Yesterday we got in the car around 6am and we were off! The car ride was decent...only 5 1/2 hours and Hayden only got sick once and Bristol twice...but hey, that was moderate compared to our trip to Lubeck, so ILL TAKE IT! :))
We had our first toll both experience and boy were they expensive ((luckily since Thomas is "working" on this trip they as well as the hotel will be paid for! :)) yay)) but on the way the GPS lost the autobahn we were on because it was newly finished...lol so for a bit we had no idea where we were or where we were supposed to be! It was kinda fun until Thomas got frustrated! lol
When we arrived we were pleasently surprised at the hotel...it's really pretty and has a great view of Chateau Thirrey! We headed out to get something to eat since we weren't giving the kids anything through the ride so they wouldn't get sick again! We had to get something fast! McDonald's it was! lol :)) After that we went to a department like store to get swim diapers and laundry detg for the stuff that got abused through the ride! lol
Got back to the hotel and we were off to our first Belleau Wood experience with all the other Marines! Went to the cemetary and got to walk through the actual battelfield then headed to the infamous "Devil Dog Fountain" ...Thomas got to drink out of it! The whole experience was really awesome! -- You could tell Thomas felt so proud to be a Marine which is something I haven't seen in a long time from him! It was deff something memoriable! We then got to walk around the Belleau Wood museum which was really interesting!
Headed back to the hotel, checked in with Thomas' boss and we went out to eat at 'Buffalo Grill' -- we both thought it was really good ((Thomas ate ostritch...bad man...lol)) ...it was funny to watch the other Marines try to order and talk to the waitress, not a single one spoke French and she didn't speak a single word of English! There was alot of pointing and gestures involved!!
Then we headed back to the hotel for some SWIMMING!! :)) At first Bristol wasn't so sure about it, infact it took her about an hour to warm up to it but Hayden jumped right in...littereally! He LOVED it! We played till it closed, came back to the room, and it was bed time!
So that was our first day! :)) It was a lot of fun! Can't wait to tell you about today once something actually happens! lol We've got some down//hotel time while all the Marines head to the cemetary to put stuff together for the ceremony tomorrow! I think the kids and I will prolly go swimming or hit up the little play ground that they have! :)) Hayden is having a slight melt down that Daddy left but some French cartoons seem to be doing the job...sorat! lol :))
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