Kami, the soccer player

Kamryn is playing soccer in Switzerland!  Although it is called "football" here and she is the only girl, she is doing a great job kicking it around with all the boys.  She'll be ready in the fall to play on a team in the U.S!

The Champs

The Middle School Basketball team recently had a tournament with several other international schools in Switzerland.  They all played great and took home the trophy for First Place!  Here are some highlight photos.

He dribbles, he shoots,

he scores,

they win!

Josh had fun playing on the court at halftime.

"Impressive, Jackson," says Kami...

"But can you do it in heels?

while flirting?"

The future champ.

La Bise

Pronounced "La Beez," this is what the Swiss call the windy weather phenomenom from Siberia that sends winds upwards of 40 mph whipping across Lake Geneva.  Combine that with two weeks of well-below freezing temperatures and this is what you get on the boardwalk:

That is a fake person...or a frozen one.

The water is blown of the lake and forms layer upon layer of ice all over anything and everything.

Click on the link below to see video:

Iceland in Versoix

Playin' Hooky

Growing up in Virginia Beach, we skipped school to hit the beach.  But in Geneva, we skip school to hit the slopes!  This past Monday we called in "sick" and put our skis and snowboards to the test for the first time.  It was a beautiful day for some lessons and the kids did great.  Snowboarding is definitely harder and the boys have decided to ski instead, but they gave it a good effort.  We plan to be back on Saturday for the day, one of the many advantages of living 45 minutes from some of the best skiing in the world:).

I Like To Party

December is certainly my favorite month!  Between my Christmas Performance at school, my fourth birthday (which was celebrated over 3 days, in 3 countries and was 30 hours long) and the holidays in the US, I became quite fond of celebrating.  It was a great month for my whole family and we are happy to now be back in Geneva.

Kami celebrating her birthday in the Paris airport

Making cookies Christmas Eve with Ella and Thomas

Kate came over from her class and helped decorate cupcakes with my friends. 

My Mom rocks!

Ms. Darlene was very brave to bring out the cookie cutters!

"Be Careful Darlene! She bites..."

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!