Finally!

Alright.  We’re back.  Finally we are done with the summer season.  We have enjoyed all of our guests that have come out and visited us, but it is nice now to be able to go to the bathroom with the door open and to be able to eat breakfast in my underwear.  But with our family coming out, it gave us the opportunity to see more of Europe. 

Lindsay’s mom came out to here for a couple weeks and they did quite a bit of traveling.  All of us went down to Garmisch (down my Munich, Germany) and stayed at a resort at the base of the Zugspitz. 

Pretty sweet view from our balcony, eh?

I can’t really complain about the place…high altitude, sweet view from our room and balcony, and the rivers were beautiful!  It really made me homesick for the Rockies and being up on a stream with a fly rod in hand.  Alas, that time will come soon enough.  Seeing these majestic lanscapes really awes me that we live in such a beautiful earth and should be grateful for what we have and what we’ve been given from our Creator.  He’s done a pretty darn good job at making a world for us to live in – be a good steward!  Especially don’t litter if you’re ice fishing…

 

The Dachau concentration camp was also nearby.  What a change of scenery from the Alps.  You could not, nor dare not, feel anything but pain and anguish within it’s walls.  Going through the museum part of the camp, one cannot believe what they went through.  You see pictures and read journals, but really, can you fathom what they went through?  It was horrible.  The gas chamber and the incinerators are still there and that really tops it off.  Where was humanity?  Where was the fear of a post life judgement?  The place was horrible, but Lindsay and I are both very glad we went there.  One, we gain an appreciation for those that suffered and endured and now share their story, and also gives us appreciation for what we have today and the freedoms that we take for granted each day.  We can worship freely, can look different and not get dragged off; really, we can be whoever we want to be.

To end on a better note: Brynn is CRAZY!  Yes, Lindsay and I are obviously her parents, but the little squirt is very much a busy body.  No complaints here…she helps out with cleaning up her toys, will clean the tile floor if she gets a hold of a wet wipe or towel, and goes to bed without whining.  We have a good girl and wouldn’t trade her for anything (but I’ll listen if you have an offer).  She just started pre pre-school and also dance class.  She loves it!

Trying out her tap shoes for the first time

Actually posing for once - I normally only capture the back of her head!

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