Happy Thanksgiving

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I sat rocking Brooks to sleep last night as he rested his little head on my shoulder. He was facing me and as I put my cheek to his soft squishy skin, I could hear him taking his little breaths. And I just sat there eating up the moment, feeling an overwhelming amount of happiness and appreciation for what we have been given. In 2 blinks this little guy will be as big as Chance.

This Thanksgiving we are really reflecting on our experience here in Zurich, thankful for the opportunity that it has given us, enriching our lives in more ways than we can count or express. On this day we miss celebrating with our families, but are so thankful for the amazing friends that we have here that make the day just as special in its own way.

Sunday we were able to enjoy a grand pot luck feast with all the traditional foods, and all our best friends. As always it was so much fun, and we are thankful for the friendships that we have made here.


We wish you the best to you and yours on this happy Thanksgiving Day!!!

The BIG 40

Happy Birthday Randall!!!!!!!!!!

"For God's Sake, Woman, He's a Man, He's Got a Man Cold!

Monday midday I started asking myself if I was getting sick. You know that strange feeling that comes over you where you aren't quite sure.....am I tired? of course. Lack of sleep? of course. Coming down with something? Maybe but I think I have my bases covered in terms of the flu. I've been fully flu-munized. Ryan swears it's the left overs of the swine flu shot that we received last week but my tummy rumbles were telling me otherwise. Nonetheless, I was sick enough not to bring Chance to school yesterday and pretty much laid around all day....of course with 2 boys in the house "laying around" is just a fantasy. Sick or not mommy gets little sympathy around here and life still goes on whether I am dying in bed or not.

When I told Chance he wouldn't be going to school, he replied:

"Moooooooooom. Please dont make me miss school. You know I want to go even on Saturdays."

So of course at 10 last night after the baby has been fed and I am drifting off to neverland, we are awakened by some sound of pouring water, more like splattering EVERYWHERE. Chance has vomited all over the hallway, I mean ALL OVER the hallway. So much that we have officially retired the rug. It's unsalvagable. And to add to the misery around here, Ryan mentioned last night he was starting to feel a bit uneasy as well. GREAT. Now begins what my mom likes to call, the Baganz Family Who is the Sickest Competition.

I win the I am the Sickest but Get Least Sympathy Award

Ryan wins the I am the Sickest and Could You Please Give Me Some Un-needed Medication Award

Chance wins the Largest Barf All Over the Floor Award

So this morning of course, Ryan is too sick to go in to work, I am still unwell and feeling most sorry for myself in such a predicament, that I have pirated this video idea from one of the blogs I follow. But it's the only way I can put in to words how I am feeling at this moment:

Big Speaker

Chance has made himself well known as a good speaker after the toast he made at Drew and Andrea's wedding. Well again he's proven himself to be a confident public speaker! His class worked diligently on a song that they performed at last week's Friday assembly. Each child had a line that they were to say, and Chance was the only child there to have memorized his line. All the others read off their cue cards. I was so proud. Of course 2 minutes before the show was to begin my camera battery died but another mom came to my rescue. She didn't capture him speaking but you do get a glimpse of the class performance....