we love in vancouver.

I vividly remember being a child and eating snow and loving it!

Since one of Evelynn's favorite things is ice (she loves eating it and playing with it.....kind of weird, but mostly cute), she was overjoyed as soon as she discovered that all of the white stuff on the ground was edible and tasted like little bits of ice.

Taking Evelynn to play in the snow this year reminded me of the first time she saw snow last year........

After our stay in Germany, we drove all the way to Austria. Our first stop was Vienna.....another amazing city. Unfortunately, I'm a bit of a baby when it comes to cold weather, and it was extremely cold in Vienna. So, we saw as much as this wimp could handle. And it was my birthday! Vienna on my birthday....wow.

Evelynn wouldn't keep her own gloves on, but she loved wearing my mom's gloves. Funny girl.

We just got back from another fabulous road/plane/bus trip with my parents. We feel so blessed to have this time in our lives to explore these beautiful places. Whenever we find ourselves in a new breath-taking location, Scott and I will look at each other and realize that we are experiencing another moment that we'll remember for the rest of our lives. I feel like I have soaked up a lot and yet there always seems to be room for more.

Freiburg, Germany

Here we are at one of the many Christmas markets we got to experience.

Recently, Evelynn and I got to accompany my Mom and Dad on a short trip to Galway, Ireland. We stayed in a small town just outside of the city. The little town was very cute and it felt like I expected Ireland to feel like. My parents were working a lot, and I was watching some kids while I was there, and the weather was crazy. It was windy and rainy almost the entire time we were there! All this to say: I didn't really see much of Ireland, and I didn't take very many pictures, but here are a few...

(If you look closely you can see the ocean in the background)

(back in London.....I told you I didn't take very many pictures in Ireland!)

Evelynn was almost as excited as my Mom to play the new piano.

Turning the page

As we entered the Winter Wonderland in Hyde park, we got more Christmas cheer than we had bargained for. The park was full of little carnival rides, good holiday food, mulled wine, Santas in all different shapes and sizes, and even fake snow. It was very cold, but it was festive and wonderful.

When we came across the booths where you throw-things-to-knock-things-over-to-win-a-giant-stuffed-animal-for-your-girlfriend, Evelynn was very excited! A room full of stuffed animals! She could have stayed in this area all day.