Christmas in Annecy

Nate and I decided that for this past Christmas, we wanted to stay in Europe. We were in the US the Christmas before so it just seemed right to stay here. And lucky for us, my sister and her family, our cousin, my parents, and even my brother-in-law’s family were all able to join us. It made for quite the Christmas celebration, especially for being so far from home!

We decided to head to Annecy here in France not too far from Geneva and the alps. We had never been there before but had seen pictures and it seemed like a quaint French town that was a perfect place to spend Christmas. The town sits on a lake and it gets into the Christmas spirit with Christmas markets, lights and decorations all around town. Being a large group, we rented two apartments not far from each other.


We arrived along with my parents a few days ahead of the rest of the group so we had time to stroll around the town, check out the food market, take a walk by the lake and just relax. It was just what we wanted.

Everyone else arrived the day before Christmas Eve and we had fun catching up with them and preparing for the Christmas festivities. Josephine had a blast with her three cousins as well. The last time she saw them was back in April when we went to Slovenia so now that she’s a bit older, she had even more fun playing with them.

We went to John and Julie’s apartment for Christmas Eve dinner and then church on Christmas morning and back to our apartment for Christmas dinner. It was a typical family Christmas set in a lovely French town.

After Christmas we all had one more day together before we would be parting ways. We spent a leisurely day in the town. They had an area where the kids went for pony rides (Josephine wanted no part in that) and we all could go ice skating.

It was yet another Christmas to remember surrounded by family. We are very blessed!

Merry Christmas!