I’ve lived in Switzerland for well over a year now but I feel like I hadn’t really been into the mountains until yesterday. We went to the Interlaken area with Dave and Kim. It was a beautiful day. First, we were on one of the trains that has a playground in it. Yes, a playground…

Today was a beautiful sunny day and I felt like taking photos of my lovely loves. We’ve been going to the Ludotek in the next town over. It’s a toy library where you pay a yearly fee and are able to check out toys for four weeks at a time. Last Friday I got a…

Oh my – I’ve been putting off this post. I am so painfully aware of the fact that the days I get to spend with my girl as a baby are numbered. Her first year has been so sweet, so quick, so full. Right now she seems to be developing at breakneck speed. She’s babbling…

Dave and Kim are here and we are having so much fun. Poor Dave was a bit like a zombie yesterday because of the jet lag. Today was the day to explore Kim’s old stomping grounds. She spent a few years of her childhood on the other side of the lake in Au (prounouced like…

I finished the shorts last night and I should probably call it quits for the Kids Clothes Week Challenge. I have visitors coming tomorrow and the guest room/sewing room looks like a tornado went through. I think the shorts are a little big right now. Bea keeps loading the pockets with her stuff so they…

I’m still sewing lots this week for the Kids Clothes Week Challenge. It helps that Brian has been gone a couple evenings. Also, Bea was shattered* after swimming today so I put her to bed early. Taking advantage of the fact that four year olds can’t tell time is a motherhood perk. I finished an…

So I had this problem that took me way too long to figure out. I was getting little holes in all my knit shirts. I thought it had something to do with my pregnant belly or maybe the washing machine here. Turns out it happens when I’m in my kitchen and the button on my…

I’m doing the Kid’s Clothes Week Challenge (KCWC). It’s a challenge to spend at least an hour a day making kid’s clothes for one week. Elsie Marley leads the way on her blog and has tons of ideas and inspiration. I’m telling you all this because if I say it I will do it. Here’s what…

We celebrated Claire’s Birthday on Saturday. What do you do for a one-year-old’s birthday? You give them a piece of cake and watch them get messy. It’s all a distraction and a way to keep Mommy busy so she doesn’t start sobbing in the middle of the party.  I made a bear cake for our…