We went to Zermatt for a few days. All these years living in Switzerland and I had never seen the famous Matterhorn.  Zermatt is an interesting town. The hotels and vacation apartments seem to go on and on. And the Matterhorn really does loom over it all. Even at night you can see the silhouette…

Bea is 13. Let’s not think too deeply about that big number. Let’s just look at some pictures of cake and her beautiful smile. I made an Office theme cake – IT IS YOUR BIRTHDAY. There’s always a theme. And since she has grown to be like 12 feet tall I had to make her…

Today is Valentine’s day and I’m just working away on my quilt. Bea is about to turn 13. She hates the word teenager. It feels strange that my kid is so big and so old. I’m not sure what to make of it! Here are a bunch of other random photos that show what we’ve…

Claire and I made a strawberry shaped surprise ball for her friend’s birthday. We filled it with things like lip gloss and stickers and inexpensive jewelry and candy. I love making these!

I was worried that it would be a sticky mess (I hate sticky) but it was easy. They are really light and fluffy. I used this recipe. Next time I want to try mixing in some fruit puree. I got my hands on some graham crackers so I’m hoping we can make a fire and…

I have no content for my blog. Except for these two goofs. Nothing exciting is happening here. We’re just chugging along with our regular schedules. Brian is traveling to the US over this weekend so it’s extra quiet. The girls and I did a little shopping yesterday. We found this strange sight in a stairwell.…