Yvoire with my mom

On September 28th my mom and I decided to take a little day trip. It is a day trip that I have done once before with some friends here. Basically, we drove to Nyon, Switzerland and got on a boat (Barely made it. Had to buy the tickets on the boat.) to Yvoire, France. Yvoire is across the lake from Nyon and so it is only a 20 minute boat ride. It was a perfect day! Here we are on the boat. My attempt at a "self-portrait" with James. An even worse attempt with my mom in the picture. Do you like the view up my nose? At least my mom looks good.
Lukey-Lu is just happy to be alive and along for the ride. Seriously, he was very good the whole time. I was shocked!
James and my mom looking at Yvoire as the boat is about to dock. James loved exploring the boat. He loved the horn and the huge ropes. And the French and Swiss flags.
Just off the boat and James is already straining to get out of his stroller. The flowers were just beautiful. Yvoire is known for having amazing flowers/gardens.
More flowers.
Just outside the mideval city. Inside the walls it is a pedestrian only area (exept for locals). The wall was originally built in the 1300's.
Just an example of what the village looks like. Beautiful old buildings (I mean really old) and lots of flowers.
We got to Yvoire at about 10:45 and just looked around for a bit (and shopped a bit). Then we bought some bread and cheese at a little shop and had that for lunch. It was good. J-L decided he would be kind enough to sleep for a while during lunch so that we could all eat.
James trying to climb a tree like the "big" kids.
After lunch we wandered some more and checked out the churchwhich was my first time. There is a map inside that you can put a sticker on to say where you are from. We were not the first from SLC or Dallas on the map. Then we wandered down to the lake where James and my mom fed some swans and I fed John-Luke.
More feeding the swans.
My mom and the lake. The shoreline in the background is Switzerland.
Me and my boys.
My mom with the chateau which dates back to the 1300's and is still a private residence. Not open to the public. When it comes up for sale I'm going to buy it. Unfortunately it has been in the same family for almost 400 years. Figures.
James having a refreshing drink of eau potable.
More flowers.
Please, do not disturb.
Waiting at the dock for the boat.
A particularly bad attempt at a "self-portrait."
We took the 1:45 boat back across the lake. The view as we were leaving.
It was a bit windy on the boat ride back.
After we got back to the car, James was asleep before we even made our first turn. J-L did great and it was an awesome day! Oh, and Thanks, Mom, for the great souvenir! Come back soon!