The Arrival and Such

Ok, the baby is sleeping and the kids are at a playdate; I finally have time to update this:) I arrived in Switzerland almost exactly 1 day after leaving California. That was precisely 4 movies, 3 hours of sleep, 2 nasty plane meals,  and 1 layover later. I spent about an hour and a half in France at the Charles de Gaulle airport. It seemed like a nice enough country. For example, right in the middle of the tarmac they had patches of wildflowers. I was half tempted to hop right off the tram that was taking me to the plane and pick a boquette of them, they were that beautiful! Let me tell you right now, there is nothing like that in the LA airport. That is the one great difference between Americans and the French.

When I arrived, right off the bat I was put to work helping the kids get ready for dinner. They were amazingly energetic and willing to like me, which was wonderful. Anna, the oldest at age 5, is fun and happy most of the time, but sometimes has an almost solemn and pensive attitute. Mariah is 3 and always happy and a bit of a princess:) She has this really funny habit of talking really loud for no reason. She also likes to blow on everyone's dinner plates, which isn't so funny. Tyler, age 1.5, is simply adorable. His favorite word to say is "happy". He can also say my name, and it's ridiculously cute:) Natasha is just over 2 weeks old and she is a very good baby. She mostly sleeps though. So far we all have had a lot of fun playing and making up stories. The older ones are letting me read Peter Pan to them, and they like it when I do voices for the characters. They are so loud and fun and energetic, and I am truely surprised at how much I like my job:) Not to toot my own horn, but I think I'm an awesome nanny, haha. We like to go to the park (there are 3 to choose from within walking distance), play red rover type games in the backyard, read and make up stories, draw pictures, watch Planet Earth, and they love when I give them piggy back rides. We also discovered the Silent Game to play during dinner, which has helped a lot!

Ok, one more thing and then I'll end this post, because it's already super long. The yogurt here is AMAZING. It's not like American yogurt. The consitiency is very different, more like the consistency of sour cream, but thicker and creamier almost. It's to die for. I haven't had any chocolate yet, but when I do, I'll be sure to say if it lives up to it's reuptation. Ok, so long for now!

P.S. I discovered a castle in town yesterday that overlooks Lake Geneva, and has an amazing garden walkway. I think it houses a Museum now. Life is good.