While growing up in the United States I always had the impression that other countries were worlds away from us and I never saw how they interconnected with how we live. I hope my children grow up with a different
The Week of Emma’s Dreams
It was two years in the making, but the ‘week of Emma’s dreams’ finally came to be. Her best friend from New Jersey, Chelsea, was coming to visit! Our great friends, the Brias, graciously volunteered to escort her here, leave
Summer of Fun, Take 4
Bulgarian Training Camp We were back in London for almost 12 hours when Caleb and I were off again . . . to Bulgaria! It’s a good thing we washed clothes before leaving the states – we didn’t have to
Summer of Fun, Take 2
Philmont Family Reunion This Philmont week of family camping has been a dream for my dad for many years. However, our entire family wasn’t able to come this time, but all the grandkids were there, and that was a dream
Summer of Fun, Take 1
Our ‘summer of fun’ was still in the planning stages when we realized our 6 weeks of summer was quickly filling up: Philmont Family Reunion, California Family Reunion, Bulgaria Gym Training Camp, and London Girl’s Camp. Our fun-filled summer was
Paris Wedding
After returning from our hiking holiday, we had a day to reorganize, then Chris and I headed to Paris for a few days. The reason for our Paris getaway? Chris’s good friend from our time at Cornell, Lucas, was getting
Falling in Love with Switzerland
I’m not sure how we decided on this holiday, but I think we will all agree that it has been our favorite by far. Thursday – We flew into Zurich the first thing in the morning then spent most of
April Break
We have had quite the month, with school breaks taking up most of it. However, when you homeschool, you can sneak school days in even when the other kids are on holiday! Having said that, our kids still enjoyed a
Scout Camp in Normandy
Caleb and I spent some quality boy time away from the girls last week on a campout to Normandy (yes, Normandy in France). When our Scout troop first mentioned the event at the end of last year we jumped at
Paris
Chris travels a lot in Europe for work, but surprisingly he had never been to France. The kids had just done timely reports on Paris sites, such as the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre, so we were off. The 2