Adventures in Deutschland & Beyond: Metz, France!

We went to Metz France with the Menjivar's and it was quite the adventure! Metz is a beautiful city with lots of history, beautiful buildings, parks, and good food! We walked all over the city... Not necessarily on purpose. I don't do well navigating the city maps (in French nonetheless). After Dennis took over, we were good to go! 

We got rained out twice and had to take cover!!!! It was sort of fun... Ok, no not really! We were all drenched... and a little cold. Thank goodness we had three blankets with us... they were the kids shelters over their strollers. Note to self... order stroller rain cover! 

But the rain cleared and we were glad that we stayed a while longer! 

The kids had fun running through this fountain and of course on the carrousel ride! 

Bella had a lot of fun skipping int he rain through the streets of Metz! 

Have I ever told you how much Ben LOVES traveling through Europe with three small kids... This is how much. His face says it all!!! LOL! 

Bella and the blue door!

I hear Metz has a great flea market... so I plan on getting back there. Should be fun. Stay tuned!  

LLC Vancouver Reunion!

When I knew that I would be going home for a while this summer, I sent an email out to 8 of my good friends from college saying we should have a reunion and get together while I was home. 

Back in the fall of 2003 a group of us from Trinity Western University spent a semester in Ottawa. WE lived in a historic mansion together, took classes together, ate together, worked together and yes, even slept together in the same super bed! It was a semester that I will never forget and from it came some of my closest friendships from University. 

WE planned a weekend in Vancouver over the first weekend in June. We had an extensive itinerary planned (thanks to Shelby), but in the end we mostly just hung out chatting the nights away! It was so wonderful seeing these girls again. You never quite know how it will be, after 8 long years had passed! But it was a fantastic weekend reunion! It was as if nothing had changed... Even though a bunch has... 

5 of us are married, 3 of us have kids, all of us have gone down paths in very different directions, but we were still able to come together and have a great time! 

We are already planning a few future reunions!

Thanks so much ladies for a great weekend.. and for Sarah who opened up her beautiful home to all of us, Rache and Jaydes for driving me all over the place. 

Love you all!

This is Emalina sporting her homemade diaper... an old dish towel, maxi pad and plastic bag! 

I think Jaydes and I should go into business... what do you think?

Isabella's First 4th Birthday!

While we were in Billings, Isabella had a little birthday party with her two best buds Ellie and Addie.

What a trio! 

Mimi planned a treasure hunt to find buried treasure somewhere in the yard. 

The girls ran all over finding clues that led to the treasure.

They found it!

And then the girls had a little tea party fit for a princess!