We left on Sunday, May 31 for our vacation of the Northeast states. We were gone 11 days and overall had an amazing trip. The kids are at a great age for traveling. They can sleep almost anywhere, can usually go without a nap, and are excited about everything. These are most of the pictures I took, you see, I forgot to bring the battery charger and my battery light started to blink on the first day. So, I only took a few pictures at each place.
We started our trip in
Lewisburg, PA visiting our great friends the
Rosenbergs. We love to visit the
Rosenbergs. Our kids are the same ages, the food is wonderful and the company the best ever. I hope they come and visit us when we're in MN!
Somehow, Dennis convinced me to go to NYC and I'm so glad we went. Dennis drove right into town and found us an awesome parking place. We had a busy day in Times Square:
At
Rockefeller Center:
Playing the piano at
FAO Schwartz:
Eating a frozen hot chocolate at
Serendipity's:
Playing at Central Park with Chuck (while Sadie napped):
Riding in a taxi:
At the Empire State Building:
And riding the ferry to the Statue of Liberty:
Then, we headed out of town and stayed in
Bennington, Vermont:
The following day we drove to Hampton, NH and the kids got to see the Atlantic Ocean for the first time:
The weather was cold and the water was colder, but the kids had fun anyways. I got to eat my first
Lobster Roll and I found my first
sea glass:
Then we headed back through northern New Hampshire and into Vermont. We toured the
Ben and Jerry's factory:
And camped several nights along the way, including a night on an island on Lake Champlain in Burlington, VT:
In Burlington, we also toured
Shelburne farm which was built by the
Vanderbilt's:
Sadie collected eggs and managed to pull one right from under a chicken. She was tickled pink:
We rode the ferry, car and all across Lake Champlain and went through the
Adirondacks in upstate NY. We stopped at this not-very child proofed
gorge with beautiful views of waterfalls. I was beautiful, but I was a wreck. There's something about kids overlooking a plunging waterfall with nothing keeping them back but chicken wire and plastic ties that puts a mom on edge:
We took in a beautiful hike:
Then we drove to Buffalo to see aunt Pat. She just moved into a new apartment and I'm sure her neighbors were excited to have two young screaming kids in their midst. On the last day of our trip, we visited Niagara Falls on the
Maid of the Mist and got very very wet:
And spent the rest of the day at
Niagara Falls State Park enjoying the falls:
We have been going to visit her everyday. Playing with kittens is a great way to spend an hour. Eli and Sadie have really taken to her. They talk about her all day and can't wait until she comes home.
Luckily, Jewel is super laid-back and can tolerate the kids and their silly games. Sadie carries her around like a baby, tries to force feed her, and comes her fur constantly. Eli tries to get her to chase a jingling ball but she usually just runs and slides across the floor. She is so adorable, and cuddly. We love her already!
The kids decorated little pails with stickers then went on a dinosaur dig out in the sandbox.
They got distracted by all of the frogs that we have in the backyard and had a frog race too.
The birthday boy opening presents. He was very pleased with his haul. He got a soccer ball and net, a wheelbarrow, a remote controlled car, tons of new matchbox cars and a beta fish that he has named "Dorfy".
Grandma Z. made Eli a "meat-eater cake:
Making a wish:
Moving is fun when you get to put your carseat in a u-haul!
Superhero Sadie:
Getting a "summer" haircut:
Going to free summer concerts:
Walking the labyrinth at the arboretum:
Going fishing. Sadie got a new Princess fishing rod for Father's Day (and dad for a new rod and reel too for all that fishing he's going to do in Northern Minnesota):
Receiving his hood:
