Christmas Eve!

We spent most of the month of December house/cat/dog sitting for some friends. So the kids’ stockings actually got to hang over a real fireplace. On Christmas Eve, we decided to play the family recycle game we bought at the...

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Christmas Market Heidelberg

On the way home from Frankfurt we decided to take a slight detour in the old city of Heidelberg to see the old town square Christmas markets. Here is Oliver showing great interest in all the grilled hotdogs and sausages. The...

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Nuremberg Christmas Market

We went on another trip to the Frankfurt Temple. This time we stopped off in Nuremberg on the way there to see the huge Christmas market. Unfortunately the weather was not great, with cold rain/snow coming down on us. But it...

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Rathaus and Freyung Christmas Markets

We have had a great time with Grandma visiting the past few weeks. When she was first here we took her to a couple of Christmas markets to show off how great Vienna is in winter as well as summer, and so she could Christmas shop...

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More Skiing in Vienna

Elora found this huge snowball chunk. She called it her ice cream cone and started eating it with Ollie.We brought the little frog tent out with us to have a little shelter from the wind. It made for a nice “base...

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Vienna skiing at the Park!

Day 2 of the late November snowfall in Vienna! Most of the city didn’t get as much snow as we did. Since we’re on the outskirts, a little higher up we tend to get more snow (and less wind, thankfully). We hiked over...

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Marion Meets Grandma!

A friend of ours is letting us borrow a swing for Marion. Here she is trying it out for the first time. I am not sure she knows what to think of this one yet! Maybe when she is bigger. Elora and Oliver love it though and always...

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Schonbrunn in the Fall + McCafe

The day before Marion was born, we went for a walk at the Schonbrunn to enjoy all the beautiful fall leaves. Oliver and Karen rode the bus, while I walked from my apartment with Nana and Elora.Oliver at his favorite duck pond...

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Visiting Marion Day 2

We went to see Karen on Wednesday at the hospital. The kids were still as excited as ever and did a good job taking turns holding Marion. Mommy was quite happy as you can see too! Karen says they feed her bread and yogurt for...

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