EVERY single month here in Europe the Army gets a four day weekend (tied into whatever holiday is that month) We haven't been able to take advantage of all of them because of Leevi's current job....when he travels he doesn't get those four days. Over these next few months he is gone so much that we decided to drive to stay with him over this four day weekend for Martin Luther King's Day. He still had to work, but since he's the boss of this exercise, he was able to sneak away for long stretches during the day. His hotel room has a separate bedroom so we were able to get the girls to bed and hang out without tiptoeing around. The girls and I found things to do around Graf on Friday and Saturday and then we left Sunday around noon when Leevi went into work. It's nice to be back home on Monday with one more day of break to relax and regroup before the week starts!
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| We went to this park last summer when we were here visting Leevi. |
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| Her name in the snow.....it dusted a few times that we were there but didn't amount to being able to "play" in it. |
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| The girls had a blast feeding the ducks and swans when we were here a few months ago but this time they absolutely refused our bread! Maybe they sensed we were Americans! :) There were about 30 ducks and 2 swans and NOT ONE came to eat from us!!! |
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| We were able to take Leila with us at the hotel (which is always the number one reason for not getting out and about Europe more often!) Dogs aren't allowed in the front seat in Germany (I think they aren't even supposed to be in the back without rails up) so I scooted the passenger seat up as far as it could go and made Leila a "bed" at Kailee's feet. She was a great traveler and slept at Kai's feet the whole time and made a comfy foot rest for her. |
I don't know how our parents survived traveling with us when we were kids! This 3 hour trip was bearable because of DVD players, iPhone, iPad, and the Leapster. And for me, the GPS! There is no way I would have attempted this trip alone in a foreign country without a cell phone and the GPS. I think even printed Map Quest directions would have failed me. Such a security relief!
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| How are we supposed to fit another kid back there?! I guess someone has to go! :) |
Speaking of no room....I scored one of the two narrow based carseats that we'll need once the baby comes (Sunshine Kids (I guess now called Diono) Radian....it's about $225 new and I found it on Bookoo (like Craigslist) for only $50. I have no idea why she was selling it so cheap! It's in perfect condition!
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