So I have missed SO much on here because we have been SO busy!!!
I worked two jobs this summer, we went to the beach for a week, and then went to the northeast for 10 days camping and walking and all kinds of adventures!
We left on Friday July 21 for our first night of camping in North Carolina! We got there in the drizzle and had some help from our neighbors on the campsite. Got the tent set up and dinner started! We went to bed with dear all around us and woke up to dear all around us! I woke up and made pancakes and bacon on the griddle! I LOVED cooking breakfast every morning over the fire! It just was such a new and fun experience and the kids LOVED camping. Everything about it!
We got packed up and headed to Washington DC. We arrived at our campsite around 5 in some pretty strong rain... No fun to set up a tent in! We got set up, got dinner and got settled for the night! We had a big day of walking ahead of us!
We woke up, ate breakfast and headed down to the bus stop. We rode the bus to the train station.. yes train station, was Jonas excited?, and rode the train into Washington DC. We had two excited kiddos! We headed over to the air and space museum first, then to the Washington Monument, down to the Lincoln Memorial, then headed to the National Museums of American History and Natural History. We caught our train back to our bus stop and got back to our campsite in time for dinner! I had a LONG day of walking and did not feel so great after our train ride and may have thrown up in the train station.. haha!
The kids got to play in the campground pool and then we headed to the tent to sleep off the LONG day!
We got up the next morning and ran a little late getting to the train station and we missed our Capitol building tour! We were SO disappointed but got to see the outside of it and walk around the sites of the Capitol. We got in the car and headed to Connecticut. On our way to Connecticut we stopped in Hoboken NJ at Carlos Bakery! We had to wait around an hour but the cannolis and lobster tails were totally worth it!!
We left the bakery and headed through the Lincoln Tunnel to Connecticut! We got there and headed to bed pretty quickly. We had another LONG day of walking ahead of us!
We woke up, ate breakfast and headed into New York City! Parked at the Lincoln Center, headed over to Central Park, ate a big pretzel from a street vendor, went to FAO Schwarz, headed down 5th avenue, took the subway to Times Square, got Tinzley's pic taken with Hello Kitty (haha), ate lunch at a New York deli, took the subway down to Staten Island Ferry. Took the ferry to the island and back, and rode passed the Statue of LIberty, then headed down to Ground Zero then headed home! Whew it was a BIG day!
The next day we woke up and headed to Boston. We went to the Quincy Market and went to the Boston Harbor, and ate in the North End at a yummy Italian restarurant! Boston was quick but such a neat experience to have! We camped in Boston, headed to Harvard the next day. After Harvard we then headed up to Vermont for Wendy and Dwayne's wedding! We got to our hotel, that was a little sketchy, and showered and headed over to the rehearsal! Ate dinner afterwards and got to visit and talk with Tom's family! The next morning we ate at the skinny pancake and then walked around downtown Montpelier! I LOVED montpelier! We headed back to the hotel and got ready for the wedding!
The wedding was great and the reception was SO much fun! We had so much fun visiting and celebrating with the Phifers!
After the wedding we got some rest because it was time to head home the next day!
The stops were not done yet... We stopped in Hershey PA and camped there that night and then headed home that SUnday! WHEW! It was a whirlwind of a trip but so many memories, so many places visited!
I will post pics soon! (Tom has the laptop with the pics on it :) ) hehe
