We spent two weeks in the east coast again visiting grandparents. First we flew into DC on a direct flight from SFO leaving in the early hours of the morning. The kids were so excited to travel that they didn't even complain when we woke them up before 6am. Their excitement turned against us when they refused to sleep on the flight. We survived, and landed in a hot and humid DC area. Grandma and Grandpa K picked us up from the airport, and we had dinner with Mommy's aunts, uncles and cousin before driving back to DE. We spent almost a week at Grandma and Grandpa K's house, where the first activity was getting haircuts by Grandma. The week was filled with other day trips and activities like going to church, the mall, the childrens museum, Thomas the train in Amish country. The kids also spent a lot of time just playing at the house. Grandma K had borrowed so many toys from her friends in anticipation of our visit. The kids especially enjoyed the train set.
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| DT's haircut |
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| Strasburg, PA |
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| The Please Touch Me Museum, Philly |
The second half of the trip was spent with Grandma and Grandpa Y in NY. We ended up renting a car to drive up this time, because it was cheaper than taking the amtrak and we needed the extra car to get everyone around while in NY. The first agenda here was getting everyone's teeth checked by Grandpa. The rest of the time was spent playing in the sand, running around in the house, eating popsicles.
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| summer treat |
Auntie M and cousin DD came a few days after we arrived, just in time for the July 4th celebrations. We watched fireworks from the backyard and went to bed late that night. Mommy and Daddy broke away from the group for a few hours one of the days to go watch Phantom of the Opera on Broadway. It was a nice date. We met up with Mommy's friend for dinner and Grandpa's brothers for dimsum and then the time to go back home came all too quickly.
The flight back home was even more challenging than the first. This time the departure time was too late, and again the kids were too excited to sleep. DT didn't understand why he couldn't run around when he wanted. He ended up crying so much he puked all over himself and Mommy. Luckily there was a change of clothes for him, but poor Mommy wasn't so lucky. All in all, the trip was a fantastic one. We will just plan better next time for the flights.
