Part 2

Oh, sweet Scotland.  The lakes, the sky, the wildlife, the fishing, the food, the whiskey, the castles and the company made for an outstanding trip.  We started way up north and worked our way down. Zach and I had visited this area before and could not wait to share it all with mom and dad. I think they love it now as much as we do. This was a special trip for many reasons. It was first and foremost, a celebration of my dad, who had his 70th birthday while we were there. We love him so much. It was also our first vacation with Davy. It definitely had its challenges, like no sleep and a grumpy car seat baby, but it was worth it a thousand times over.

Happy Birthday, dad

 

Birding from the hotel room

Still birding

And Fishing

I wish the entire car seat time had been like this....

 

Mom looks thrilled here

Brown trout heaven

"Where's daddy?"

Catch of the day

While the guys are out fishing...

 

Happy mama

Magic

A walk in the rain

 

 

Hogwarts express

 

I can hear the Harry Potter theme music playing now...

Dad, in his natural habitat

David squared

Snapping and dancing

Oh, the adventures of a wiggling baby during a diaper change ( notice, I am letting her do all the work)

 

 

Laird Konkel and grandson

Two peas

One of the best vacations of all time, just wish the rest of the clan could have been with us!

Back in Switzerland

 

 

Till the next trip....

Part I

We feel so lucky to have been able to spend an entire month with mama and papa Konkel. I only wish it could have lasted longer. I could go on and on here, but I am sure you can imagine how much love was spread during this time. It is one of my life's greatest pleasures seeing my son with his grandparents. I have so much to be thankful for, this trip was outstanding.

We started in our little Arlesheim and around Basel, giving everyone time to recover from their jet lag and the get the "lay of the land" as it were. I loved showing my parents around all the places that I visit regularly. We love it here and I think they do, too.

 It was incredible to have some extra help with Davy. I hope my mom isn't too worn out by all the cleaning and dog walking she accomplished. My dad was the king of the stroller and receiving hugs and kisses from D. They shared many an afternoon looking through the bird book together (a sight that I will miss in my living room). I miss the mornings most, Davy is an early riser and it was lovely having someone to share coffee with, to talk about what the day will bring and to watch the sun come up.

The King pushing the Prince

 Bird book 101

 

We spent our first "trip" a bit south east in Brienz. The lakes and mountains are unreal. We stayed in a traditional chalet with a view to die for. We didn't have a bed for Davy so he ended up sleeping in an old basket.

Morning in the Alps

Sleepy hiker

It was quite steep right here, it made me a wee nervous....please note that D is OUT

 

I was way too excited about feeding the Ibex

A beautiful afternoon

 

 

These two are rock stars

These two are alright too...

Picnic

An afternoon in France

I love these people so much

 

 

Some ice cream in Germany