I like this list that Grace wrote on Sew Liberated. I wish I had written it. MOTHERHOOD IS …the hardest, best, funnest, and most motivating thing I have ever done …getting to know each of your children as individuals: realizing how very different all people really are …the opportunity to see, hear, smell, taste, and feel…

Claire collided into a wall today while she was riding her Bobby Car. It was pure Claire. We were on our way back from the park and the path dips down to go under the train tracks. She was zooming down pretty fast and it was making me nervous. She jerked her little steering wheel…

We took a trip to the other side of the lake on Sunday. There’s a little gondola (a Luftseilbahn) that goes to the top of the big hill. Whenever you step off a gondola in Switzerland it’s a good bet that you’ll find a quaint (and pricey) little restaurant and a playground. This place was…

I was looking back through my blog posts and found this bit of writing that I never posted. Since I wrote it Grandma has had to get a new stove. The new stove works perfectly but it could never be as good as this one with the broken knobs and scratched up surfaces.  This is…

Claire E. turned two on Friday. Two! She’s starting to say phrases like “I dancing”. She’s full of smiles and giggles. She’s forming opinions about clothes already. She is very good at saying thank you – it comes out “tank ooo” and it’s so cute. She wants to do everything that Bea does. And she…

Oh Switzerland you are breaking my heart in two. In case you are wondering we are signed up for at least another two years here in Helvetica land.  Whenever Brian and I talk about our time here and how long it is going to last it is so painful. I tell Brian that I am…

Sometimes at the grocery store Brian looks into the basket and sees that I’ve been up to my old tricks: buying things just because I like the package.  They happen to be delicious too. They are sweet little breads with an almond and pear flavored filling. Very rich, very yummy.

Brian had the day off yesterday so we went to a nearby castle. Schloss means castle. The casle is up on a hill. Claire wants to walk and climb everywhere. Brian and I struggle a bit with this new pace. Sometimes we feel like we are missing some sights because we are spending so much…

Another special feature for kids at the Lenzburg castle were these little cabins. The girls loved them. I’m finding Claire so funny and cute lately. And Bea just looks beautiful and grown-up. How did we get here so fast? And that cat. Jennifer – she loooooves it. You should see her cooing and talking to…