Stuck in Spain III

We have a flight to Fankfurt scheduled for tomorrow morning, wish us luck!

Madrid is actually a really fabulous city and one that was not on our list to go and visit while here in Europe. I can't wait to get home and post some photos, we have been able to do so many fun things the last 2 weeks from a visit to my sister Paige, a trip to the Canary Islands and now a few days in Madrid.

I'm hoping my next post will be titled "Home At Last" and not "Stuck in Spain IV"!!!!!

Stuck in Spain II

So to answer a few questions: yes I have my kids with me...2 six year olds and a one year old. We are actually stuck in Madrid Spain, which isn't a bad little city to explore if you have no options. The train suggestion would be a great one except the train workers are on strike in France and the only way to get to Germany from Spain is through France...it just gets better and better, doesn't it? As far as compensation from the airline, it's really not their fault so they aren't offering hotel money or train fare, we are sort of on our own in that department.

We have a flight booked for Wednesday morning but who knows if the airport will be open by then. The boys are happy and doing well, they are excited to miss some school and feel like this is an "adventure." Hyrum is a little stressed about work because he hates having to cancel and reschedule 3 days of patients, but I'm sure it will work out fine.

I'll try and keep you posted as the adventure continues!!

Stuck in Spain

I guess there are worse things that can happen besides being stranded in an airport in Spain for a few days...but I can't think of any right now! Hey Iceland, you suck...you and your dumb volcanoes!!!

Easter Weekend

We had a fun filled Easter weekend. Saturday was just beautiful so we decided to hop on the train to Bayreuth for the day. The train ride is about 45 minutes long and the boys loved looking out the windows and walking around to explore the train. Luckily there were only about 3 other passengers so they didn't bug too many people with their wanderings around. When we got to Bayreuth we headed over to the "Easter Carnival" which we thought would be like a Christmas market, only Easter themed...we were wrong. It was an American style small town carnival, complete with "carnies" trying to get you to play expensive games for really cheap prizes. The boys liked the couple of rides they went on and Hyrum was nice enough to go with them on some of the scarier rides. We went to a playground and had a snack and then headed over to the dinosaur museum. I was pleasantly surprised by the museum. It was really tiny but had some very interesting displays. The boys loved all the fossils and rocks and models of dinosaurs. We grabbed a few bratwurst on rolls for dinner and then headed home on the train. It was a good day.

Sunday started off wonderful with some yummy German Easter bread and hot cocoa. We went to an Easter egg hunt sponsored by one of the doctors Hyrum works with. There was only one other child there besides the twins so needless to say they came home with WAY too many eggs filled with candy. It was another good day.

We were also able to watch some of the General Conference broadcast by the LDS church. What a wonderful weekend to listen to the prophets talk about Christ and his role in our lives. I am so grateful to celebrate this Easter season with my family.

The boys enjoy a snack on the train

Having fun at the carnival

You could look but you wouldn't be able to find a more beautiful boy

The boys got a little too close to the T-Rex cage. I love Emerson's "I'm dead" face:)

Mommy and Julian explore the dinosaur park

This is how Julian gets around these days. My fingers sure hurt by the end of the day but I'm hoping all the "practice walking" will pay off and one day he will be on his own.

The boys at the Easter egg hunt. Townsend found the Golden Egg for a special treat, a cake shaped like a lamb.

Happy Birthday to Me

Tomorrow is my birthday and because I have such a wonderful husband he let me take the weekend "off" and I headed over to Ramstein for a weekend with Paige. No kids, just fun sister time. Here are a few photos from my fun, restful, awesome weekend. Enjoy:)

The boys had fun with their stuffed animals, they made a pyramid...

...then they stacked them up in a "movie theater" so they could watch a movie on the tv

OK, now for my weekend. We had some yummy food. This is the Korean we had on Saturday, we also enjoyed Italian and Indian during the course of the weekend

We saw Alice in Wonderland in 3D

The awesome 3D glasses look

Being silly in Kaiserslatern.

We got pedicures. What's a girls weekend without pedicures?

I also got some new clothes. Nothing like a funky skirt to make your 33rd birthday fun:)

Concentration

This post is really to satisfy my sister Riann who is after me for not posting more often (even though she didn't post anything on her blog for 6 months!) But, I figure since I need to post something I would show you a little clip of Julian playing with the ring stacker. Watch his tongue as he concentrates, it's super cute:)

Winter Walk

Last week was just beautiful. All the snow melted in our yard and from our driveway. The boys came home from school and played outside in nothing but their sweaters. It was wonderful. Then Saturday came and we woke up to 5 inches of snow outside! I felt really bad for the pretty little white flowers that were just beginning to grow in our back yard. That was a pretty nasty trick mother nature pulled on us. I think we have had enough of Winter and I'm ready for Spring!!!

This being said, we did take advantage of the beautiful day on Sunday to go for a walk through the woods. I guess if it can't be warm and summery, at least it is clear and frosty:)

Julian's first ride in a baby back pack. He did really well, no complaints.

The Durtschi boys doing what they do best...hiking!

Beautiful sunshine, even if it was cold.

I love being with my family:)