A memorable girls night

The evening started with dinner at an Italian place in Kyllburg.  I had onion soup which was very good.  Then we headed into Luxembourg to the Utopoils theater and went to go see the Premier of Breaking Dawn Part 1.  It was so much Fun!!  The movie doesn't even come out till next week here but they had a special midnight showing last night that all of us girls plus 5 more went and saw.  I got home when Joseph was getting up and heading to work (4am).  I am excited for part 2 (Finale) next year.  That will be my favorite part I think :)  It was English speaking with Luxembourgian and French subtitles :)  Good times with the girls!

Andrea, Marlese, Ashley, Tracey, Rachel, Chanda, Elaina and Me 

Part 3 Family Trip 'North Sea, Belgium'

The North Sea Coast was really pretty.  The waves do not crash like the Oregon coast but do more of a rolling motion into the sand.  

This is the northern coast of Belgium, Knokke.  We stopped there first on our way down the short coast of Belgium.  

Joseph on one of the breakers

Picking up sea shells

Being chased by the waves

I love the ocean!  This was Joseph and my first time together to the ocean.  Now we just need to go to a warm ocean......That would be nice :)

Blankenburg Pier

The beach at Blankenburg was a nice one.  It has shops all along it (tourist trap) we were lucky this is off season, and they had a nice playground on the beach....half of the toys were buried in the sand though.  The boys LOVED it!

Akina Girl

Digging in the sand and making castles

the skyline..... with the birds

I love this picture of Gideon :)

Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul's Church in Oostende 

Part 2 Family trip 'Brugge, Belgium'

So we had quite the time finding our hotel.  I forgot the instructions for the hotel and all I had was an address and this city was insane for finding anything.  Almost all the streets were one ways and there was no where to park to go and ask for directions.  After 2 hours we finally found our hotel (this was at about 8:30pm) then we went to a Flemish restaurant that we were told was decently priced and we ended up paying like 48 euro for just  2 salads, stew and fries....Aaaaahhhhhh!  We are so investing into a camp stove that we can just take with us.  Gas and Food are ridiculously priced in Europe. 

So this one of the streets in Brugge off of Ezelstrasse

One of the city's entrances 

Beautiful riverside... Brugge is known as the Venice of the north

Hotel Jacob

Our room where the boys stayed

By a church near our hotel

Family Portraits 2011 'Family and My Love and I'