We had the privilege of going to the Alps in Italy with our Czech friends! (3 other families)  It was a wonderful trip.  The skiing was great, the time with our friends was wonderful, the time with our family was a blessing, and the Sunshine was perfect!

  

Laini Zachary

Larissa and Tobias (who loves her)

The trip to Italy

It is still amazing to us that we can be to the mountains in Italy in less than the time it takes to get from Pennsylvania to Virginia.  

    
Here we are -stuck on the "fast" German Autobahn.  The kids were so excited to see snow just an hour outside of Prague.  Prague is always cloudy and cold, but we don't get much snow.

 

We always enjoy seeing the towers and castles built in the mountainside along the way.

Zachary, Larissa and Laini in Switzerland.  Switzerland was incredibly beautiful.