So back in October, the trees all around our house started dropping tons of chestnuts. We saw a little boy and his dad bagging up hundreds of them, so we figured we’d do the same and roast some in the oven. We looked up how...
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We visited Marion and Karen in the hospital every day, for about an hour or until the kids got on the nerves of the grumpy nurse staff. Elora and Ollie were always thrilled to go and visit. Every morning they’d ask to...
We invited some friend over tonight for a turkey roll bonanza. Turkey breast sliced up, filled with stuffing, rolled up, and wrapped in bacon. Yummmm. Then we decided since it was halloween tomorrow and no one trick or treats in...
We heard there was a Cinnamon in the Vienna SCS (shopping mall) a few weeks ago, so we decided to make a special trip. You know you’re desperate for some gooey American flavored goodness when you go way on the outskirts of...
So we found this wholesale meat market in Vienna. It’s in an industrial park, located next to the restaurant and beverage distribution warehouses. It’s a real wholesale market, not one of the ones that pretends to be...
This year the Relief Society (a women’s organization from my church) had a Women’s Day where all the ladies got together and could choose different tours of Vienna. Most of my friends and I decided on the...
For the last post of Grandma’s visit we just have some random activities we did while she was here, although mostly we just took pics of the kids so she does not appear much in this post… The beginning of my...
The last day of Grandma’s visit with us, we decided to travel to the town of Melk and see the big monastery there. We were excited to travel somewhere new to explore. Here we are taking the train. This is how it goes...
The one museum we all (especially Elora) really didn’t want Grandma to miss was the art history museum. It is probably my favorite museum in Vienna because not only is the art wonderful, but the building is beautiful...
Chris decided to stay home with the kids in the morning so they could actually get a proper nap time, so I took my mom over to the Schonbrunn to see the Apple Strudel Show. While we waited for the show to start, we explored some...