Luxembourg

Enough of the rain....we decided to take a quick weekend get away to Luxembourg.

We had a great time exploring the city and seeing the sun =)  

We took a took ride though the old city.  Abigail loved all of the castles and thinks this is where all of the princesses live.  She would go into every building, castles and church looking for the princesses, it's great to see her use her imagination and tell her stories.  She is growing up so fast.  She also learned how to use mom's camera and took several self photos.    

Here is quick history of Luxembourg (via guide book)

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is  a small country surrounded by Belgium, France and Germany.  The city's history dates back to the year 963, when Siegfried, Count of the Ardennes, had a castle named 'Lucilinburhus' build on a rock overlooking the Alzette River.  It was the famous French fortress builder Vauban who at the service of Louis, XIV, turned Luxembourg

 into one of his masterpieces, suitably known as the 'Gibraltar of the North'.

First Professional Haircut

Abigail finally had enough of mom 'trying' to cut her long beautiful hair.  She decided last weekend that she wanted to go to a place that cuts kids hair and sit in a chair and have her haircut.  So we found Zini a hair salon that specializes in kids hair.  She did great and wants to go back again.  

Boys and Their Toys

Speaking of boats, Greg and the boys purchased a boat this weekend. The name of the vessel is G2EH.

It's a typical 'sloep boot'. What a great way to explore the Amsterdam canals, it a totally different view.

Here are some photos from our first family outing. I'm sure we will have more adventures.

Summer in Amsterdam

We finally have good weather, it hasn't been too consistent, but nice never the less.  We are taking full advantage of every sunny day!!

This weekend we took a bike ride into the country with our friends Che, Wendi and Ameile. We road along the Amstel River from Amsterdam to Ouderkerk (40 minutes).  We enjoyed a lovely lunch on the water and watched the boats go by.  Most of the boat were making their way in

to Amsterdam for the annual Gay Pride parade.  Abigail loved the pink boats, decorations and loud music.