The Brubaker Family

The Brubaker Family

President Brubaker and I are excited to be here as the Mission President and companion of the Belgium Brussels Netherlands Mission! We love your sons and daughters, and feel to thank you for the wonderful missionaries you have raised! This is a very unique mission. Our mission includes two countries, and five languages, not including many dialects spoken in the Netherlands. The missionaries are teaching many people from all around the globe. With the help of the Spirit, the missionaries are finding those who have been prepared to receive the Gospel. This is truly the best mission in the world, and we are honored to be a part of it. We will try and take good care of your sons and daughters. We love them so much already!

We have 5 children and 11 wonderful grand children. We have so much fun together! We are grateful for the support they have given us as we prepared to leave for three years. Our home is in Salt Lake City, Utah. We have raised our family in the Millcreek Holladay area. We enjoy many activities together. We are happiest when we are hiking in Southern Utah, cross-country skiing into our rustic cabin in the Uintahs, enjoying a good game of Train or Settlers of Catan, or just being together and sharing a meal with each other. We love our family so much!!!

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

A Whirlwind Trip Through The Netherlands

It is a good thing everything is relatively close in the Netherlands! We had just a few days together. There is so many beautiful things to do and see. We enjoyed every minute with Benjamin and Stephanie and our four wonderful grandchildren. We were blessed with beautiful weather, and experienced the unique, wonderful things that this country has to offer.
Keukenhof was 1st on the list. Oh my goodness, you would think we were in the Garden of Eden!

We were early risers to visit the Flower Auction in Aalsmeer. Hundreds of different species of flowers are sold daily. If you can imagine the size of the warehouse is over 23 football fields! Flowers from all over the world are auctioned here!
Marken, is a quaint fishing village just North of Amsterdam. Sophie was quite amused by the klompens that come in all sizes!
Marken once very isolated, is now linked to the mainland by a causeway, but still holds it's romantic appeal. The community has held on staunchly to its identity, and Marken's traditional black-and-green wooden houses on stilts still form an attractive and picturesque scene. If you are lucky you might see an elderly woman wearing the traditional costume.
Picnicking along side a canal at it's best!
It is breathtaking to see the fields and fields of tulips, hyacinths, and daffodils. It is so refreshing to roll down the windows to get the full effect of the aroma in the air!

A day wouldn't be complete without having a traditonal pannekoeken!
(Dutch Pankcake).
Time flew by way too fast, and now we are left with sweet memories of a precious visit we will never forget!

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