Our little family just headed off for our first official BIG adventure…we traveled to Europe! Andrew, Kensington, Smith, Lovie, Papa Jay and I all headed across the pond for big fun. We all flew 10 hours to London, then my…
Archives for July 2010
K & S go to Europe: Day 2 Anne Frank’s house
We arrived in London on day 2. We parted ways with my mom and dad and waited for our flight to Amsterdam. Here we are having an English breakfast at the airport. I thought it was funny that when we…
K & S go to Europe: Day 3 Amsterdam
Day 3 started off with some jet lag 🙂 At some point during the night, she took her pj pants off and decided to cuddle with them. Off we go on our adventure It rained the first 45 minutes we…
K & S go to Europe: Day 4 The Red Light District
Do you see how happy we look???? It’s because we’re at Amsterdam’s famous Pancake Bakery!! Oh my gosh…highlight of my life! This place had over 50 types of pancakes. They were huge and they were wonderful! This entire menu is…
K & S go to Europe: Day 5 Vienna
Well, on day 5 we left Amsterdam to meet up with my parents in Vienna, Austria. Here we are in the Amsterdam airport. Smith is such a trouble maker 🙂 On this flight, we bought Kensington her own seat. She…
K & S go to Europe: Day 6 Slovakia & Hungary
On day 6, we decided to stay in Vienna and shop more. Afterwards, we drove to the countries of Slovakia and Hungary to check them out too. I love her kisses! Vienna is full of history and museums Kensington loved…
K & S go to Europe: Day 7 Salzburg
On day 7, we loaded up the car and headed to Salzburg, Austria and Berchtesgarden, Germany for the day…two of my favorite places. (FYI: Salzburg is where they filmed The Sound of Music) Salzburg has fantastic shopping! Doesn’t he look…
K & S go to Europe: Day 8 Mauthausen
Day 8 was the most profound part of our trip. Whenever I’m asked what’s the neatest thing I’ve seen, my answer is always the same…a concentration camp. I’ve been so fortunate to have seen the Mona Lisa, stand in the…
K & S go to Europe: Day 9 The Zoo
On day 9, we went to the oldest zoo in Europe. It was in Vienna and only a subway stop from our hotel. By the way, Kensington loved riding the “train” (or subway). I’m going to spare you the zillion…
K & S go to Europe: Day 10 Farmer’s Market
Day 10 was our last official day in Europe. We spent it at the local flea/farmers market, then capped it off with a little more shopping in Vienna. The weather was really chilly, so it was the perfect day to…
K & S go to Europe: Day 11 Goodbye
I didn’t take many pictures the day we went home. We had to wake up at 4:00 AM to take the shuttle to the airport. Following that were 12 hours of flying..with two kids…needless to say that when we walked…
Beach duds
Today, I loaded up both of my babies, lathered them in sun screen, packed a lunch and headed to our neighborhood beach club with my besties. Doesn’t it look wonderful… Do you see my 4 beautiful friends with their children…playing…having…
