November Adventures

We had a busy month starting with a trip to Switzerland. We love this place! 

Then we went to Paris to meet up with Matt's cousin Dave and his wife Rochelle. 

Afterward, we decided to hit one of our favorites....Disneyland-Paris

Seneca was so excited to drive on autopia and then pretend she was taking the sword out of the stone.

She was tall enough to go on Thunder Mountain, which may I add is awesome!!!...way better than the one in Anaheim. She was a bit terrified, but she did it! 

October Adventures

In October we celebrated the "Fete de la Courge" (squash festival) and Halloween! Seneca dressed up as a beautiful bride! She was lovely!

Mamie's Birthday

For my grandma's birthday, my dad came in to town and surprised her before heading to Germany for business. This is her reaction...so cute!

Took her out to dinner to celebrate.

Good times!

Road Trip August 2012

In August we decided to finally head to Hungary. We also thought it would be fun to check out places on the way there and back.

Our first stay was in Lausanne, Switzerland where we visited the Gruyeres (cheese) factory as well as visiting the famous hilltop castle.

the delicious cheese factory! yummy!

The hilltop castle

Grabbing some lunch and having a little fun as well!

This is absolutely the most beautiful pass-Jaunpass-I have ever seen. We done this twice since we've lived in France.

Our next stop was in Interlaken, Switzerland where we visited two small villages of Lauterbrunnen and Grindelwald.

After this we passed through the small country of Liechtenstein, on our way to spend the night in Innerbraz, Austria....great B&B here! After this....on our way to Salzburg, we grabbed lunch in Innsbruck, Austria.

Salzburg! The HILLS ARE ALIVE! ah!!!---SO beautiful! We stayed here a couple of days visiting this beautiful town.

Then we headed towards Vienna, Austria.

Then to Hungary for a few days...

Quick visit to Szeged where Matt served his mission. We got a chance to visit with a few families he met while serving.

Finally Venice, Italy....

After 12 days of traveling...we were pooped! It was a wonderful trip. I love any opportunity to spend time with Matt and Seneca.

C'est tout!

Our sweet Seni Rae!

We cannot believe it has been four years since we received our precious gift of love! We are continually grateful for Allison, our birth mother, who made some tough decisions that allowed us to have a child. We love Allison and her family very much. We are so happy that they are still a part of our family and know that they always will be.~Thank you! 

To celebrate her fourth birthday she asked for a "Princess/Prince" party. It was so much fun!

The day of her birthday!

She received a cute house that she loves to sleep in every night!

Her "princess/prince" birthday party! Making crowns, and pining the crown on Seneca.

Birthday cake, pinata, and the boys decorating shields to fight the "dragon"!

The girls

The party goers!

 We love you very much, Seni Rae! We love and feel honored you are a part of our family.

10 YearS *Happy Anniversary*

On 22 June 2012, Matt and I celebrated our ten year anniversary! I cannot believe it has been 10 years! I feel like the time has passed so quickly yet when I reflect on the memories we've created then I think...."wow...that was a long time ago"....he..he! 

I really love and appreciate Matt! He is such an amazing husband and father. I love that he is patient, loves unconditionally, is funny and shares the same values as I do. I just think he is absolutely wonderful! I am so grateful we were both at the right place at the right time! I love you honey!! Here's to many more years!

Une Fete

This weekend a local town had a festival for children. It was really cool! Each booth was very creative with activities they presented to the children.

 Over the weekend Seneca and Matt made pancakes together. They had so much fun doing this!

That's it! Have a great week!