Scotland

We spent Thanksgiving in Edinburgh, Scotland.  What an amazing city!  We spent a few days exploring the city, enjoying the many pubs along the way.  I think we ate fish and chips twice a day while were were there!  We were even brave enough to try haggis - and it was really good!  Zoe's favorite part was a cup of hot chocolate with about 40 marshmallows floating on top.  We were lucky enough to catch the Christmas market, and of course Zoe found the rides.  We had an incredible vacation....until it was time to leave.  Our flight was cancelled due to heavy snow, and we were told it would be a week before they flew out of Edinburgh again.  We sat in our hotel room exhausted from waiting for hours for the flight that never left.  Zoe was happy - she got 2 chocolate cupcakes to keep her happy!  We decided to hop on a train to London and catch a flight out of London.  After many hours on the train (they were running half speed due to the icy tracks), then switching to the Underground, we got to London about 5 minutes after our flight left.  AGH!  We spent the night in London, and got out on the next flight in the morning.  Unfortunately, Zoe's birthday was in the middle of this mess.  We got take-out pizza from the nearby restaurant and when they found out it was her birthday, they threw in some pretty flowers and cake.  The hotel receptionist gave us 4 silver candles, so it all worked out.  What an adventure!

Halloween and Europeans!!

What an October!  Heidelberg's Tennis Team took first place for tennis this year at Europeans, and Paige took first place for ladies singles -- Go, Paige!  We spent the weekend in Wiesbaden watching the matches, biting our fingernails all the while!  It was an awesome experience, and the team's unofficial mascot, Zoe, enjoyed every minute of it.  Gramma, Zoe, and I spent one day exploring the pumpkin fest in Ludwigsburg; this year's theme was Under the Sea.  Such fun!

For Halloween, Zoe dressed as Thing 2 and went trick-or-treating with me and Gramma both dressed as the Cat in the Hat.  She had fun, but after about 10 houses, she was done.