The Stucki's

St Bernard, Switzerland
August 3, 2007

We drove from Sion to Lausanne but on our way we decided to stop at St. Bernard and drive through the Great St. Bernard Pass, home of the monastery of St. Bernard, the saint that initiated the breeding of the Swiss dogs to help travelers

cross the Alps (hence the name St. Bernard dogs). It was pretty cold, but Ashley and I took a brief walk anyway and actually ran into a few of the dogs being walked. They licked Ashley’s neck over and over and she LOVED it! I have to admit they are beautiful dogs and MIGHT be a dog I would consider to own if the weren’t so big and if Heather were not allergic. They seemed super friendly, at least the ones at the monastery. After buying Katie and Ashley stuffed St. Bernard dogs, we continued down the mountain towards Mont Blanc, a spectacular drive. I am really glad that my dad was driving this trip and I actually got to enjoy the views that Switzerland provides, which normally I would not have been able to enjoy since many of the mountain switchbacks are extremely tight and I would have a hard time navigating the roads while still maintaining the view outside.
We stopped briefly in Chamonix to take in the view of Mont Blanc. Chamonix was the site of the first Winter Olympic Games (1924) and where the International Olympic Committee is located today. It seems like a nice city, but perhaps a little too retro at first glance, as if the last update happened 25 years ago.
We drove from Chamonix through Montreux and ended in Lausanne.

Quotes to Remember

We were in Munich and just checking into our Hotel and both the girls needed to go to the bathroom. We all ran upstairs to our rooms and they both bolted into the bathroom. They began to fight over which one was going to use the toilet first. They argue for a few seconds when Katie shouts, "Mom, which one of us do you want to pee their pants?!" (May, 2009)
We were driving home from church last week and I said something like, "We are going to buy a Toyota Sequoia". Suddenly from the back we hear our 4 year old, Ashley, pipe up ... "You killed my Father...Prepare to Die!"...somehow she confused "Toyota Sequoia" with "Inigo Montoya" from the Princess Bride! (May, 2009)
Ashley and I were playing a card game when she says to me, "pause the game, I have to go to the bathroom". This is when I realized the technology gap between my childhood and hers.
I asked Ashley what country she was born in (she was born in Canada). She told me that she couldn't remember, so I tried to give her a hint. I said, "you were born in Cannnn...". To which she immediately exclaimed in triumph..."CANDYLAND!!"
Katie woke us up this morning telling us we needed to get up. Heather told her that her head hurt and she wasn't going to get up yet. Katie responds, "But you don't WALK on your head, so get up!"

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