SPRING VACATIONS!!

OK, it is time to play catch up since we haven't blogged for a while.

Rick and Kris came to visit last spring, we took them around Frankfurt , along the Rhein river and other places near by. We then took them down south to Bavaria and visited some of our favorite places. From there they took off to Paris where we met up with them later that week to tour around. After Paris they went on to Venice and we came back home. It was so fun to have them here, we hated to see them leave! Three weeks seems like a long time, but it went way too fast. Thanks for coming Rick and Kris!!

Notre Dame Cathedral
The Eiffel Tower, from the water taxi along the Seine River


Brad and the kids at the top of the Eiffel Tower, Marshall was ready to head down before we even started. He is not a big fan of heights.

Lexi, Kaycee and Dawson along the Seine River.

The Louvre

Dawson and Marshall

Priorities, who needs to check out a castle when you have rocks to collect!

Nice pose Rick!

Gardens at the Versaille

The hall of mirrors in the Versaille.

Marshall swimming at the hotel in Paris.

Kris and the kids in front of the Versaille (residence of kings of France from 1682-1790)

Hanging in the hot tub.

more swimming-which is usually the kids favorite part.

We rented a boat and went for a ride on Konigsee Lake, Brad got a great workout!

Ramsau Church

Luke, Savanah and Kaycee

The kids in front of the Ramsau church.

Amazing no one fell in trying to catch fish with paper cups.

It wouldn't be a trip in Europe w/o finding a coaster ride, and Brad took Grace down too.

On our way to Bertchesgaden we stopped by the beautiful old town of Rothenburg.

Marshall, Hunter, Kaycee and Dawson at the Heidelburg Castle.

The kids on the bridge in Heidelberg.

We visited Prague with Brad's parents in May. It is an amazing city, and again we had the best tour guides who knew exactly where to take us.


The kids with one of the guards at the Prague castle