After having spent the past four years in places with no fall (Houston and Marseille), it has been exciting for us to experience this season anew. I just can't get over how stunning it is; the vibrant colors not only of the leaves on the trees, but also of the vineyards that line the hills along the lake. Maybe next year it won't seem so novel and I will not have to say "Wow, do you see those leaves?" or "Wow, isn't that beautiful?" every five seconds. My family would be relieved if I stopped. Here is a sample of what we have been doing this fall.
We spent one morning in Nyon, a 10 minute drive from our house.
The kids enjoyed riding their bikes along the lakeshore
Nyon in the background
There are an endless number of trails in the Jura mountains which are on our side of the lake. It is fun to be able to hop in the car and drive until we see a trailhead that suits our fancy.
I wish our camera could better capture how vivid the colors of the leaves are
Jonas appreciated petting the mossy rock
This is actually a happy face. The boys were really excited when we found this frog hopping around.
Jaxon discovered a haunted house, but of course, he wasn't scared. As he says in French, "Même pas peur."
Jonas participated in one of our favorite fall games, "catch the leaves as they fall from the trees." Daniel made it up and it has proven to be a family crowd pleaser. Jonas is the only one who has not yet been successful, but he sure tries hard! Maybe next year.
My boss at my internship invited us to a wine tasting festival. Although I was hesitant to go to an activity where I can't participate in the main event, we decided to go. Though we didn't participate in the wine tasting, we did get to enjoy a plate of wild boar roasted over a fire, apples from the orchard, cotton candy and great company. It was a lot of fun, and luckily Jaxon did not get arrested for picking grapes off the vines.
Jaxon found a nice spot to enjoy his apple. Oh, to be five again. No chair needed.
A huge pumpkinny thing
Enjoying barbe à papa (direct translation: dad's beard)
We spent one morning in Nyon, a 10 minute drive from our house.
The kids enjoyed riding their bikes along the lakeshore
Nyon in the background
There are an endless number of trails in the Jura mountains which are on our side of the lake. It is fun to be able to hop in the car and drive until we see a trailhead that suits our fancy.
I wish our camera could better capture how vivid the colors of the leaves are
Jonas appreciated petting the mossy rock
This is actually a happy face. The boys were really excited when we found this frog hopping around.
Jaxon discovered a haunted house, but of course, he wasn't scared. As he says in French, "Même pas peur."
Jonas participated in one of our favorite fall games, "catch the leaves as they fall from the trees." Daniel made it up and it has proven to be a family crowd pleaser. Jonas is the only one who has not yet been successful, but he sure tries hard! Maybe next year.
My boss at my internship invited us to a wine tasting festival. Although I was hesitant to go to an activity where I can't participate in the main event, we decided to go. Though we didn't participate in the wine tasting, we did get to enjoy a plate of wild boar roasted over a fire, apples from the orchard, cotton candy and great company. It was a lot of fun, and luckily Jaxon did not get arrested for picking grapes off the vines.
Jaxon found a nice spot to enjoy his apple. Oh, to be five again. No chair needed.
A huge pumpkinny thing
Enjoying barbe à papa (direct translation: dad's beard) 
Oh, I never get over the fall colors either. I wrote in my mission journal (I think when we were together), "I will NEVER live in a place that doesn't have all 4 seasons!" I guess it had been a hot winter that year or something. But now that we live in WI, I don't think it would be all that bad to live in a place that skips the freeze!
RépondreSupprimerYour pictures look beautiful! Makes me want to move to Switzerland! And I love that one of your boys at the base of the mossy tree, where they're looking down at the camera. Cute kiddos.
Wow Switzerland looks gorgeous!
RépondreSupprimerAnd their costumes look awesome!
I love the pictures (of course) especially the one of Jonas standing with his hands out stretched to catch some leaves and the one of Jaxon smiling as the frog climbs onto his hands.
RépondreSupprimerSwitzerland looks beautiful!
Mom H.