We Are…

 Taking little day trips to beautiful new locations.

So happy to hear Noah is doing so well in Kindergarten and learning German ever so quickly.

Enjoying biking to work.
Loving the fresh sounds of the Bahamas.  

Kicking off the season with my first race. Lots of work to be done my friends, but if nothing else, I was in the arena.

Looking forward to having a mid-week break with the family.

Thoroughly enjoying our one – on – one time with Noah this weekend.  Slow breakfasts at sweet cafés and mountain biking trips!  You rock little man!

Enjoying our new German class and hoping this tricking language sinks in.

Proud of Tessa for riding her bike!  Great work!

Looking forward to a lovely week!

 The sweet town of Laufenberg, Switzerland.

 Discoveries at the castle.

 A little town on the Rhine.  You are looking at the German side.

 Because childhood dreams are magical!

Taking the time to smell the flowers!

That's our girl!

Mother's Day

 Thank you to my family for making Mother's Day this year so very special.

I am grateful not only to be a mother, to have these three incredible people to share this remarkable journey with.

Thank you Noah & Tessa for being my children; the son and daughter I dreamed of all those years.

Thank you for making my dreams become such a magical reality.

And to Robert - none of this would have ever been possible without your love and devotion. 

You are an incredible person and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your kind words and ongoing support.  

You are the person, the very person I am thrilled to call my one, true life partner.

So, today I feel truly and deeply blessed!

I love you all for making my life rich, crazy and so very fun!

You fill me up with the best kind of love imaginable!

When Friends Visit...

 There is something so incredible about re-connecting with dear friends from your past.

After almost a ten year absence, it seems we found one another again in Europe of all places.

It was great fun to reminisce about the past, discuss our futures and smile as we watched our children playing together.

Life is pretty remarkable that way.

 We hiked through the woods, played at playgrounds, visited the Rhine, went to museums and warmed up with cups of tea.

Spiel Estrich - awesome indoor play area!

Easter Break!

 What a busy couple of weeks we have had.

Noah had two weeks off of school and in that time we:

embraced soccer camp

played and played some more at the incredible parks in the area

visited Robi in Binningen and amazed at the fun and freedom we had

took boat trips on the Rhine

fed ducks on the beach

visited awesome museums

explored botanical gardens

soaked up lots of fresh air

and felt exhausted from it all.

Monday it is back to school, but boy, that was fun!

 On the Rhine Boat

 Just another morning on the river

 Feeding the ducks.

 Love it!  The Tinguely's current exhibit is very child - friendly and a blast for everyone!

 We thought of Oma when we saw this piano.  What a great way to get kids enthusiastic about music....let them decorate the piano with 1 million stickers.

Wow!!!  Not in our house!  But pretty cool idea!

Some Days...

Some days are simply magical.  Everything falls into place, the weather is perfect and I am reminded once again why it is that I am happiest when I am spending time in nature with my children.  We abandon the tasks of the indoors and seek refuge in the natural world.  Exploring, discovering, making new friends and simply being at peace.  So today, was indeed a good day.  A day that I felt most blessed to have these two little people in my life, blessed that we live in such a child -friendly country and blessed that nature is all around us, despite our urban address.  Thank you, thank you for everything that fell into place today and for this life that I am living.

 Oh, this incredible play haven - Daronga in Binningen.  

Where children can be children and life is, for a short time, perfect!

 I LOVE these playgrounds.

 Smiled from ear to ear when Noah said to his new friend Eric at the playground, 

"Bye Eric, until we meet again."

Too sweet!

 "Teaching children about the natural world should be treated as one of the most important events in their lives. "  

Thomas Berry

 Beautiful house at the farm.  Might just be a country girl at heart.

 A day of animals, dirt, sand, water, play, and new friends from New Zealand.  

Ah....bliss!

 "Let nature be your teacher."  William Wordsworth

 "Nature is reflected in our capacity for wonder. Nasci.  To be born." 

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Last Child in The Woods

 Our girl...growing with each new beam of sunlight!

This Spring

This spring is absolutely beautiful!

We are enjoying short treks to the snowy Alps.

Having fun working on projects.

Listening to Lord Huron - incredible!

Wishing everyone a happy, yet belated Easter.

Looking forward to our friends visiting from Berlin.

Hoping Robert hangs in there with everything that is transpiring at the moment.

Still reading and enjoying Overwhelmed.

Enjoying Dark Rye's productions.

Did I mention we are loving the spring?

Realizing that I am happiest when I am surrounded by nature with my children at my side.

Happy to have read how very important it is to have fun...even as an adult.

Wishing everyone a fabulous week and grateful for our long weekend.