Happy Thanksgiving!

 Wishing everyone a warm and cozy Thanksgiving this year.

 We are most thankful for all that has been bestowed upon us!

 We are thankful for good things to come...

 We are thankful for all the tremendous people in our lives.

Christmas Break Activities

As the holidays come to a close and we prepare for a new year, we take the time to reflect on the last year.

It was a tremendous year!

We spent another year living, working and playing in beautiful Switzerland.

We watched our son grow and explore and we grew together as a family.

We are most grateful for the last two weeks we spent together waking up slowly, sipping our morning brew, day tripping and exploring.

We now enter a new year and are anxious to embrace 2010 making it the best year ever!

So, here is to a bountiful 2009!

We are now embracing an abundant & healthy 2010 with open arms!

The Tree.

I like my new sweater!

Yeah! a new push toy... with lots of blocks!

Noah loves his new push toy!

A trip to the zoo with Noah, revealed some wonderful animals;
The Lion checking out all the noise at the Hyena cage...

Cheetah waiting for dinner...

I forget what these were, cute ground rodents from Africa...

We saw peacocks!

The Pelicans at the zoo...

We then took a day trip to Porrentruy, CH, despite the rain and cold...
The castle above town...

Old Buildings...

The stream cutting through town...

The castle dominates the town...

Nice stream running through town...

Church in Porrentruy, CH
Robert & Noah enjoying a quick walk around town...
Nice buildings in Porrentruy, CH
Noah ready for jogging...

Pre-Christmas Getaway

Grindelwald is one of our favorite places - from the scenic train ride to the awe of the Alps, we simply love this magical place.

With the holidays quickly approaching, we made a call and discovered one of our favorite Swiss havens had an available room.

We packed our bags, squeezed Noah into his snowsuit and headed off.

The weather was perfect and we were even blessed with a fresh layer of snow as a pre-Christmas gift on Wednesday morning.

The Alps sparkled with the new fallen snow and made for a few delightful treks through the woods.

It was the perfect way to bring in the holiday season!

Melinda and Noah on the way up to First...

Cool Sky...

Melinda and Noah, all smiles...

The sky looked cool...

Melinda and Noah, having fun in the snow!

Lots of old farm houses...

The sky looked really awesome!

Sunset, snow, and the farm houses...

We awoke to 3 fresh inches of snow!

Red Berries, probably not to eat...

Nice Tree and fog...

Little River through the snow...

Our new house... just kidding, but it's a nice thought...

hie-yeah...

The snow and sun looked cool here..

Through the snow in the shadow of the Eiger...

Dilapidated Farm house...

Mist and Trees...

A walk in the snow, and a dilapidated farm house...

The Family at Bort...

Wetterhorn...

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

Wishing everyone the joy of the Christmas spirit!

Noah watching the snow fall on the 20th.

Snow hits Basel...though not today...

Noah bundled up to brace the -8C temperatures.

A cold, snowy day.

Family shot in Grindelwald - preview of what is to come for the next post.

Enjoy your day and know you are all in our thoughts.

Weihnachtsmarkt and Snow

It is Beginning to look a lot like Christmas…

With the Christmas tree decorated and adding a cozy warmth to our family room, we are reminded that winter is here.
Morning walks seem to take a bit longer to prepare for these days.
With layers of clothes, mittens and hats, we seem to be ready to brace the cold.
And as we walk the streets of Basel, the snow is slowly falling and we are once again embracing this magical time of year.

Noah ready to see some Weihnachts lights!

Nice decorations in the neighborhood...

Der Tannenbaum ins Munsterplatz!

The Weihnachtsmarkt Weg...

The Weihnachtsmarkt Weg, the longest in CH?

The Rathaus with Weihnachts Lights!

Nice lights on the river!

Brrrrr, it's cold!

Snowy roof tops...

Mist rising off the river... -8C!