adventure and travel to discover the unknown and uncommon…with kids
The day had begun misty with low hanging clouds, concealing the mountains all around us. But by late afternoon the clouds had lifted, once again revealing the majestic Swiss Alps. It was time to hike!
Lauterbrunnen Valley is one of the most beautiful places I’ve visited. It was also my favorite hike that we did in Switzerland. It’s a hike we’ll all remember the rest of our lives.
Continue reading “Hiking the magical Lauterbrunnen Valley Waterfalls in Switzerland”
If you have kids I’m sure you know how quickly you can reach that moment; that moment when things suddenly cross the line.
The other day I was home with my kids and things were going well. The girls had dressed up and were having a tea party and the boys were building robots and swords. I was curled up reading a book when I heard a sniff next to me.
I looked up to see my son standing there crying because his brother had made him (made him??) eat a rubber ball and the girls were “being mean”. I got up at went into the other room to find my youngest daughter holding our 17-year-old cat upside down while her sister had managed to find every single nail polish bottle we own. My other son meanwhile had decided that the family room was a good place to eat chips. The room was trashed! I mean stuff was everywhere.
We had reached the line!
“That’s it” I yelled, “it’s time to get out of here. It’s time for an adventure.” Continue reading “an unlikely adventure”
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