Snowboarding

While we were gone Lauren took ermi snowboarding. At first he pitched a fit and wanted to go home but by the end of the 7 hours on the mountain she had to drag him off. 

Germany!

I had ambitions to write more but time is passing so I will just post photos for now of our time in Germany. It was a special time to spend with the Urbans in Braunschweig and Salzgitter. Lots of family time. 

The two grandmas didn't share a language but did find a special connection. 

And Thomas showed up in yet another country with us!

And of course ...

High school orientation

Yes it's happening. She's really going to high school. 

Vegas

Here are some pictures from Mason's time with Sarah, Kyle and Dan camping and hiking in Zion.

From Mason: My Trip to Mexico

I took a video of the plane landing


I fell in love with Mimi, the dog.

Mimi's a little afraid of the goat.

Ouch my face. It's a little more aggressive than you think.

Photo bomber

It was hard to get up there.

I'm standing on a bird.

Light it up. (Mom's not happy about this one.)

They made corn tortillas.

Top of pyramid

It got a little crazy at the birthday party. There were two bands and I went to bed at 3AM.

This is at the airport.

I tried to just take pictures....

But this one wanted a selfie

So I obliged.

Bird Mauling

We were at Notre Dame and a man put some bird seed on Kenzie's head. At first it was cute because there were just a couple of birds, then it got a little out of hand! This is the stuff that nightmares are made of...and showers are mandated.

Kenzie takes a break from the bird selfie to be amused by her grandmother's attack

Evidently, they have claws

Sights around Paris

Train from the airport to Luxembough station

Inside the train station before we found our hotel

Just outside the train station

Our hotel was right next to the Pantheon

A few steps from the hotel is a view of the Eiffel Tower

Posing outside our hotel

The Pantheon

Grammy on a park bench outside Pantheon

Luxembough Park

Averill girls in Luxembough Park

Grammy at Notre Dame

River Seine

Next to bridge over River Seine

Next to the Pont des Arts

Eiffel Tower

Park bench at the base of the Eiffel Tower

We had lunch at the Mini-Palais, inside the Grand Palais (once we found it)

We took a boat ride on the river for a different view of the sights