We Are...

 We Are...

Officially on holiday!  Yes!

Grateful for 2016.

Listening to Christmas music, lighting candles and enjoying the season!

Laughed out loud while listening to the podcast, This American Life episode 605 Kids Logic.

Loving the joy Luna is bringing to our family. 

Ready to embrace our new Raclette machine...what? We are super Swiss now.

Wishing everyone a wonderful and peaceful holiday!

 The tree is up!

 Luna reading with Noah.  Too cute for words.

 This gal is so sweet.

 In the tree...well, it just makes sense.

Tessa is in love!

We Are...

 We Are...

Enjoying long hikes in the fog, mist and cold.

Loving the sports day the children participated in last weekend.  Noah loved fencing and curling.

Embracing 8 and wondering where on earth the time is going?

Getting ready for Robert's trip to Davos.

Excited about my new job!  Yeah!

Looking forward to Noah's concert this weekend.

We Are...

 We Are...

Embracing the following quote, 

"Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness."  Desmond Tutu

Remembering to breathe.

Feeling grateful for our health and our family.

More than ever before, blessed for our current position in the world.   

Grateful for such a beautiful hike with a great group of ladies this past weekend.

Looking forward to the weekend.

Slowing down with the rain and cold creeping in.

Smiling at Noah's lantern festival, which we enjoyed on Wednesday night.

 Thinking of Poline as the kiddos and Robert enjoyed some Dutch chocolate letters from my friend.  Thank you Beatrijs.

 Yum!

Enjoying early morning walks despite the cold.

We Are...

 We Are...

Wrapping up to brace the cold.

Enjoying Herbstmesse.

Loving the quote, "Raise your words, not your voice.  It is the rain that grows flowers, not thunder."  -Rumi

Thinking a great deal about our divided nation.

Reading the Story of Stuff by Annie Leonard.

Enjoying long hikes with a great group of ladies.

Looking forward to a very busy week.

Wishing everyone a hopeful week.

 Oh, what fun!

 Taking it all in at Herbstmesse.

 Loving the gorgeous fall!

 Poor T completely exhausted.

 Another fall hike because we just cannot get enough.

 I adore the woods.

Robert's incredible dismount!

We're In It!

 We are in it!  

Fall has fully arrived with its colorful leaves, crisp, cool air and the desire to get out there, to explore and dive into nature is upon us.  The light this time of year is remarkable and immersing ourselves outside just feels right.  So, hikes, playing at parks, treks to the forest, long trail runs and eating all things pumpkin is what we are giving into these days.  We do our best to make the most of this ephemeral season knowing that in a few short months we will retreat inside to brave the long, dark winter ahead.

We Are...

We Are...

In it...we are fully in the midst of fall and we love it!

Listening to Real Talk Radio with Nicole Antoinette.

Listening to Lady Antebellum and loving the song, Need You Now. 

Truly back into the throws of school, activities, work, schedules and projects.  Oh my!

Pumped to dive into our new projects.

Feeling grateful for our health.

Loving all of the homemade goodness pumping out of our kitchen these days!  Thanks for the Apfelkuchen Robert.

Hiking, hiking and hiking some more.  Sigh...I LOVE it!

Gorgeous fall colors!

We Are...

 We Are...

Back to school!

Enjoying the gorgeous fall weather and the very cool temperatures.

Loving the view from our family room...whew is our garden rich with color!

Smiling after our gorgeous hike through the vineyards this weekend.

Feeling grateful that we live so close to incredible hiking trails.

Loving our homemade pumpkin soup, pumpkin bread, applesauce, and laundry soap.

Reading Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver.

Loving the podcast, Modern Love...whew, so moving!

Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend.

 Calves at a local farm.

 This face...I can hardly stand how big Noah looks.

 This time of year is amazing.  We were lucky enough to witness the harvesting of the grapes.

 The views.

 This horse was so perfectly still....Noah was wondering if he was indeed real!

 The pumpkin farm!

Oh my, the abundance of apples!