Germany

We did it! We made it to Berlin Germany and back! Here's just a few pics from our 11 day trip. This pic is my dad meeting Norah and Ruby for the first time at the airport after 14 hours travel time! It was sooo great to see my mom and dad! We flew 11 hours to Frankfurt and then took an hour flight to Berlin. It was a miracle... we saved a ton of money by not getting Norah her own seat, and both on the flight there and the flight back there were empty seats near us so she could have her own seat. It would have been a nightmare if she had to stay on our laps the whole time. I think we had all 3 children crying at only 2 times during the flights ... not bad. They were troopers. Thankfully John's sister Kristina came with us. It would not have been possible without her.

Our second day we took the subway into downtown Berlin. We were a bit jetlagged.... 9 hours time difference takes a toll on your body!

This is us at the Brandenburg Gate in downtown Berlin...

This is a fortress we visited.... Mia loved that we went to a REAL castle...

It was fun that my dad got to take a few days to be grandpa.

The drawbridge and entrance to the fortress..

We went to Wittenburg where Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses...This is the door...

This is the church in Wittenburg where the first german mass was given.... the first time religion was accessible to the people.... the beginning of the reformation and eventually the restoration. Amazing!

Norah chillin' in Wittenburg...

Aunt Tina and Mia

This is Dresden... the girls using their preferred mode of transportation :)

Mia in Dresden...

We love Nutella!

Ruby and Grandma :)



















We loved seeing the mission office and going to a zone conference to see my dad teach the missionaries. He has 210! Its the largest mission in europe right now.

It was great to see my mom and dad and brother Mike! We had a fabulous trip! We saw all sorts of amazing sights (too many to put here..... John and Kristina even rented a car and drove many hours to see the church where their great great grandparents were married. Pretty cool!) but the best part was being with my parents.