Switzerland: Fun Planet!
We landed in Geneva, got our baggage, and then waited for DH's sister Viv to pick us up. While we sat there people watching, we saw a little boy run back towards the doors he just came out of (customs) and get knocked down. They were one-way doors that you're not supposed to go back into so he got struck by the closing door. Kinda freaky, but he was fine overall.
Anyways, we got picked up and were driven to their lovely home in a small village near Lausanne. There are many sunflower, corn, and wheat fields in the area - very quaint. When we got home, her kids were still eating breakfast. They were a bit shy at first but within 5 minutes, they were over it. It was amazing how big they'd grown since the last time we saw them (Xmas 2005). The youngest was already talking! The last time we saw her, she was a newborn.
Since it was a rainy day, we headed out to Fun Planet. It's an indoor entertainment area for both kids and adults. However, the toddlers play area was closed for the day. booo. But the kids were able to find some stuff to play with. Zach (4 yrs) and DH played this shoot-em-up game called "Let's Go Jungle!" where you use "machine guns" to shoot scary jungle bugs. Zach was actually pretty good! He scored half of what DH scored. :) They also tried out a few of the other arcade games but most of them were for older kids. We did get to see some superfast go-karting. The go-karters wore heavy protective gear and zoomed around the indoor track so fast.
Back home, we took a nap before dinner. Towards the end of dinner, the kids wanted to re-enact what they saw on "Let's Go Jungle!" so they pretended to be big scary spiders while Steven and I were supposed to shoot them. We did this, over and over again. Ok, that takes a lot of energy. We were pooped EARLY that evening. We went to bed before the sky was completely dark. (Since it's summer, the sky doesn't fall completely dark until around 10:30pm)
Anyways, we got picked up and were driven to their lovely home in a small village near Lausanne. There are many sunflower, corn, and wheat fields in the area - very quaint. When we got home, her kids were still eating breakfast. They were a bit shy at first but within 5 minutes, they were over it. It was amazing how big they'd grown since the last time we saw them (Xmas 2005). The youngest was already talking! The last time we saw her, she was a newborn.
Since it was a rainy day, we headed out to Fun Planet. It's an indoor entertainment area for both kids and adults. However, the toddlers play area was closed for the day. booo. But the kids were able to find some stuff to play with. Zach (4 yrs) and DH played this shoot-em-up game called "Let's Go Jungle!" where you use "machine guns" to shoot scary jungle bugs. Zach was actually pretty good! He scored half of what DH scored. :) They also tried out a few of the other arcade games but most of them were for older kids. We did get to see some superfast go-karting. The go-karters wore heavy protective gear and zoomed around the indoor track so fast.
Back home, we took a nap before dinner. Towards the end of dinner, the kids wanted to re-enact what they saw on "Let's Go Jungle!" so they pretended to be big scary spiders while Steven and I were supposed to shoot them. We did this, over and over again. Ok, that takes a lot of energy. We were pooped EARLY that evening. We went to bed before the sky was completely dark. (Since it's summer, the sky doesn't fall completely dark until around 10:30pm)
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