Ship me to Iraq!

Brennick crawled into this priority shipping box today. I sent Tom a note with this picture and put "Daddy! I asked mommy to ship me to you, but she said the mailman couldn't carry me all that way."  We miss Thomas very much, but know that he is where the Lord needs him right now. We are very very proud of our Lieutenant and are anxiously awaiting his safe return. 

Dachu Concentration Camp

So I've been home from Germany for over two weeks now and am just getting the opportunity to post more of our photos. These are of the Dachu Concentration Camp.

Front Entrance
This is a picture of when the US liberated this camp. The camp was built for 5,000 people, and when it was liberated there was 35,000. This is also the camp where they did the aeronautics & hypothermia experiments on the prisoners. So sad.  
This is a replica of what the beds looked like. When the US liberated the camp they took over and turned it into a refugee camp. Most of the camp had changed some because of that. The only building that was never touched by the US was the crematorium. 
Constantine wire around the base. This was taken near the entrance to the crematorium. 
Incinerator. There are three of these in this room. The room to the left is where the prisoners were asked to undress and "shower." It was a gas chamber. The bodies were then brought in here for cremation. The room to the right is where their belonging were taken to be disposed of. There is also a large beam overhead where I was standing. There were many hangings done here where the bodies could be easily moved to be cremated. 

This was a humbling tour to take.... 

 

Neuschwanstein Castle

In Love.....

Hi though......

Isn't it beautiful?                    

This is the throne room! The throne wasn't finished being built before the King died, so its not in here....

Handsome man!!

Thomas and I spent a day in the Bavarian Alps at the Neuschwanstein Castle. It's considered the "Disney Castle" because its the one that Disney used as inspiration for the Disney castle. It is the most famous of three royal palaces built for Louis II of Bavaria, also known as Mad Kind Ludwig, who bankrupted the country with his indulgent spending.  *We took a horse drawn carriage up the mountain and back down. It was beautiful. We were pelted by snow falling off the trees all the way up and back. haha. 

First Day of Germany Vacation - Rothenburg

Thomas and I spent all day Monday in Rothenburg, Germany. Its a historic town that has a large wall built all the way around it. The wall has old archery holes and random doors all over it. Some the buildings have been there since 1367! We met the Anderson's for lunch, shopped and toured the place. It was COLD, windy, rainy and snowing... but totally worth it! 

*Mommy leaving on an airplane*

I just left on Saturday to spend a week with Thomas in Germany and Brennick is staying in the states with my family. My sister caught some great pictures of us at the airport. Brennick helped with the luggage and kept me company in the security line. He waved bye and blew kisses every chance he got. Enough to make a mom cry. 

The V-a-c-u-u-m

Brennick got a little Dirt Devil vacuum for Christmas and is obsessed with vacuuming the house. When the "big" vacuum is out there is No getting away from using it. We have schemed over and over trying the hide it in different parts of the house, but Brennick always manages to find it. I have to admit, it great that he wants to help clean the house and its adorable! But I can only vacuum the house so many times in one day.   :)    Here are a few photos of B cleaning with his new toy. 

Fun Moments on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day