Tucked away in our European adventure, was our 14th anniversary.
Who knew time could pass so quickly.
And 14???
It seems like it should be our 30th!
Fourteen
Slacking Off
Look what I caught these two doing, while they were supposed to be cleaning the kitchen.
Slackers!
But cute slackers when they are playing so cute with each other.
Sunrise With Dash
What do you do with a boy who is still jet lagged and wakes you up each morning at 4:30am?
You take him to fresh donuts…
And watch the sunrise, while dissecting every new cloud and color.
Europe Winner
And the winner for the best traveler???
The girl who can sleep anywhere!
Europe ‘19 — Barcelona Again
Our drive back to Barcelona was filled with Soldes stops, and Micah’s delicious meals.
When we got to the hotel, we commandeered the conference room to pack for home. Let’s just say that 30+ pairs of shoes needed to lose their boxes!
But after three hours…look at Micah and my masterpieces.
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And fast forward almost 24 hours…
And we are finally home.
Home sweet home.
Europe ‘19 — Montpellier
I have to be honest….Montpellier, France is an armpit.
But it did have two really good things…
The women’s World Cup game between China and Italy.
That was a total hit for Micah and the kids.
And it had a Gallerier LaFayette….for the first day of France’s Soldes.
And that….IS A REALLY GOOD THING!
Europe ‘19 — Props
I’d just like to point out two things that were great about Lyon…
My driving skills.
I had to parallel park…and get out of this spot.
Nailed it….even the passerby’s were impressed.
And yes….first try both times.
And a shout out to NafNaf….the store that made Micah fall in love with me all of those years ago, when I wore my NafNaf overalls.
Europe ‘19 — Lyon
On our way into France, we had a really fun and pretty drive.
We didn’t have a hotel for the night, so we just were wandering our way through the country.
First of all, we drove to a waterfall, but happened upon a scene on our way. A parapalegic man had created a contraption to drive around and see the world. When we drove by him in the back country roads of France, we noticed he had a flat tire. I turned the car around and said we need to help that man. The kids cheered (especially Dash) becuase they really wanted to help him.
Micah was a champ, and knew just how to help.
The kids also jumped out to assist in any way they could.
Micah got it blown up, and the man was very, very grateful. It was awesome to see, and my kids felt so pleased to be able to help. He rode off, and we were all feeling great…until we couldn’t find Dash and Pippi…
Who had seen a swing set in the neighbor’s backyard…so they ran over to play!
Our drive included mini hikes.
Cherry Trees.
Fruit stands and Micah’s meals.
And a car wash I get every gas stop in Europe.
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Micah found us a great hotel in Lyon. It was a huge suite, and had the best air conditioning…
And the best breakfast of our entire trip!
Europe ‘19 — Geneva
We haven’t left Switzerland quite yet.
We stopped in Geneva for a night, and it is still beautiful Switzerland.
(Minus the time my mom, Navy and Dash all got stuck in the stairway for an hour!)
(One caveat — on our way to Geneva…we followed my Google Maps to Geneva…and drove literally the sketchiest road I have ever driven. We were on the edge of the Swiss alps, on a one lane road, with mirrors to show us what was coming around the corner. Because if a mistake was made….we would all fall to our deaths. When we got really, really high up, we were told we were taking the long way, and to turn back. We were dying over turning back, but VERY GRATEFUL to get back to safe ground.)
When we were leaving Geneva, we stopped by a darling park.
The kids played and made friends.
The total hit, was the fairy garden we made.
The best part, was that when we left, we saw all of the little girls at the park run to our fairy garden when we left. We were all so excited that it brought happiness into other kid’s lives.
As we drove on, we found another park to have a meal, and let the kids run around.
We are sad to leave Switzerland, but we are heading into our second favorite spot — France.
Viva France!!
Europe ‘19 — Zermatt
All I can say is SWITZERLAND!
It is easily our favorite place in Europe — and maybe on earth!
Fifteen minutes after crossing the border, it turned breathtakingly beautiful. I stopped several times to see waterfalls, pick wildflowers, and just look around. Dash immediately climbed the rocks, while the rest of us tried to see how many different types of wildflowers we could find. And there were eight varieties that we could see. We picked some to have a bundle of in our car.
Ahhhh Switzerland!
When we got to Tasch, we grabbed a tram to Zermatt — home of the real Matterhorn.
We got there in the dark, and when we woke up in our glorious and cold room, we saw the Matterhorn from our balcony!
Ahhhh Switzerland!
We just literally walked around and were happy. We drank pure water from their fountains, we lounged at their parks, we found wild poppies the size of dessert plates, we watched the clouds cover and uncover the Matterhorn, and we just basked in the beauty and nature around us.
Ahhh Switzerland!
On our walk, we found the coolest ropes course — the longest in the world.
They were worried about Pippi being so young….but she dominated.
(Although at the end…she had a meltdown. I am sure out of exhaustion!)
The kids did their course three or four times, and after Scout took on the adult course that was legit!
Meanwhile, we found a soccer field and ball and had shootout competitions.
We also found the perfect place for a fairy house, made by the girls.
Dad found the perfect security guard for our fairy house.
While collecting materials for the fairy house, Dash ran through stinging neddle.
(I had done the same thing back in my 8th grade Switzerland days.)
Honestly — it was heavenly.
Ahhh Switzerland!
We shopped to end the day off right.
Had the best bread and butter we have found on the whole trip.
And enjoyed perfectly cool weather.
Ahhh Switzerland!
Our ride down from Zermatt was perfect. You could just tell that we had been in a perfect little nook of the world.
And to top it all off…after seeing Valais black-faced sheep, Navy spotted these goats that were half white and half black! Like they were straight from a Dr. Suess picture book!
Ahhh Switzerland!
There is nothing quite like you.
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