Born in Seattle Continued : Too much catching up to do

Wow, I have a lot of catching up to do! I don't know what happened to me and blogging but between my trip to Germany, Chris coming to visit, Christmas, my parents leaving and now a lot of time has gone by! Lots of fun pictures were taken and great times were had, but time has just been going without a lot of time for blogging. It is hard to know where to start. I guess I could do a little recap of December and January and then move on.
I got to visit my sister in Germany. By myself for a whole week! It was amazing! The flight alone was the vacation I was craving and then the fun started! Betsy and I got to go to Adoboden together! We made dinner, went sledding and had so much fun! I got to get to know her and Eric's sweet kids, Sophia and Jacob better. I love being an Aunt! It is the best role ever (maybe next to being a Grandma but I will have to wait a while to find that one out for sure). I got to sleep in Sophia's room with her and see Jacob playing away!
We also got to two Christmas Market's in 6 days. Basel is a really cool city, and really expensive! Now I know why we packed P and J sandwiches whenever we went to Switzerland! It was a blast to be back there. I got to go running 4 times! Kandern is an amazing place to run! And got eat delicious food! When can I go back??? I didn't really have jet leg either which was amazing and unexpected. I think it makes up for the three weeks (two weeks there, one week when we got back) I had jet leg with Luca when I took him to Germany when he was two years old...maybe.
The time back in Seattle for Christmas was a lot of fun too! The kids got so excited. John got me and the kids some thoughtful fun gifts. A cool bag to bring my computer to work and a fleece and PJ's. Juliette a jewelry box and Luca skis! Juliette's favorite present would have to be the princess shoes from Aunt Meagan, Molly, Annie! She loves them! Thanks again you guys for picking out the perfect gift!
Luca also attended two days of day camp at a Jewish Community Center which broke up the break. Two weeks without school or a break for the grown ups is a long time! John and I didn't take time off during the break so it didn't feel like vacation exactly but the holiday days were a lot of fun. (and since I had just been to Germany, I felt like I had my vacation!) John had Christmas Day off, which was really nice.
My parents were packing, packing,and getting ready to move! They left about 2 weeks ago. The kids were very sad to say good-bye as were we! I am still trying to remember how I got to run on a regular basis before they came to town. We miss them for sure!
Here are a few pictures from the last 6 weeks or so