The girls just returned from a 10 day adventure with Nana and Pa visiting Aunt Beth and Uncle Sean in New Hampshire. (4 days of driving- 2 there and 2 home)They had a blast!
Lillian's one and only nap of the vacation...
Racing down Aunt Beth's hill- can you tell they had been locked up in the car driving for 2 days
Mama's rock stars :)
SATURDAY
While Lillian stayed home for a Papa Day- Madison joined Aunt Beth, Uncle Sean and Nana in Boston for a day of historic sight seeing.
Boston Bound
Check out this boat
Madison is still talking about the street performers
Cheering them on
Uncle Sean even got to help
Walking along the Freedom Trail (part of the 8000 steps they walked that day)
SUNDAY
It was a lazy day around the house for Madi, Uncle Sean and Papa while Lillian enjoyed a special lunch with Nana and Aunt Beth. They walked to the country store and enjoyed a bit of shopping.
Later that afternoon the entire family went candle pin bowling
The balls were just the right size for Lillian
Keeping score
That evening they enjoyed walking the trail
Lillian's walking stick
Helping to walk Loki
Best Aunt and Uncle in New Hampshire :)
Playing on the caboose
Look out, here comes the Sparkles
More rock climbing
Looking out for the next adventure
MONDAY
A day for shopping and chilling out at the house.
Breaking in Aunt Beth's new wagon.
TUESDAY
A day at the beach.
Taking Papa down to the water to check things out
"It's cold, get me out of here"
"Your right Aunt Beth, it is cold"
Bring along Papa
Come on Aunt Beth, its not too bad
Snuggling close to Uncle Sean
Digging Madi's sand castle
Racing to build too
Lillian's sand creation
A little help from an engineer
A relaxation break...
Looking for shells, I mean decorations
Back to playing (I think this is my favorite picture :)
Wave jumping
Madison's creation- WOW
Lillian putting the finishing touches on her castle
Princess Lillian- each bound
Thanks Nana and Papa for a great vacation
Smashing their castles so the next people could enjoy building
Back home and ready for bed- just relaxing together
WEDNESDAY
Breakfast in the living room before getting on the road and driving toward home
"Yup- she said it"
I love the look on her face.
THURSDAY
Another highlight of the trip was visiting a Toy museum in New York. (Half way to home)
Driving Miss Lilli
The best passengers ever
Off to the drawing station
This part was too cool.
Real shopping.
First you had to fill your cart
Then it was time to check out. You even got a printed receipt
Saying Hi to the Count for Mama on the way back to Sesame Street
What a catch
Dragon Madi
How many of the Bernstein Bear books have you read?
The Bear Family + 2 Sparkles
Off to clean teeth
Before saying HI to Superman for Daddy
Then a stop at the Slinky station
And a quick game of checkers
Then finally a racing game with Papa
and a quick look at the Star Wars figurines
Leaving the museum
Good-bye New York- its time to go home
Tucked into sleep at Papa's apartment- just one more sleep until home
The girls had an amazing time on their vacation and have been talking non-stop of their adventures. So glad they had the opportunity to visit and even more glad to have them home.
