Vacation Part II: Virginia

Vance and Nicholas

Bathtime!

Brian & Liz

Strawberry picking

Nicholas!

Playing in the pool - it sure felt great!

Pam & Mackenzie

Canoeing on the pond behind Pam & Tony's

Tony and Ainsley

Catching fireflies

Twinsies!

My beautiful Goddaughter, Mackenzie

Virginia Living Museum

Headed home

(enjoying yogurt covered pretzels)

Thank goodness for portable DVD players!

Tuesday afternoon we made it down to Chesapeake, Virginia. One of my best girlfriends, Liz, whom I've known since 4th grade lives there with her husband, Brian, and their two kids, Nicholas (2 1/2) and Mackenzie (2 mo.). Liz's parents, Pam and Tony, (who happen to be some of my parents' best friends) live a mile down the road. We had a wonderful visit with all of them. They were so hospitable! Wednesday they took us strawberry picking and then we enjoyed a dip in their pool. That night Pam and Tony invited us to dinner. The big boys took the little boys out on the canoe, and after dinner, Vance had a great time trying to catch fireflies, which were so cool (I had never seen any before)! Then on Thursday we went to the Virginia Living Museum which had a lot of aquarium animals as well as some play areas. The kids had a really good time. As always, the visit was way too short! We left Friday afternoon to begin the long trek home. Vance was a champ like always, and Ainsley only had a few melt-downs coming home. Despite the hecticness of traveling with kids, we had a terrific time!