Florence, Italy

Scottie's favorite statue


This is why we loved Florence!

007 Jump

I can only have Scot express to you how he really felt while doing this because my words don't do justice on how epic this was...


"I think it is safe to say that all of us were a little anxious about the jump. It was always on the back of our minds. Everywhere we went we would be thinking about and comparing the size of things to what we pictured the jump being like. When it finally came time to get ready for the jump we had all pretty much psyched ourselves out. We were on the bus driving up this beautiful canyon and suddenly, there was this HUGE menacing wall of concrete and we all looked at each other and thought, " What have we gotten ourselves into?." As we pulled up to the dam the tension in the air was so thick you could cut it with a knife. Then we witnessed the first person jumping off of the dam. It was a girl and she screamed the whole way up and the whole way down... a little unnerving. So we all went and signed the wavers and got in line waiting for our turns. When it was finally time we had already figured out the order we were going to go in. Phil the oldest was going to lead the pack through example. Boy did he ever! His new name is now the Speeding Bullet! Dog went next showing all of us the true form of a perfected bungee jump. James went just showing us all that you need balls to do this thing. John was next being a little timid but showing his true heart and loads of courage. Then it was my turn. I have no idea what I brought to the table other than they had to put me on the fat person rope! So then it was my turn. I get up to the ledge with the wind blowing up through the canyon, off the dam, and right into my face, those 10 seconds of standing there were pure adrenaline. Then the bungee junkies (workers) counted down from 3 and off I went. I jumped out as best as I could and the yell that came out was defiantly not planned. The feeling of falling is something that I cannot describe other than it's so addicting. The speed, rushing wind in my ears, and fear/excitement all at once. It was worth every penny!"



pre- jump









post jump









His actual jump. Such a happy boy.

Gimmelwald, Switzerland

We love Gimmelwald. Stayed on top of this mountain. Had to take a gondola up to where it is. Beautiful scenery and gorgeous Swiss mountains.

Grindelwald, Switzerland

This is one of my favorite places in the whole world... Utah on steroids. We got to eat on top of this mountain where we hung out most of the time




Spilling coke on Scot’s pants


He wasn’t very happy…



Alpine slide on a Grindelwald mountain!



Notice anything interesting in this picture? Thinking it was such a great shot for JUST Scot and I



… of course not



Random cow with a bell

CANYONING!!!!

...One of the many things to do in Switzerland

Interlocken, Switzerland

Interlocken was a happening place. Lots to do. Bungee jumping, skydiving, river rafting and every night we would watch paragliders come in. It was an outdoorsman’s haven. Although our youth hostel was the wannabe BALMERS, it was called Funny Farm with lots of parties at night. No sleep but awesome view of the mountains. We stayed here most of the time in Switzerland and would go visit other cities during the day. Mom and dad even surprised us for Andrew’s birthday.





Dinner with the fam. Thanks mom and dad!



Gelato



The hostel dog



Funny Farm- oh so funny!




Scot attempting


Dog attempting


Phil attempting




Chocolate factory. At this moment, the chef finished giving Scot and James chocolate with alcohol. Whoops! Here he is attempting to give Phil some. Dog and I are laughing at the incident with john afraid to even touch James and Krystal is just so happy to be in a chocolate shop!

And so it begins...

Traveling with a big group on a VERY small budget can be hard sometimes. But man, talk about hume! We had no idea what we were doing, where we were staying and who we were going to meet. All we had were back packs and eurail passes. Stealth.


On the trains



Family councils...


Hostels we stayed at. We never knew who would be taking power naps next to us. "You scared?"


Wrestling...EVERYWHERE we went


Dog's stylish outfits every morning