Dutschland, Luxembourg, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, & Liechtenstein

From that list you can tell that we had a wonderful trip with my brother Wil. Six countries in 2.5 weeks. Must have been nice for Wil to have a great trip with great company. Luxembourg we visited the US National Cemetary for WWII & the Nazi cemetary. Belgium, we visited a museum at the Battle of the Bulge site...Amazing and only 2 hours away from home. It was one of my favorite trips so far.
We just returned from Switzerland where we were able to make it for a baptism session in the Bern, Switzerland temple. Afterwards we had lunch in a nearby park and rested for a bit. Then drove over to a small farm village (I'm guessing my ancestors) called Bangerten. (Bangerter is my maiden name) cows with cowbells, farmers, dairys and beautiful flowers so quaint and neat to be there. Found a sign that said "Wil Bangerter" which was the highlight of the trip for him. From there we drove to the Swiss Alps where we camped two nights right near the river. We rode bikes for two days straight and loved being at the foot of the beautiful Alps. had wonderful weather and a clean spot for showering. Sunday we took off to a lake that borders Germany, Austria, and Switzerland called Bodensee. On our way there we stopped and ate lunch in the country of Lichetenstein. It is possibly the smallest country in the world, not many people know where it is. We continued on to the Germany side of the world where we felt like we could finally communicate with the Germans. We should give ourselves more credit in speaking the language than we do. Feels good to communicate, or feel like you can a bit.
We camped on the lakeshore for one night and headed home the Monday.
When we arrived home we learned of a terrible accident of our friend. Mike Christensen's grandson, Tucker Christensen (11 years) was killed riding his 4-wheeler across Highway 45 when he was hit by a van. Our thoughts, concerns and prayers have been with the Christensen family since yesterday. More prayers would be appreciated in their behaf. Tucker was the little boy, when I was working on the farm who would hide in the cornfields and throw dirt clods at me when I was running around on the farm checking water and such. I have known him eversince he was a baby. He is the oldest of seven children. A fun and happy kid. He will be missed greatly.
We love our family and know that we are blessed to have the opportunity to be together forever. Life is precious. Be careful and stay close to your families and little children. We are so blessed as a big family.
Love to All, Suzy