Dutch Visit

Hello All

Just a couple of photos of our surprise dutch visit from Ria and Frits here in Kitzbühel. Mum and Dad didn't know a thing and I organised it with Ria and Frits so it was a great surprise.



I told Mum and Dad we had to pick up a packet at the train station on the way to the birthday lunch on the mountain and guess what the packet was at the train station ... Ria and Frits. They thought it was great.

We all had lunch up on a mountain restaurant in Kitz and the sun even came out !! Yahoo !! They are all in town having a mega gossip/chat session at the moment.

Ria and Frits are looking well and Mum and Dad too. Charly slept the night with Oma and Opa last night and I am not sure who was more excited about it all. She was a perfect kid apparently and even said she wanted to go to sleep after only one book - wow !!

Ria and Frits are staying until Tuesday lunchtime. Just a short visit but still lovely. They were in Austria at Ria's cousins house and decided to make a pit stop on the way home. Great idea.

Charly with Ria and Frits:



OK take care people.

Lara, Mike & Charly xxxooo

Passed !!

My god - she can swim. Not far but she can keep herself above water. Now I just have to make sure we go swimming enough to keep it up. One very pround little girl with her certificate.


The comfortable phase is over of just having to keep an eye on her in the pool with her swim rings on her arms - now she thinks she can do everything and just jumps in without her rings where she wants - so back in the water Mum and all the time !


Very hot here at the moment. Kinda like a monsoon season. 31 C in the shade yesterday and then a huge lightening and thunderstorm in the evening. This has been happening most evenings so we haven't had to water the plants much which is good. The thunder is so loud and the lightening streaks across the sky and is amazing to watch.

Mike's Kitzbuehel project - a private bank, is nearly finished so we are all excited about the completion date and offical opening party. Should be good and the building is looking great. Here are some before and after shots.

Before:


After:




Harvested our cherries the other week which were really yummy. Charly ate a heap before they even got to the pot but hey !




Spent the last weekend in Graz visiting friends which was nice and it was sooo hot there. Went to the theater and out for dinner and the babysitter was built in (friend's 20 year old daughter - Charly loved her). Great weekend.

Also visited the Salzburg Zoo recently and checked out a few nasty wolves and a heap of other animals. Stinking hot again so kept to the shady parts.


Hope all of you are well. Feel free to leave a comment or to say hello if you want.

Love us 3 xxxooo