Last Easter In Germany

Well, our last Easter came here in Germany! We all were excited about our last major holiday here.

Looking over the Easter goodies that the Easter bunny left her:

After breakfast we went to hunt for eggs.

Egg Hunt At The Duffield's

My friend Claudette had an egg hunt at her house the Saturday before Easter. Ben could go b/c he had to work. MJ really wanted to wear an Easter dress.

The kids before heading out to find eggs:

1st it was the little kids turn: Addy was not so sure about it:

Then it was the bigger kids turn:

MJ was fast!

MJ had a ball & got a lot of eggs.

Coloring Eggs

We decided to color eggs the Friday before Easter since Ben was going to be working that Saturday & we were going to a friend's house:

Ben's egg: MJ & Ben

Mom & Ben's Show

Well, mom stayed in the hospital on base for 12 days after her surgery. She couldn't had a better doctor for her! The day she was being release Ben had a show at The Irish House. The Becks came to our house to follow me out there. We had a great time! We're planning to go to one of his shows one last time w/ some more friends.

Matt & Ben taking thier shots:

Day Visit VIII- Last Day For Mollie & Michelle

My mom was still in ICU so I sent MJ w/ Ben, Mollie, & Michelle to Triberg. Of course it started snowing on them on the way there! Poor Mollie & Michelle have gotten thier fix of snow for a long time! I bet it was pretty up there w/ all the snow around there.

We spent the day up at the hospital w/ mom before headed home to be w/ everyone else. Mom & dad change thier tickets for a later day since mom was going to be in the hospial fr a while.

Visit Day VII- Going Home & Mom's Surgery

Sorry no pictures for this entry. By the last day of Italy I was D-O-N-E! We woke up the next morning & took our rental van to the airport. RyanAir you have to be there 2 hours before your flight you will not be able to make it. After dealing w/ even more issues w/ RyanAir I decided I will NEVER fly w/ them again! No joke! The flight home was fine all but we had to wait around for our shuttle to come get us. As soon as I got home I got an e-mail from dad in the subject line "Mom is having surgery today". I called him ASAP & he told me that mom's stomach wasn't getting any better & her doctor was clueless why so they were going to exploratory surgery to see what the problem was. I left MJ w/ Ben, Mollie, & Michelle & went right there. I saw mom for a while before they wheeled her in the OR. After what felt like forever they came out & told us that mom's appendix rupture & was poisoning her insides. After getting her into ICU for the night me & dad went home to let everyone know what had happen at the house & to make some calls to everyone back home. We went settle in for the night & watch Euro trip.

Visit Day VI- Italy Day III

We got up that morning to buy gas coupons & to eat breakfast before heading to what we thought was going to be Rome. We had to wait for the BX to open. After a HUGE waste of time that morning due to lack of commutation w/ the car rental place & the base the majority of the group wanted to still go to Rome.

After stopping to eat at Burger King we were off again. The snow was starting to get bad. Look closely you can see the snow flakes: Then it got a lot worse! A lot worse... the Italian were pulling over to put snow chain on their tires.

So after spending 16 Euros just to turn around we spend another 11.60 just to get off & plus what ever gas that was wasted we never made it to Rome. We took MJ to the beach just before it got way too dark to see it. She loved it & loved seeing the waves crush on shore. I think the was the only thing that made me smile all day long.

After the beach- sorry no pictures... it was too dark. We drove around & found a wonderful place to eat. It was the best pasta I ever had!

A kiss before dinner.

We went back to pack & play some more Rummy.