Everyone has to have a vacation like this one at some point in there parenthood!!! This was ours and I hope it never happens again!!! Our hopes were to have a relaxing vacay after Ben came home from his deployment...
Ehtan had a horrible cough and a 102+ fever (during some part of the day) for five days, so on the fifth day, I took him to the ER to see what was going on.
We had planned on putting the kids into the CDC (the day childcare) for two days, but with Ethan's fever, we obviously couldn't leave him... but we thought that we would drop Bella off anyway. Within half an hour of dropping her off, the daycare called and told us she had a fever. Ha!
Her fever (and she picked up Ethan's cough) lasted until a few days after we arrived back home. Even after she received antibiotics for a double ear infection that perforated both of her ear drums. Poor girl!
At one point... When Ethan was crying and coughing so hard that he threw up all over his blanket and the car... Ben said " I think we should just pack up and go home"... and to be honest, I wasn't far off. But we stuck it out and we are better people for it. Together as a couple and as a family!
Anyway, regardless, Ben and I made the most of the vacation and still managed to have a good time. We divided and (somewhat) conquered with one watching the kids, while the other enjoyed some solo time. We had separate massages, separate hot tubs, separate shopping trips and thank goodness for staying at a kid friendly hotel, where we ordered in most of our meals and enjoyed them in the comforts of our hotel room. It actually worked out nicely.
Edelwiss Lodge and Resort
Morning breakfast that we actually enjoyed
My mentality was... that we could either stay in our room and be miserable, or we could get out and do things and try to distract the kids from their ailments (who were going to be miserable what ever they did). So we hit the road and did a little touring around the area.
Thanks to Rick Steves section on Garmisch, we hit up some neat places.
Ettal Monastery
Ben liked this stop and picked himself up a carton of beer made by the monks!
Oberammergau: The houses and restaurants frescoed with beautiful biblical scenes and fairytale characters.
Linderhof Castle: The home of "Mad" King Ludwig. The grounds are surrounded by fountains and sculptures and beautiful greenery. We skipped the tour of the castle and its queue, for obvious reasons, but it was worth the trip just to walk around.
I took these pics with my phone and they precisely sum up Ethan's vacation... Poor little fellow!
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