Col de la Faucille

Hi this is Rachel. We haven't blogged for a while, so I think I'm not going to be the only one blogging today. Anyway, I am going to talk about something we did exactly a week ago, today is Sunday the 13th. We went to Col de la Faucille, an amazing ropes course/zipline place in France. We went with our friends Nina and Sally and their adorable boys Milo (6) and Cy (4). My height allowed me to do the adult course, which is amazing, except my muscles were aching for days. The adult course goers were me, my dad, and Nina. My mom and Sally monitored the other courses. Molly and Noah did the junior course, a ropes course ranging from 6-20 feet off the ground ending in a zipline. Cy did the kiddie course. The adults course consisted of 6 ropes courses and ziplines, ranging in difficulty from green to red! It was really hard but fun, too. I am thinking about having my birthday party there come April, but then again, it is not enjoyable at all if you are afraid of heights. The adult course must have been 40 or 50 ft high! At the end, we had crepes. Yum! I have attached a picture of me going down the first zipline and one of all the kids. Left to right: Cy, me, Noah, Molly, Milo.

First Week of September

Hello! This is Sean. Saturday, Sep 5 was a gorgeous day in Geneva. Bright, sunny, and 16 degrees Celsius. In apparent celebration, we witnessed the start of a hot air balloon festival right outside our living room window (pictured above). We then had a nice family outing to the Rue de Rive farmers market. On the walk home, we stopped for hot chocolate and a lemon crepe at a little shop near Le Jet D'eau. Also pictured above is our annual first day of school photo, in our new "backyard" (see first day stories in past blogs).

Hi! This is Rachel. The video of the alpine horns has been posted on YouTube. Please check it out and come back and tell us what you think right here on the blog. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC1wU3xXFAQ.
Enjoy!