Summer Fun
At the end of June we decided to take a couple of day trips. First we went to the Rheinfall in Switzerland and then Zurich. We drove home that night and the next day drove down to Garmisch to camp. We...
View ArticleRome Trip
Another trip Matt and I were able to take together without the kids this summer was to Rome. We went right at the beginning of July and it was hot!!! But so beautiful. Rome is such an amazing city. We...
View ArticleAustria and Italy
We started our trip driving to the Durrnberg Salt mines in Hallein, Austria, just outside of Salzburg. We took the tour through the mines. It was really cool. I think everyone's favorite part was the...
View ArticleFirst Day of School
Jacob was pretty nervous about starting middle school. I don't blame him! His school is 7th through 12th grade.This picture says it all. Ella's totally excited, Aaron's okay with it, Bryan.... not so...
View ArticleAmsterdam Adventure
Jacob and I were able to go to Amsterdam at the beginning of September. We rode the ICE train from Frankfurt right into Central Station. We walked to our hotel, an easy distance, down one of the main...
View ArticleOktoberfest-200th year anniversary
We went to Oktoberfest in Munich again this year and had a blast. Unlike last year, we went during the week and it was so much less crowded. There was also rain in the forecast, which probably deterred...
View ArticleWeekend in Paris
At the beginning of October, my birthday weekend to be exact, we drove to Paris with the four oldest kids. Matt and I hadn't been there since Bryan was a baby, so it was fun to go back and show the...
View ArticleBoys trip to Lisbon
Matt and three of his friends took a guys trip to Lisbon, Portugal in early November. He said it was a lot of fun. Maybe he'll add more details later.....but probably not. He's a busy man.
View ArticleAaron's Baptism
My sweet boy was baptized on November 13, 2010 in the Nuremberg stake center. I'm so proud of Aaron! He is such a wonderful child and we feel so blessed to be his parents. We love you, Aaron.
View ArticleThanksgiving 2010
This past June we went on a trip that took us through three countries in one day; Germany France and Luxembourg. Then in August we drove through Germany, Austria and Italy. Well, we beat our record...
View ArticleWinter Wonderland
This is the view from my bedroom window. It makes my heart ache when I think about leaving Germany.
View ArticleBerlin
The week before Christmas, Matt, Bryan, Aaron and I took the ICE train to Berlin for a couple of days. Since Matt had been there already, he let me take a bus tour while he kept the boys occupied. It...
View ArticleValencia
At the end of January Matt's sister, Katie, came to visit us. While she was here, she and I took a trip to Valencia, Spain. We had so much fun. It was great to get away and visit a country I'd never...
View ArticleSome Day Trips
HeidelbergMunichDeutsches Museum of Science and TechnologyDinner at Hard Rock Cafe Munich
View ArticleGirls Trip - Athens
We got on the road at 5:30 am. It was still dark and the weather was rainy and chilly. We were flying out of Munich, so we had to leave early to make the 11:00 flight. But a two and a half hour car...
View ArticleArticle 9
Oh my little Sara. Love this girl. She is such a ray of sunshine in my life. She definitely keeps me busy! She says and does such funny things each day. Yesterday I said to her, "The kiddies are home!"...
View ArticleMatt's Travels
Matt and I love to travel but having 5.5 kids (Sara counts as at least a child and a half! Little Stinker) is definitely our limiting reagent. Needless to say, some trips we had to take separately....
View ArticlePeck Kids Come For a Visit
In April my sister, Amy and my two brothers, Kevin and Ryan flew over to visit us in Germany. We had a blast spending time together and I loved being able to take them to some of our favorite places....
View ArticleThe Black Forest
My mom and her husband came out for a visit in the Spring and we took a train to Regensburg and Nuremburg for a short day trip. I had never been to Regensburg and I thought it was a charming and...
View ArticleThat's a wrap!
Just a few odds and ends from our time in Germany.Where the heck is Ausfahrt, Germany?!?!Our little pink house.Matt coming home from work. Miss that car......View of part of the city wall surrounding...
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