Over the 4th of July, we had the opportunity to travel to upstate NY to visit Kristin's aunts and uncles. We were a little nervous about how the girls would do with the travel but everything worked out for the best and we made it safely there and home with out any big troubles. We were very fortunate and grateful that Kristin's parents drove out a day ahead of time with the luggage, so all we needed to do was make sure we had the girls, strollers, and our carry on. Good news is that we remembered everything and all the flights went well...except one. Flying from Chicago to Rochester, the girls had enough of lap and stroller time and decided they would let their frustrations out. The flight was an hour and 15 minutes and they managed to be quiet for 25 minutes of the flight. We did get some dirty looks from one individual but now I know what is like to try and take care of 18 month olds on a plane. Its not the easiest but it sure beat driving 14 hours.
We got to spend 5 days in NY and we tried to do things that would keep the girls entertained. The first day we were there we ventured out and checked out the Seneca Park Zoo in Rochester. The girls enjoyed it after we took them out of their strollers. Who ever designed zoos did not really think of kids in strollers. Very hard for them to see and there always seems to be a bar in the way. Between Kristin, me and her parents we managed to take turns carrying the girls and keeping our arm muscles ready for our turn.
The next day was the day that the girls got to meet all of their great aunt and uncles and all of their other cousins. As you can see from the pictures above, all the little girls had a great time on the slip n' slide. There are not very many little boys on this side of the family so it was good that our little guy is tucked inside Mommy at this time. We had fun visiting with everyone and just trying to stay as cool as possible. Almost every day we were there, the tempature was over 90 degrees. On the 4th of July we had a relaxing day at Kristin's Aunt and Uncle's house who were kind enough to host us. That night, Kristin and I were able to get out and go watch some fireworks with her cousin and it was nice to be able to do that, since the girls usually would not stay up that late. On Monday, we took the girls out again and we went to the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester. This is a museum for kids of all ages to run around and learn. Some of the things they had included a set of Seaseme Street, a train, a grocery store and a Berenstain Bear activity center. At Sesame Street the girls got to be on TV with Grandpa and Elmo. The best part of the museum was the grocery store where the girls got to push carts around and pick up fake food items. If you know Hailey, this is one thing she loves, so my goal is to let her shop now when its fake and get it all out of her system. The girls got to ride their first train and seemed to enjoy all the different pictures around the track. They finished the day off in the Berenstain Bear area, climbing in the tree house and letting everyone chase them around. We all had a great time at the Museum and we wish they had the same thing closer to home. The last day we were there, the women and girls went shopping and got more stuff to bring back and the men enjoyed golfing. It was a nice time to relax and be away from work and it was great to see all of the extended family again.
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