So how this all started was, friends of ours were getting married in Philadelphia in May. So we thought, "we might as well take a week and make an east coast trip out of it"... In some ways I think it worked out perfectly to be able to see so many people along the way and in some ways may have been a bit crazy packing too much into one trip... we will see how this unfolds;)
The boys had an early release day on Friday so we picked them up and headed north to celebrate Grampy's 60th birthday with him. We had an absolutely gorgeous afternoon at the lake and enjoyed, maybe most of all, the cake with the black icing. It was great to see lots of family that we don't get to see often enough. Happy birthday Grampy!
After the party we headed south to stay in Portland for the night so Gabe could attend a conference early Saturday morning. The kids handled arriving around midnight surprisingly well! Saturday morning, Gabe left before we really got up, the kids and I discovered that Holiday Inn offers "kids eat free"... seriously, 1 adult and 4 kids... breakfast cost $8... we may consider the Holiday Inn more often in the future;) After a dip in the pool Hillary and Cody came for a visit and explored Mackworth Island with us... they were good sports. I managed to get the kids tired enough to nap on the way to Boston... James thought that this picture of Audrey was hilarious.
We arrived in Boston late afternoon and had so much fun playing with Noah's "oldest friend" Suvi and her brother Rain. They jumped on the trampoline, rode the zip line and enjoyed the neighborhood company riding on anything with wheels. They were kind enough to host us for the night and even picked Gabe up at the train station in the evening. Thanks for visiting with us Carlile Family, we will see you in Maine soon!
Sunday was a really long day of driving, but everyone handled it as well as can be expected. The last picture here is from our rest area exercise stop. We arrived in Bel Air, Maryland early evening and spent dinnertime visiting with my college roommate and her family. They were nice enough to make us dinner despite being gone for the weekend themselves AND that we arrived late and stayed past bedtimes when everyone had to work or go to school the next day:) Thanks so much for hosting us Fisher Family, I really hope that we will be able to visit longer the next time we come through!
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