Laxemburg Castle

A few weeks ago we went to check out Laxemburg Castle. It is just outside of Vienna on a lake.Here is a church in the little town of Laxemburg. We couldn’t go inside, but the outside and the surrounding town was very...

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Cinnabon tastes like America

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...

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Painting T-Shirts

We had a Relief Society activity where we painted shirts and bags. Elora was so excited about her new shirt. She asked every day for two weeks if it was time to go paint it – and finally the day arrived! Here is Elora...

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Relief Society Women’s Day

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...

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Elora Starts Ballet!

Elora’s friend Grace asked if we would like to join a new ballet class – so we headed off for our free trial lesson to see if it would be something Elora was interested in. Look at all these cute little princesses!I...

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Shave A Sheep

Our friends Christine and Elcid came over for lunch last week, and Elora was so excited to show them her lego Shave-A-Sheep game. We actually bought it as a joke for a friend of ours, but the game is so cool we bought one for...

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Finger Painting

With all the rain we have had this summer and fall, we have been exploring new inside games. Today we tried out finger painting! Elora was sure about it at first, but she got the hang of it pretty quick!Here she is smiling and...

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Zoo with Friends

I know, we go to the zoo a lot. But the weather has been pretty good for going outside, and my zoo pass is going to expire soon… so we are trying to enjoy the zoo as much as possible!We went with our friends Ellie...

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