Since Chris gave me a day to spend with my parents sans kids, I was able to encourage him to take one with his parents as well. They were able take a slight sidetrack from the normal London sites to
Grandparents’ Visit – Take 2
After Hannah’s big baptism weekend, my parents left to return home and Chris’s parents stayed around for another week to play. It was nice to have each of them by themselves for a week and overlap for the weekend. After
Grandparents Visit – Take 1
We had a great kick-off to our New Year by having my parents arrive from St. Louis on New Year’s Day. We gave them a little more than 24 hours to regroup and we were off on an English adventure
Roman Holiday Continued
For our remaining time in Rome, we had another tour guide for children. This time she was an American named Daniella. She went to Rome for a study abroad years ago and never left! She obviously loves the city and
Thanksgiving . . . in Rome
Celebrating Thanksgiving overseas is definitely different – schools are still in, work still continues – it’s as if it isn’t even a holiday, which it isn’t – here. So, we decided to celebrate a little differently this year. Chris took
Aunt Eliza Comes For a Visit
Straight off her strong marathon finish, Aunt Eliza jetted over to London to see us. We had her for a week and had a blast! To add on to our birthday/Halloween festive weekend, we also celebrated Aunt Eliza’s 26th birthday.
Weekend in Dublin
A couple weekends ago, we took a short get-away to Dublin, Ireland. Of course, we can never go anywhere without it being an educational experience, so the kids researched beforehand about the vikings and leprechauns. We had some knowledgeable tour
Back to the Canary Islands
Sixteen years ago, Chris ventured to the Canary Islands as a young missionary for our church. It was an amazing growth experience for him and he became fluent in Spanish, which has helped him in many aspects of his life
Amsterdam
Last weekend we took an extended field trip to Amsterdam. We’ve been studying World World II and the Holocaust and felt this was a great time to take a short trip to see the Anne Frank House. It was amazing!
Turkey – Bölüm Üç (Part 3)
We said our goodbyes to Istanbul and boarded a plane to head further down the Aegean Coast to the area of Ephesus. We flew into Izmir and rented a car to get the hour south to a little village called