I had the opportunity to go to camp with my dear friend and fellow Young Women’s leader. Kiera and I both enjoy photography, so we brought our cameras along with the idea to go play with our cameras and take some photos of eachother. It was so much fun, although fairly uncomfortable for me to be on the otherside of the camera. We went on a hike, just the two of us while the girls were at the lake. The scenery was breathtaking.

So these are pretty much the only photos I have from camp. I decided to just enjoy the moment and not worry the rest of the time about taking photos since they had someone doing that.

And now, the beautiful Kiera Eve…

And here is a couple she took of me. Shortly after this next shot, I realized how unflexable I am and fell of this log and cut my foot. Lovely.

One of my favorites she took of me. And if you’re just dying to see more of me, she posted them here.

My sweet older sister Emily had her baby while I was away at camp. I was sad to miss being a part of her happiness on the actual day, but so happy that all went well. This is Emily and Ryan’s first baby. I can’t tell you how excited I am to see her in three weeks and get a camera on her!!

AND…did I mention that my eldest sister Sara also had a beautiful baby girl (Chloe Ruth) just a month ago? This is number six for her, but only her second girl. I’m anxiously planning a trip out to see her and the rest of her chillins.

AND if that wasn’t enough happiness in one month, my little sister Laura just got home from her mission in Switzerland and Germany.

My cup runneth over!

I came home to an avid bike rider. We took Isaac to pick out a bike and helmet right before I left. I was literally biting my fist when we allowed him to choose which helmet and bike he wanted. Why must they all be so blasted bright and hideous?

How hilarious is he in the last picture? He posed like this and asked me to take a picture.

I’m off to Girls Camp for the week. Geoff will be Mr. Mom and I must say I’m not a bit worried. Though I wish I wasn’t leaving my kids so soon after being gone, I know they’ll be just fine, and I am excited to spend time with the girls who I am over at church. I plan on returning filthy dirt and happy. See you soon!

We got to Austria after a very long plane ride, which involved me eating a fair amount of plane food, which I subsequently threw up in the taxi from the airport to our hotel. Thank goodness for the headrest that I bought because it came in a bag!

We were exhausted when we got to our hotel because of the time difference. We took a short nap and then I attempted to make myself presentable by straight-ironing my hair. I quickly learned that the electric conversion is not the same. TOTALLY burnt my hair. It was really depressing since I’ve been trying to grow it out. Guess I’m getting a haircut.

We decided to be true tourists and bought a two day Hop-On Hop-Off Bus ticket and went to all the major sites around the city for the next two days. I was happy we did so because we were able to see so much.

And for the true reason of our trip: Geoff’s presentation at the Technical University went well. This was the first time I’ve actually been able to attend one, so it was a proud moment for me.

Here’s just a few sites that we saw, I don’t want to overload you too much!

We got a good chuckle out of this sign.

This image is purely to tell you of the rampage that went on at 3 of the 4 H&M’s the we went to (all located within walking distance of eacthother!). In true Leah style, I pretty much only bought clothes for the kids.

Me sitting on one of the old preserved streets in Vienna. It is used in a lot of movies we were told.

And this was a very common site, Geoff looking at a map at the metro stations.

Looking from the palace to the Gloriette.

Looking back at the palace.

Beautiful. And did you know they call paint this color, Schönbrunn Yellow?

Waiting at the beautiful Staatsoper.

Did you ever know how much I love a good market. I mean really love it? It drives me NUTS that we don’t have any good ones here. Fresh everything. I was in heaven here at the Vienna Naschmarket.

Geoff and I devoured the kebabs in Vienna. We ate them all the time on our last trip to France and we so excited to see them again. Delic!

FYI, if you are thinking of doing a similar trip as us, RENT A CAR! The train ride was about 16 hours long, more than double what it would have been to drive. We didn’t know though and had bought Eurail Passes before we left so we were stuck.