It felt very spring-like on this afternoon. We even saw some snowdrops on our way up to the playground. The winters here just don’t seem to last as long as Michigan/Chicago winters. This playground has a neat maze – it’s made up of a modular system of posts and wooden panels. You have to go…

Houses and neighborhoods are on my mind.

Today we drove up into the hills to find some snow. We wanted to do some sledding. Weeeeeeee! Then the girls wanted to make a snowman – they were tired of climbing the hill. I was thinking of my Dad because there were cross-country skiers all over. There was even a place to wax your…

I had to do another post to show a bunch of photos of the girls tackling Brian in the snow. It seems the girls can’t resist jumping on Daddy whenever he lies down.  Here’s the face Bea makes when she’s about to be hit by a snowball. Attack!!!

American style: Swiss Style:

We are blessed with one of those cold but sunny days today. I could just lie down and bask in the trapezoids of sunshine on our floor.   I finished a nightie for Bea: Bea made a snow angel: We’re off to the sledding hill this afternoon.

since we last wandered around the Swiss countryside.

Dave and Kim sent these ballarina skirts for the girls and they have barely taken them off since we got home. They even slept in them for a couple nights. 

See you next year little mushrooms. The only good thing about taking down the Christmas tree is the pine smell that you get when you vacuum up the stray pine needles. Next year these ornaments will be put up in a new-to-us house. Because, as most of you know, we are moving back to the…