{"id":6190,"date":"2026-09-13T21:30:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T03:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/?p=6190"},"modified":"2026-10-04T20:12:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T02:12:43","slug":"european-vacation-2026-here-we-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2026\/09\/european-vacation-2026-here-we-go\/","title":{"rendered":"European Vacation 2026: Here We Go!"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_6191\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6191\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2026\/09\/european-vacation-2026-here-we-go\/montreal1\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6191\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6191\" src=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Montreal1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Montreal1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Montreal1-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Montreal1-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Montreal1-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Montreal1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Montreal1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6191\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flightaware.com\/live\/flight\/ACA900\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">And we&#8217;re off<\/a>!!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It was only six hours after we got home from the Air Force &#8211; North Dakota State football game that we were on our way to the airport for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flightaware.com\/live\/flight\/ACA1072\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a flight from Denver to Montreal<\/a>. 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