Cora Azalea: Zoos, Bike Rides, and more Castles!

The last two weeks have been busy and oh so fun! With warm weather and sunshine finally here, we are all so happy to be outside. Last week we took a last minute trip to the Zurich Zoo with our friend Kristina to see all the baby animals (Cora got to see a baby camel, elephant, lion, and monkey!).

This weekend we went on some fun bike rides through the fields around our town and on Sunday we hiked to the old Schwarzenburg Castle ruins to have a BBQ with our Swiss friends, the von Allmen's. It was lovely and so nice of them to invite us along! The castle is located down by the local river and was originally built in the 1200's to house travelers on their way to the Vatican. The history of this land always amazes me! The castle is now in ruins, however, much of the original stone from the castle was transported and used to build Schwarzenburg's new castle.

Besides bike rides, castles and zoos, Cora has had a lot of fun playing with friends this week, taking walks with the family, playing at playgrounds and just being her silly self. She is talking a ton now, can answer most of my questions, and has a remarkable memory. Like all toddlers, she has lots of temper tantrums, but for the most part she is pretty darn good. As long as we make sure to do a LOT everyday with her and to focus her copious amounts of energy in positive ways, she is so fun. Just growing too fast!!