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 We Are...

Busy showing Mom all of Basel.

Taking old tram tours through the city.

Hiking through beautiful vineyards.

Enjoying open fires in the woods.

Exhausted.

Looking forward to school starting tomorrow.

Anticipating a great day in Rheinfelden and Germany.

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 We Are...

Coming back from a lovely week in the mountains.

Loved every hike, each trek to the museums and boat ride we took.

Enjoyed meeting - up with old friends.

Listening to Sarah McLachlan.

Reading The Giver by Lois Lowry.

Enjoying another week away from schedules and school.

Looking forward to welcoming my Mom on Wednesday.

Wishing everyone a beautiful week.

 A nice day trek to the transportation museum in Lucerne.

 On our scavenger hunt in the transportation museum.

 This kiddo...oh dear.

 Whew...what is not to love about the fall?

 A little water fun in the mountains.

 Noah & Tessa taking it all in.

 On a hike.

 Tessa & Robert exhausted.

 Electric fence crossing.  This fence got us last year....this year we are all a bit wiser.

 What are those cows thinking?

Chair lift up to the top of the mountain for our long hike down.

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 We Are...

Coming back after a fun weekend in the foggy alps.

Missing Robert immensely and proud of him.

Hoping we all sleep a bit better tonight...sigh!

Grateful that our children are healthy.

Blessed to have access to great healthcare.

Listening to the Paraguay mix.

Reading Life of Pi.

Wishing Jacques a fabulous 81st year!

Ever so grateful for Tanja!

Being ever so brave this week.

 

 The children milking the "cow" in Brunni.

 Watching the tractor collect grass.  Fascinating!

 We all loved this little girl helping out in the field.

 Back in the hotel after a long day in the mountains.

 Can you spot the beaver...as Tessa referred to him as.  Really, a marmot.

 This was the most we saw of the mountains on Sunday during our hike around Trubsee.

 Noah taking in the views.

 Talking it through...

 We found a water station.

 The first time seeing the cows come down for the season.  Pretty fun!

 Oh, so cute - kiddos as the monastery.

Noah climbing new heights!

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 We Are...

Enjoying a gorgeous fall weekend and a nice local hike.

Reading new books including: Life of Pi and In the Skin of A Lion.

Watched a very heavy movie called Match.  Whew - the verdict is still out as to whether we liked the film or not.

Preparing for lots of travel and adventure.

Enjoying the stunning vineyards this time of year!

Looking forward to a visit from Mom soon!

Wishing my best friend a fabulous year and a very happy birthday! 

Loving the quote, "Fortune favors the brave."

Have a great week!

 Vineyard pose!

 So beautiful those bunches!

 Vineyard pose 2!

Horesin' around!

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 We Are...

Enjoying the gorgeous fall weather!  Love it…all of it!

Ever so grateful to our wonderful babysitter Tanja!

Reading the thought provoking and heart wrenching book, We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler.

Thoroughy enjoyed the documentary 51 Birch Street and the conversations that followed.

Gearing up for Paraguay.

Thrilled that Robert is still able to bike to work.

Enjoying tough workouts at the gym and inspired by my friend who is 65 and has run 52 marathons!

So happy that Noah & Tessa are loving this year in school.

Enjoying our new German class.

Had a fabulous long hike with Robert this weekend!

 I love this kid and all of his moves/stunts on his bike and scooter.  Thank God he is so coordinated.

 Robert on our awesome hike this weekend!

 I just loved this barn.

 Beautiful hike Wasserfallen to Oberdorf.

 Hiking sans kiddos.

 Tessa all backpacked and no where to go!

The girls!