I found this photo on a blog today. It’s true – Brian is really, really nice and apparently the French think so too. Here’s another photo that decribes my family – it was taken by Brian back in his China traveling days:

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I do most of my grocery shopping at a chain called Migros. They have these fun promotions for kids and the one going on now is the best. Every time you spend 20 Francs you get a Nano. The Nano web site describes them as creatures from the smallest planet of the Milky Way. These little…

Bea: Claire:

The balloon fairies filled her room with balloons the night before. Here she is right after she woke up to the surprise. The balloons migrated to the living room and then she danced in her tutu (a Christmas present from Aunt Jennifer). We had a birthday lunch so that she could spend the rest of…

We went to the Swiss Transportation Museum in Lucern for Bea’s birthday today. I hate to come across all superior sounding, but once again we were very impressed. Brian and I can’t help but think over and over that, wow, the Swiss just do things right. I also kept thinking that I have got to…

…a beater full of frosting in each fist. The birthday weekend has begun. For some reason I am really excited to celebrate Bea’s birthday and to spoil her. Maybe it’s because I feel like we have asked a lot from her this past year. Maybe it’s because I am just getting into the fun of…

Yesterday Claire started saying Da da da. I find it so cute. She starts out just moving her mouth and then the sound comes out – kinda like the roadrunner’s legs move before he actually starts running. Now I’m addicted to her little babble and I’ve spent the whole day saying da da and waiting…