Family Vacation

We went on our first family vacation this summer.  We haven't been on a big trip since we went to China a little over two years ago. We have been trying for some time to get up to see some family, especially my great aunt who is in her late 80's. Finally we had the time and finances to do so. We flew up and landed in NYC. The kids did great on the flight, all were very excited.  We were thankfully it was only a 2 hour flight instead of 20+ hour car ride. We spent a half day in the big city; the kids had fun at the American Museum of natural history. They loved seeing all the dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals, and the giant whale. We spent several hours there just roaming around having fun. Drove thru central park, then we went to FAO Swartz toy store. Ended our tour with a drive thru Times Square.

We had a fun time showing the kids all the places P and I enjoyed while we lived there. We showed them our colleges, where we met, where I grew up, the house I lived in and my high school. They weren't totally interested but it was great for P and I to reminisce. We celebrated our 20th anniversary just before we left too. Of course Nate loved staying in the hotel and the free breakfast was probably his favorite. Here are a few pictures of our trip.

Phoebe and Paige got to sit in the captains chair of the plane

nate at the museum, his favorite dino

paige

phoebe found a panda and was very excited

the giant whale

 

Phoebe

 

 

 

We went to a family picnic and the kids got to meet their cousins. They were so excited to meet them and they had a great time playing and hanging out with them. It was cold and rainy so no swimming in their pool but they got to play ball in the front yard, eat good food and eat cake. :)