Getting Grandma & Grandpa

Getting Grandma & Grandpa

We arrived in Garmisch on Tuesday and got all checked in. After unpacking some Shelby took us out and we found a Christmas tree stand and picked out a tree for our room. I was thinking small, table top Charlie Brown type thing. Shelby had other plans! LOL He chose a 5' tree that we had no stand for, but man was it pretty! We hauled it to our room and discovered that if we turned the patio table upside down it made a perfect tree stand. Then I was able to MacGyver the small little coffee pot carafe in the room underneath the trunk so it can have water. (Shelby insisted we bring our big coffee pot because the little 4 cup one in the room just doesn't get the job done for him, talk about high maintenance!) So we have a beautiful tree in our room now and Colin loves it. The maids probably think we are nuts! (Would they be wrong?! LOL)

Garmisch had snow all day and ended up getting 12-18"! It was truely a winter wonderland when we woke up Wednesday morning. We were up bright and early to head up to Munich to pick up Shelby's parents and Colin was super excited. All he talked about was going to get them and going back to the hotel so they could swim with him. Crazy kid. We found them with no troubles and then wasted no time bundling them up in winter gear and dragging them to Munich city center for the Christmas market. Yes, I was enjoying glühwein at 10 in the morning, I'm on vacation! After the market and some sightseeing we headed back to the hotel to get them settled in. Colin insisted Dad take him straight to the pool while Grandma and Grandpa got settled in their room and Mommy decorated the Christmas tree a little bit. We'll all sleep good tonight!