JR, Kate, Avery and Milo came to Europe and basically went everywhere. Check out Kate’s Facebook posts to see all about the adventures they had while Jay and I were working. Wah wah. We did get to explore Strasbourg, France with them, and it was beautiful!

Kate and the kids’ first train ride. Jay, JR and Kaycee took the scenic drive.
All aboard!!
The city is really beautiful
Lily worked her AI magic to remove other people from this photo…
Look closely. In the middle of the bridge is a guy in red shorts. It was really hot. Lots of people had their feet in the water to cool off. A second after Kate took this picture, the guy jumped. It was a 8/10 backflip. The police arrived so fast. we didn’t stick around to see how much trouble he was in. Crazy kids.
Have I mentioned how much I love French food?
Oh hey – look at my 12 year old! The ONLY reason I let her get this creepy doll is because it was her birthday. And she’s cute.
Jay, JR and I wandered to a cafe for some breakfast. Jay had no idea he ordered cheesecake for breakfast. Best cheesecake he’s ever had.
Did you know there are several Notre Dame cathedrals? There is one in Strasbourg. Pro tip. Read the signs. For the love of god, get out google translate and read the signs. Turns out there are TWO lines to get inside the church. One goes into the main hall of the church, which is what most people intend to do. The OTHER line is a paid entry that goes into a winding staircase. That goes up. And up. And up. To the top of the freaking bell tower. We paid money to torture ourselves. Don’t do what we did. Unless you want to die at the top of a Notre Dame (which I almost did). The views were nice but I was dying so I didn’t take any pictures.
That brown building behind us is the oldest one in Strasbourg. How old? Built in 1154. Seriously old.
On our last morning in Strasbourg, while everyone was getting packed up, Jay and I found a cafe in front of the cathedral for coffee. There were a couple people playing violin, it was a beautiful morning. The church bells rang us a grand farewell.
So JR does this thing. Every time he stays with us, he leaves a little treasure hunt. The last time was ketchup packets. This time it was fruit snack wrappers (from his 2 AM jet lag attack). I found one.

Exploring a new city with old friends. So glad they made the trip across the pond!!