Anticipation

Excitement is filling the air here in our home, for the arrival of my mother-in-law. The kids can hardly stand the waiting. The countdown has been going on for months, and they are happy that there is only 2 days left 'til they can see her.

We're gonna stay in Salzburg for 6 days and see the sights (click on the highlighted words to see details)- Konigssee, Schloss Hellbrunn (probably on Ariel's birthday), Hohensalzburg Fortress, Mirabell Gardens, the Residence Square (remember this from the Sound of Music?), Salzburger Dom, perhaps a day trip Obersalzburg (the Nazi stuff), and definately stopping at the Gollinger Wasserfall on our way out to the country to stay at a Fuschlsee.

We will be swimming, hopefully finding a pony ride for Ariel's birthday, and finding a rodelbahn while there too. We only have one heat/rainy day option so far: Haus der Natur, which looks really cool. This is the hotel we're staying at in Salzburg: Hotel Pension Gerl . It has a pool and a restaurant, so we can stay and relax and not go anywhere if we're pooped. We're getting a junior suite, so we can have some space, and my mother-in-law will have her own room, but I think Ariel will want to stay with her a couple times. We'll be staying at the lake for 2 days, and then tentatively stopping in Ulm on our way home for a day and spend the night. Then we'll tour the town in the morning and then drive home in the afternoon. So, it will be a 10 day trip altogether, and we're excited. I can hardly believe that it's vacation already!

We are so excited for vacation and birthdays and summertime and potty training. Oh no, wait. Not happy about the training, but happy for no more diapers. That is the goal for the end of the summer: no more diaper bags and no more strollers. Sniff sniff... my babies are growing up! But not 'til after vacation. Who wants rotten laundry in the car on vacation??? Ewwwww

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