Saturday, January 24, 2009

What A Trip!

Madison loves her Daddy, he always knows how to make her smile.
The BMW Museum
The BMW Gallery
Laurie and I agreed that this would be the car we would want.
This was Madison's choice lol.
The Allianz Arena (Soccer Stadium). We read that it lights up red and white or red and blue depending on which Munich team is playing their that night. We wished we could have seen it all lit up!
She was such a trooper in the car. It was mostly smiles everywhere we went.
Laurie had to get proof that she'd been here!
One of the castles used as the Von Trapp Family home in the movie. Oh yes and the lake they fell in.
The beautiful glass gazebo that Liesel and Ralph sang sixteen going on seventeen.
These hills really were alive!
Beautiful scenery
Family photo!
Probably one of the best family pictures yet since Madison is ACTUALLY smiling! lol
My beautiful little girl!

Our beloved mother/mother-in-law had the date set for today to leave for home so we decided that we needed to do something special as a family before she left. So we went to Edelweiss! We arrived Tuesday night and used Wednesday and Thursday as travel days to see Munich and Salzburg, Austria before returning home last night. In Munich we saw the BMW Museum, Sea-Life Aquarium, Olympic Park, Allianz Arena, Hofbrahaus, and of course the Hard Rock Cafe. We had to get our shirts! :) Then we went on the Sound of Music tour in Salzburg, Austria which was such a treat for me. I had to see if those hills really were alive with the sound of music and of course they were! It truly made the movie come to life for me and of course now I can't wait to watch it again after seeing all the highlights with my own eyes. We had a wonderful vacation but are done with driving for awhile. lol We took so many pictures but I promise I'll only put a few. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do. It was a vacation we'll never forget and will treasure always. We miss you and love you Mom!

Thursday, January 8, 2009



GO GATORS!!!! 2008 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!!