March 7-9, 2008, we spent the weekend in Grindelwald, Switzerland with Jared's group from work. We had a wonderful time skiing, sledding, swimming in the indoor pool and just hanging out with friends. (Okay, so I didn't really enjoy the skiing and almost had a complete meltdown on the slopes, but I learned a lot about my limitations both as a skier and as a mother. Enough said.) Jared and I enjoyed a wonderful Swiss fondue dinner with the group while our girls were watching movies and eating pizza with a wonderful babysitter and other kid friends in the comfort of a hotel suite. After our fondue supper, we had the exciting adventure of nighttime sledding down a VERY fast course. We lived to tell, but let's just say I had an awful lot of snow up the legs of my ski pants. Here are some pictures:
After ski weekend, the month of March flew by pretty quickly. We did go to France for Easter, and we stayed in the Dijon region in a town called Beaune. It was a great town with enough to do to keep us busy as we tried our best to avoid the very mixed up weather----there was sunshine; there was rain; it was warm; it was cold; it hailed some; I think it even snowed on us on the way there. Crazy.
We were able to stroll through the Saturday market (and buy mommy a great, straw market bag), visit some wineries and wine caves and just enjoy walking the city. The best part of the weekend was the food. We ate at two very wonderful restaurants, our favorite being 'Chez NoNo'. With a name like that, it had to be great. Anyway, my coq au vin was incredible and the tender, roasted pork that Jared had was delightful. Here are some pictures from the Beaune area:
The month of March ended with a quiet weekend at home, cleaning, packing and exploring the Wildpark Langenberg in Langnau am Albis. We were able to enjoy dinner with our friends, the McKenney's, at a fun and yummy restaurant called Seerestaurant Meilibach. Here are some pictures of the Wildpark:
