Side

We took a week to escape and enjoy the beach together in Side, Turkey, a resort town near Antalya.  It was especially important to me as the hotel took care of absolutely everything.  I didn't have to think about a single meal (other than nursing the babe, of course), and we spent the entire time playing and attempting to relax (other than the day when Nathanael threw up every 20-30 minutes for about eight hours straight).  Don't worry, we tipped the maid well!  It was surreal to be back in Turkey; the last time we visited was March 2009.  We love the people just as much, and we were able to smile at most of the cultural oddities, understanding a lot of what was going on below the surface.  It was fun to speak some Turkish as well, though we haven't begun to review the language yet.  German needs another year to solidify in our minds!

They had ice cream hour twice a day!  Nathanael sure kept everyone laughing at our hotel!

 As we expected, he loved playing in the sand and water all day every day.

 The hotel had a great pool for kids as well.

 Eva spent the majority of the days sleeping in the hotel room or right here in the stroller, even taking one nap every day on the beach, lulled to sleep by the sound of the waves.  (Not really; she pretty much cried herself to sleep, and the loud waves made it not sound so bad.  It's a phase.)

 Dad!!!