Christmas Vacation

Continued whirlwind of good times...

POD-210: Ice Skating

Met up with an old friend, Erin, and her beautiful family for an afternoon of fun and some ice skating. Our second try skating went much better than the first. Nothing like watching friends do it an have fun to motivate a girl. Better skates and more warmth probably helped too.







It only took a few laps before Morgan didn't want her hand held anymore. Big girl!

POD-209: Brick Pile

POD-208: Easton Trains

POD-207: Owl Hat

Morgan's owl hat made by Mia and Diego's abuela while she visited from El Salvador. Gracias, Ita!

POD-206: Fountain Square

Ice skaters on Fountain Square, downtown Cincinnati

POD-205: Cousins

Morgan and Carson had a great time together this visit. She is missing him already.

POD-204: Merry Christmas Newark

Our Christmas travel plans got off to a bit of a rough start and we spent Christmas morning watching a beautiful sunrise from a hotel in Newark feeling lucky we weren't sleeping in the terminal.

POD-201: Antwerp at Christmastime

Spent the day in Antwerpen while Morgan was at school Friday to finish up some shopping and wander around with my camera.
















Central Station


A chocolate manger






Making chocolate letters popular this time of year.

POD-199: Dusseldorf Christmas Market

We had so much fun in Aachen we couldn't resist going back for some more...this time to Dusseldorf.








A special treat from Kristina and Adrian.


I really thought they had their matching "jackets" on in this one, but either way they're pretty cute. At least it was a bit warmer to not really need it this week.

POD-198: Sinterklaas

Sinterklaas visited bringing toys and oranges from Spain. The bbq was my favorite.

POD-197: Weihnachtsmarkt Aachen

Our dear friends braving the cold with us for the Christmas Market in Aachen, Germany.




Glühwein and hot cocoa






Couldn't find a much more snuggly way to ride.










The second cup was definitely necessary to keep warm.


Morgan opted for just a waffle.


Yes, there was a Starbucks and yes, we went inside to warm (the kids) up.




Charlemagne's palace. It made me laugh when I realized I remembered where the toilets were from our trip there with my dad two summers ago. Something every mama's got to be aware of at all times. Hmmm, I don't think I went there when I was 3.