It's the little things that mean the most.....

When I pray for these children my prayer is for them to have kind, loving hearts....this is our life...our journey...our Hardy Hearts....

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Thursday, August 8, 2013

home

AFter 16 hours we landed in Louisville.....we were so close to home...so close to sweet hugs....and kisses.....


we arrived to home made signs.......
and happy, sweet, precious, babies.......

Rollins made us a scavenger hunt to welcome us home.....

It felt so good to be home.....and to be able to reach over and scoop one up for a hug at any time....oh how I missed that.....

We gave gifts......

and could not wait to see Riggs who was at the lake with  his buddies!

Tomorrow we will all be back together and I can't wait!

heading back to Germany

We got up this morning and made the most of our free time in Austria!
We went Coo-Coo clock shopping!
and explored the beautiful town of Fussen!
We met back up for a pool side lunch.....
and then got got in our Porsche for the last time......
I savored every minute of this ride....the air around me, the sun on my face, the feeling of freedom, the beauty around me....

Every mie bringing us closer to Stuttgert.......
and the end of the Porsche part of our journey......
we have LOVED "The Porsche Experience"

Back in Stuttgart we met back up with our favorite waiter, Chris, in the beer garden.....

and met up for drinks before our last dinner together.....

So glad our last dinner was outside in a beautiful, German beer garden!
We toasted our amazing trip.....
and had a wonderful dinner together!
Snitzel anyone?
What a fun and amazing group of new friends....we are going to miss them for sure!
and we might miss this couple time although right now all I can think about it my littles....I miss them so much!
With new Beer Steins in hand we left ........
and headed down town.......for a fun night out!

We ended up at this really cool roof top bar...with sand....palm trees...and beds for tables....
and Strawberry tobacco to smoke!
It was a great way to end an amazing trip!

Friday, August 2, 2013

Can it get any better?

I never wanted to leave Grindelwald Switzerland...it really was hard to say goodbye to this breathtaking place. I hope I get back here sometime in my life....this is a place I want to show my littles for sure.

But we packed up the Porsche and said our goodbyes and were off......wondering....can it get any better?
and it did......
Surprise....you are taking a helicopter 14,000 feet up to the top of the Swiss Alps to see a Glacier!
I felt like I was on the bachelorette!


It was beautiful....beyond beautiful.....a very cool experience!

Back on land and back in the car....we headed for the fist major mountain pass off the day!

Check out the map on the GPS.....curves galore!


We climbed ...up...up...up....and stopped for coffee with the snowy mountain tops....


Can it get any better? I just keep asking myself this question.....
We crossed over into Italy.......
So beautiful.....

and stopped for Pizza for lunch.......
DELICIOUS!!!!!



Back in the car we headed for our second mountain pass.....
and the driving was unbelievable......








We passed through St. Moritz......
and ended our days journey at the Hotel Kronenhof......one of the best hotels in Switzerland....

when you stepped inside you were swept away by the beauty.....

We all spent the afternoon in the amazing spa here.....
one more time...can it get any better?
We all met for drinks and dinner that evening......
The dining room was fit for a princess.....I truly felt like I was in a castle.
New friends.....fabulous food....

This day just couldn't have been any better! If I had been able to kiss my littles goodnight it would have truly been perfect......can't wait to see what tomorrow has in store for us!