Muiden Castle outside Amsterdam, Netherlands

What an absolutely wonderful day exploring Muiden Castle in Muiden, just outside Amsterdam, Netherlands! 🏰🇳🇱 The scenic country drive there was an adventure all by itself. We loved spotting wildlife crossing over the amazing road overpasses, passing beautiful green fields filled with fluffy sheep 🐑 and the cutest dairy cows 🐄, and soaking in the picture-perfect Dutch countryside. Honestly, it felt like we had accidentally driven straight into a fairy tale... we just kept waiting for a knight on horseback or a windmill to start waving at us! 😂😍 The flowers where smiling everywhere it was so beautiful!!! Every turn looked like it belonged on a postcard.

The best part, though, was sharing another incredible adventure together. ❤️ There is just something so special about exploring new places hand in hand, making memories we'll laugh about and treasure forever. What a beautiful country, a beautiful day, and another unforgettable chapter in our story. 🇳🇱🚗🏰🌷❤️✨🎉

Netherlands Here we Come!

Here we are... finally on our way to the Netherlands!! 😍❤️🛫🇳🇱🎉

The excitement is REAL!! 🤩 Are we there yet?! 😂 I can't wait to explore Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and everywhere in between. Here's to a new adventure, beautiful memories, and saying "yes" to every stroopwafel and canal view along the way! ❤️✈️🇳🇱✨

Some Of Our Week!

 

❤️ A lovely lunch with Mom and Steven Richard today! We shared lots of laughs, enjoyed yummy tuna and salmon salads and fresh grilled shrimp, and even got some funny pictures of them with a skeleton and Santa Claus! 😂🎅 Such a sweet visit and a wonderful way to spend time together after school. ❤️

Steven had class at U of H today, and afterward, he got to cast his very first vote! When they announced he was a first-time voter, everyone clapped, and he got a first-time voter sticker! My proud-parent heart was bursting! ❤️ It was such a special milestone, and getting to vote together made it even more memorable! 

We celebrated afterward with lunch at Gringo’s! 🌮

Life has been sweet lately with a little planting, hammock naps, and this beautiful weather. ☀️🌿 I even found time to add a pom-pom to my alpaca hat from our Oregon alpaca farm adventure! 🦙💕 

Soaking up these moments and making memories!

A beautiful week filled with sunshine, sweet time with Mom on the patio, Willow and Valentine enjoying the outdoors, and a lovely pair of red cardinals visiting the house! ☀️🐦❤️ Celebrating Candace and Neal at their couple’s wedding shower in El Campo, TX, and enjoying the St. Michael’s Bazaar in Needville, TX, especially the wonderful polka band! 🎶 We even squeezed in a quick beach escape. 🌊 So thankful for precious family time, fun celebrations, and the simple blessings that make life so sweet! ❤️