Family Reunion

We just got back from an amazing 10 day trip back East for a family reunion for my side. I was a little (okay a LOT) terrified of the 5 hour plane trip out there. We even had my Mom and 13 year old brother fly with us. Surprisingly, the plane trips were actually pretty good. The youngest two (and sometimes 3) needed pretty constant entertainment and attention but there was very little screaming and that's always good.

We spent the first 6 days at this cool, old lake house in the Pennsylvania mountains called "Eagles Mere." (Thanks again Townsends!) It looks like it's right out of a Hollywood set. It is amazing! We swam, played in the sand, sailed, fished, canoed, played games and swam and fished some more. There were days when Calvin didn't even come home for lunch for fear he'd miss a big catch. He got quite a few and now has the fishing bug. Kira got to go night-swimming at the dock, Josh read a ghost story to the kids in the old attic, we had a "talent show."

We spent the last 4 days around my brothers' houses in Boston and Providence, RI. We spent a fabulous day at Wheeler Beach in RI. Did you know RI is the "Ocean State?" Beaches were not the first thing that came to mind when I thought of Rhode Island. I guess I need to study my US geography a little better. We also spent a day in Lexington, MA and Concord, MA where we visited Minute Men National Historic Park and saw where the first shot was fired in the Revolutionary War and Kira and I toured Louisa May Alcott's Little Women House. It was actually the house the Louisa lived in while writing Little Women and where she lived with her family. It was an awesome trip. My brothers and their families helped a ton with our kids and it was so much fun to see Aunts, Uncles, cousins and grandparents!

And now it's back to real life.

I know I've posted way too many pictures. I can't help it. I'm too indecisive...they're all so cute!