Six Years and Going Strong

Happy Valentines Day everyone! The night before Valentines day we "heart attacked" our neighbors' doors. We tried to be sneaky and not let them know who did it, but I think the English gave us away! 

I'm sure they think we are crazy Americans! And here is our Valentine who makes us so happy everyday! She is the sweetest little girl!

Today is our 6 year Anniversary!! Wow I can't believe I have been married to this hunk for 6 years!

(This picture is in Dallas, not Belgium!) 

We decided for Valentine's Day and our Anniversary we would take a trip to...

LUXEMBOURG. It is a tiny country southeast of Belgium. It's just a 2 hr drive from Brussels to Luxembourg City. 

It's a 1000 year old city situated on a high promontory overlooking deep valleys created by two merging rivers. In other words... It's a beautiful old city sitting on a cliff! First stop: Place d'Armes aka "The Parlour of the City."

It is a pedestrian only area with amazing buildings. 

I just love the architecture here.

They happened to have a charming market with great sausage, cheese, and, of course, pastries. Which brings us to lunchtime...

...simple yet delicious (as you can see, tour books are our great friends here in Europe. Without them, everything just seems like old buildings- I know, we are nerds)!

This is the Chemin de la Corniche or "The Balcony of Europe". Next stop on our walking tour of the city...

...Cathedral de Notre Dame. One thing I loved about this particular cathedral was the brightly colored stain glass windows which depicted the Nativity along one wall and the Crucifixion along the other.

This is one of about 15 windows. 

The detail was incredible, and so was  the huge organ. (Sorry the iPhone camera does not do it justice.) This city had so much more to offer than I anticipated!

Finally, we had a romantic dinner at a little Thai resturant. We love Thai food and you  never seem to go wrong with it. 

You have to love Kellens green drink! It was like a green Shirley Temple, so much sugar! We finished the night eating red velvet cake, just like at our wedding, except this time it was not smashed all over my face and wedding dress.

 We also reminisced about some great times from the past 6 years. So many of those great times included the family and friends we so love and miss while we are here in Europe. We have been very blessed and it just feels like things are always getting better! This year we are especially smitten with our number one blessing- this adorable little girl! Nothing we have accomplished or have done measures up to being Maddie's mom and dad!!