Brad is off on Wednesdays so we always try to get in a fun outing on those days. This past Wednesday we headed to the Butterfly Garden here in Lux. They are only open from the first of April until the end of October so we knew we needed to go stat.

The Butterfly Gardens are an indoor controlled climate area with tons of greenery, small ponds, small birds, honey bees, some small reptiles and of course 50 different species of beautiful butterflies. We even saw some with clear wings and as about as big as my hand. Who knew?! It's very warm and humid inside, but Brynn sure didn't mind running around like a crazy chasing birds and butterflies. They even displayed the cocoons, both old and current. This is definitely a wonderful place to go and spend an hour when the weather is yucky. I absolutely love living in a place with so many awesome things for kids both indoor and outdoor. 

Next up: a small aquarium!

Kürbisfest Biereng:Pumpkin Festival

A week ago we headed out to a Kürbis(pumpkin) festival. We were stoked to hear about it. You know it was basically an Americans dream! I really feel solemn missing out on all things fall over here in Europe. Ok, besides the beautiful changing leaves and weather. Since ya know Texas doesn't know nothin' about all that. I tasted every single thing they had to offer that was pumpkin flavored. Pumpkin soup, Pumpkin champagne, Pumpkin beer, Pumpkpin cheesecake, Pumpkin bread, Pumpkin cupcake, Pumpkin sausage and Pumpkin ice-cream, that sadly disappointed. Brynnie got to explore the pumpkin patch while we thought we lost her. Oops, bad parenting communication on that one. No worries she was just over sitting on a pumpkin. She picked the cutest small pumpkin. We purchased some paint and she went to town with that. It was an absolute wonderful day celebrating fall in Luxembourg's way!

Happy Fall Y'all!

Bock Casemates

My friend Jocelyn, Brynn and I decided to be touristy this past Saturday. With a smokin' 91 degrees here in Lux we were struggling out in the heat. We headed out to the Bock Casemates. With gorgeous views, lots of stairs and history it was a neat thing to see in the country we reside in.  The casemates were underground passages beneath the castle. They later became bomb shelters before being opened to the public as a tourist attraction. 

Happening Lately

I have really been stuck with writing lately. Yes, I know my blog is majority of my kiddo and travel. I do like to write about other things on my heart too. I think I have really been living in the now and basking in everything going on around me. I'll give just a little catch up of random things happening over here across the pond.

The annual fair is here in Luxembourg for about a month. We checked it out on half price family day. We enjoyed tons of food and people watching. Lines were pretty long so we didn't get to put B on any of the few little kid rides. Hoping to make it back without B so we can ride some rides. I'm a sucker for the carnival hype. 

 I am absolutely loving our garden in front of our place. I could eat all the tomatoes in the world. On another note is this zucchini not massive?! They were all this big. I've barely gone through half after making the pan of baked zucchini. I did half with paprika, salt and pepper. The other half parmesan, garlic, salt and pepper. So yummy to save and heat up for a snack.

 I was blessed by my sweet hubs to have a girls day trip to Saarbrucken, Germany with no baby. We indulged in pizza, Starbucks and lots of clothes. Primark is one of the greatest stores I've stumbled upon. Between getting stuck in traffic, rain to sunshine and Swedish candy this trip was just right.

 I've tempted some decorating for cheap in our place. Brynn undoubtedly figured how to get those lights that are hooked with command strips down. Now I need to re-strategize that. I've got one strong, smart baby on my hands. My sad attempt at a Pinterest heart made out of photographs to help liven up our bedroom. I need to print out some more pictures to fill in my gaps. At leafs the shape is in theirght direction? Yeah, no.

 Our routine nightly reading sesh going on. She gets her paci when we pull out the books. The best I could get was a smile behind the paci. Brad has been gone the past two weekends for pre-season. Of course we are getting lots of girl time and snuggles in.

Next up, a post on our Bock Casemates here in Lux. Have a blessed day you guys!