So much happened in 2012, that I get overwhelmed trying to remember it all. So, Jared and I thought we’d go through our photos and make a small monthly collage of our life happenings…but that proved to be even more overwhelming! How do you sum up so much in only 5 monthly photos? 2012 was by-far the most amazing year of our lives. We experienced so many new places and cultures, as well as learned and grew as individuals and as a...

Since the weather in Salzburg was still rainy, we decided a day at the Nature House (Haus de Natur) would be a great way to pass the time! This Natural History Museum spans 8 floors in 2 buildings…and was overwhelmingly interesting!  We had the option of paying a small fee to rent headphones with English translations, but realized that is something that is more easily enjoyed without children. So, we “roughed” it, and simply observed...

A few days before driving to Austria, we were at the dinner table and Ella (age 7) asked, “Where does salt come from?” “Hmm…good question! Want to go to a salt mine and find out?” Of course the answer was yes…and how very convenient that we already had this excursion planned! Our first day in Austria was very wet—a perfect day to be underground! We took off for the Salt Mine Tour (SalzZeitReise), eager to see what so many...