Garmisch

Vic's unit had the opportunity this past week to attend a marriage retreat at Edelweiss Resort in Garmisch. It was absolutely beautiful! The marriage classes were painless, and actually pretty interesting. During the three days we attended five hours of class, and the rest of the time was completely free for us. Speaking of free, all of our meals were also included! 

Edelweiss is an Army-run resort, so we were able to enjoy some American things that we have been missing - mainly chicken wings!!

The following two pictures are from the patio of our hotel room. I have seen mountains in Tennessee, but they are nothing compared to these bad boys. 

This is from inside the resort's lobby. There were so many things to do just within the resort, and tons of sights to see not far from Garmisch. We decided to take it easy, and just did a little sight seeing and shopping within the town.

The next few pictures are from right outside the hotel.

This was on the second day, after class, when we were on our way to pick-up Elliott from the daycare. He did great, even though it was a little hard for us to leave him. He also slept through the night, both nights!! I don't know if it was the comfy crib, the altitude, or if he was just worn out from daycare ... but we weren't complaining!

This day was beautiful so we walked about a mile into town to have lunch and shop.

We found an awesome beer garden ...

Although he looks like he's giving me the middle finger, Elliott was very patient while we relaxed, had a drink, and enjoyed the views.

View of the restaurant with the beer garden ...

That night we were able to take Eli back to daycare for a couple hours while we enjoyed a dinner by ourselves! Side note ... I drank a measly three beers, and woke up with the hangover from hell. I just can't party like I used to ...

The next day we woke up to heavy fog and rain. We were going to visit some nearby castle ruins, but the weather was too bad with the baby. We will definitely make a trip back here, because there is so much to see and do, plus ... the daycare is a nice little bonus!

We went back and tried to get a good picture with Eli, but the fog ruined the view!

Our possessed GPS took us an interesting way home, and we even crossed into Austria for a bit. We drove through some amazing little towns (we tried to get pictures, but it was raining too hard) and saw views that looked like Bob Ross paintings.

Now vacation is over, and it's back to reality. Vic is back to work, and he is scheduled to leave for the month of May. Eli turns three months tomorrow, and I feel like every day is something new with him! He started rolling from his stomach to his back, he's becoming a lot more vocal, and he is obsessed with his feet.
Of course, he still loves the bath ...

We also started him on formula, which has been amazing. It's much easier when we travel, and I don't mind Vic being able to help out! Look how cute they are ....

We have a couple little trips planned before Vic leaves in May, but nothing too crazy. My dad and Reagan booked their trip for July, so we're excitedly planning where we will take them!!