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.

A Perfect Day

Jessica is here!!  I didn't know if I was ever going to be able to say that, but it's true.  Our dear friend arrived yesterday morning and we plan to party all over Switzerland and France for the next week.  Today we headed up to our favorite ski spot and had the most beautiful weather we have ever seen on the slopes.

The view from the top of the mountain

Not pictured (or invited), Kami

Video link

http://youtu.be/CPWKCgdQDjU

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

We Miss Football

What is a boy to do when he lives in a time zone where the Superbowl Kick Off is at midnight?  Set his alarm for 3am and watch the last quarter!  Jackson and Joshua were so thankful to at least be able to catch the end of the game that they didn't even complain when 6:45am rolled around and they had to get up (again) for school.  We will be happy next fall when we can watch our favorite teams on Eastern Standard Time!

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:).