn't get much better than this!