Reagan at softball

Rome

Loved all the fountains in Rome, you can actually drink from all of them!

throwing our coins into the fountain, legand says if you do you will come back next year.

the fountains lit up at night were my favorite

breakfast at our hotel

the line behind us to get into the basilica, (it wraps around to the left and beyond) the line in front of us was just as long.

gelato...need I say more

heading up to the Coupula, it did get skinnier and more slanted, kind of a 15 minute clausterphobic climb in circles

Cathedrals are really big

cute uniforms

Paris

Our first night in Paris.  We had a picnic in the Champ Du Mars Park next to the Tower.

We went out to Versaille to King Louis XIV's Chateau.. This is the famous Hall of Mirrors in the palace

 

This is the side of his "house"

Okay, so ignore me, but look at this King's "backyard"  We decided it stretched on for atleast 3 miles.  You can rent golf carts and bikes to use while you explore this place.  It is HUGE! 

The Catholic Church claims they have a piece of the crown of thorns and a peice of a cross...just like they have peters remains at the bottom of the basillica...I guess i'm a doubting thomas...

...No rest for the wicked...

On our way to the Louvre

ha ha, he's so ashamed...someone even put a wine bottle in his hand.

The largest painting in europe or the world, can't remember but either way it's HUGE!

the Blue Boar, do my fellow heber/midway peeps recognize it?

SWITZERLAND

The top of the Shilthorn, you can see the three other major mountains in the back.  The tallest in

Europe being Jungfrauch, which is just above my head.  We went up there to have a "007" breakfast in a really cool rotating restaurant at the top.  They filmed an old 007 movie in the restaurant.  It had amazing views!

If you look closely it looks like Jacob is peeing! LOL

They really do make Duff Beer!

Filling up our water bottles...

The boys got to make their own Swiss Army Knives.

holidays

This was the only thing my mom wanted for christmas...

and luckily everyone just happened to be coming home  so it worked out great! (she also got a really nice camera)

 We finally got a family picture too, our last one was when Zac was hudsons age, so that makes it about 6 years ago...it was time.

 Don't my sister-in-laws have the cutest boots!

here is my family

Zac is now 7 and in 1st grade, he is in the dual immersion so he is learning spanish too.  He loves it, his favorite subject is math...he takes after his dad in that area.  He spends most of his time playing with legos and video games on the wii. 

Reagan is 4 and in preschool and loving it.  She spends most of her time dancing and singing around the house and has become quite the little chatterbox.  She also enjoys bossing her brothers around.

Hudson is now 15 months and into EVERYTHING!  he enjoys spending his time cleaning out my kitchen drawers and cupboards, and dumping toys out of bins.  He is also a good helper when it's time to clean up though.  We all adore him and he gets away with pretty much whatever he wants too.  Even Zac and Reagan can't tell him no.

Hope everyone had a great Christmas and Happy new year. 

 We are excited for this coming year, it should be a fun one.

Fall pictures