These Days....

"Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, 

but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy." 

- Thich Nhat Hanh 

• We are recovering from colds.
• Welcoming a slew of new teeth!
• Looking forward to being home for a wee bit.
• Happy to witness the changing of leaves, the falling of chestnuts and the beauty of fall upon us.
• Looking forward to the fall break.
• Anxious to indulge in all things pumpkin.
• Enjoying my new book Wild
• Loving the new sounds of Rosie and Me...good music indeed - have a listen!
  
• Happy to have the Travel edition of Parenting Pages out the door and proud of how it turned out!
• Learning to ask for help a bit more.
• Having fun with our travel blog.
• Missing the warmth of a fireplace, but hoping to come up with a creative solution soon!
• Wishing dad/Opa a very happy birthday!
• Looking forward to relaxing a few muscles this weekend.
• Grateful for friends, family and love that will keep us warm as the temperatures start to fall.
• Grateful our children are healthy and as perfect as they can be.  Thank you!

 Noah all smiles!

 Loving the Swiss way of train travel with children...the kids car.

 This is how we roll these days...baby on the front weekend pack on the back.

 Not much to say other than sheer, sweet, unfiltered bliss.

 Love happens!

 Cool shot by Robert when we were on the cable car down the mountain.

Have a great weekend!

Fresh Alpine Air

 It is safe to say that we are Alpine addicts, but with views like these, well, who wouldn't be?

And though we push ourselves until we are tired, sore and possibly a bit on edge, to exert yourself in the eye of such grand beauty is unlike any other experience in this world.  

You are left feeling so small and so very humble.  

Each time we enter God's country we are reminded why it is that this small country has etched herself into our core beings and that is because moments like these leave use feeling simply amazed!

 Taking the Children's Adventure Trail

 The California Flag

 It was a perfect weekend!

 Robert on his way to Obersteinberg - accessible by foot, mule or helicopter.

 Obersteinberg has to be one of our favorite places on earth.  We stayed there twice before the children were born and were so happy to return.

 Wow!

 Noah on his first Alpine trail - he did awesome!

 WE LOVE that you can get fresh water in the middle of nowhere!

 Gettin' up close and personal with the cows.

 A little bridge crossing

 Two thumbs up for Noah

 Typical Swiss Alpine Village

My smiling family after a 6 hour hike...I love these people!

We Are Happiest When...

 

We Are Happiest When:

• The sun dances across our faces.
• We are outside and free to explore.
• The fall is upon us and we anxiously await the cooler temperatures and colorful trees.
• We are hiking in the woods.
• We are smelling the aroma of a fire in a fireplace...oh, we love it!
• We are breathing Alpine air.
• Robert is biking in the fall and remembering the good old college days.
• We are all together.
• We are well fed and well rested.
• We are reading a great books. 
• We are listening to wonderful music - these days that can be almost anything.
• We are free to create.
• We are dreaming and planning.  Dream BIG or go home... is it?
• We stop to reflect on today and grateful that life has turned out so sweet!
• We relish in the good and skip over the not so good.
• We are strolling through this city we have come to adore.
• We read and are open to new thoughts -like the one below...
• "Our goal is to live life in radical amazement.  Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually.  To be spiritual is to be amazed."  Rabbi Martin Levin

 Tessa enjoying her birthday cake!

 Our little walking gal.

 Noah in his muscle shirt with wild hair!

 Noah creating.

 Noah playing soccer at the BCT 20th Anniversary Party.

 Tessa just loungin'

 Too sweet for words!

 Just out of the bath

Noah relaxing with a little space shuttle launch.