Paris is everything I dreamed it would be...

Our last and final stop for the families European trip had to end in Paris, France! It is absolutely BEAUTIFUL and everything I had expected. This just so happened to be our 3 year anniversary, so what better way to spend it than in Paris! Once again I have a ton of pictures, but here are just a few to share with all of you. If you ever have the chance to come visit Europe, Paris is a must to see with your own eyes. I was just over 15 weeks when we were here so we didn't to walk the tower...I thought I was going to die and I am sure my doctor would not be too proud of me if I ever shared with him that I did this. Hope you enjoy the few of many pictures I have attached.

~Just getting off the train~

~Walking toward the Eiffel Tower~

~Our little family~

~Happy 3rd Anniversary~

~We made it to the 2nd floor~

~View of Paris~

~Another view for other side~

~On the bus tour~

~One of the many souvenir shops~

~The Notre Dame~

~Entering The Louvre Museum~
~Inside The Louvre Museum~
~In front of The Louvre~

~Mona Lisa~

~Eiffel Tower at Night~

~Laying on the courtyard of the Eiffel Tower waiting for the light show~

Loving our trips and looking forward to many more,

A little shopping in Poland...

After we left Berlin, we made a mad dash over to Poland for some pottery shopping. It would have been a sin to be that close to Poland and not jump on over the border. Vickey, Caitlin, and Cullen had no clue just how much pottery they were going to see in such a small little town. No matter how many times I go, I could always go again and again! There are just too many beautiful patterns to choose from, but after searching and searching, I hope they found whatever they were looking for. Let's just say that none of us left empty handed.

~In the center of the traffic circle~

~A pottery tree is a must~

~Check out the size of these pieces~

Awaiting my next trip to Poland,

Berlin is BEAUTIFUL...

During their visit, I had to attend the Dental Conference in Berlin, where they could come with me. I had made pre-arrangements to make sure they could come to see all the sites that Caitlin had already seen. I blogged around Christmas time last year, that my sister-in-law was chosen to come to Germany to study for a little over 2 weeks. During that time, she saw ALOT of Berlin, so when she had the chance to go back, she was super excited. So, we all loaded up on Sunday to make the 5 hour trip to Berlin and leave Ryan home alone. When we arrived to the hotel, we didn't know what to expect, but let's just say that the Army went all out for us this year. We stayed in a 5 star hotel and it just so happened to be the time of year that the International Track and Field was going on. Several of the athletes were staying in the hotel, so when we got to see some of them, we tried to get pictures of Cullen with them. I have attached several pictures of all our adventures.

~Inside the hotel is this HUGE aquarium with an elevator going up the inside~
~Cullen was a little fish in the pool~

~One of the athlete's that stayed in our hotel~

~Just around the corner, The Berliner Dom~

~The Berliner Dom at night~

~One of the many Berlin Bear's~

~Another Berlin Bear~

~Checkpoint Charlie~

~Posing by the Berlin Wall~

~Such a ham...holding a chunk of the wall~

I have many many more pictures, but these are just a few of my favorites.

Missing our boy,

Frankenstein's Castle

From Worms, we headed just a little ways up the autobaun to the Frankstein Castle. Ryan and I have visited it before, but it was dark and halloween. There were scarey people everywhere and lots of scarey noises. Seeing it during the day was completely different and near as scarey as it is at night. During this trip, there was a fest going on where there were booths here and there where kids could learn things and play with different things. There were not many, if any, that spoke english, so it was quite a challenge to understand and then translate to Cullen just what they were saying. Over all, he understood and we could figure it out. He was able to try some armor on and even shoot a cross-bow. He loved every minute of it, but by the time the day was over, let's just say he was pooped from all the walking. You can't really see a good picture of the castle, just because it is in the woods, but I have attached what I did get of it.

~History over the road~

Not sure what it is, but thought it is beautiful!

~Cullen was in heaven~

~Inside the main tower~ ~looking down at an old catpult~

~Cullen shooting the crossbow~

~The cute little cathedral~

~The boys talking about it all~

~The famous smart car~

Cullen loved the fact that Ryan could lift this car!

Loving all the traveling,