Travelogue, part XIII

Somewhere in eastern Ohio, we stopped for lunch at the site of the old Hocking Canal Lock 19.


The lock was dry, of course, and the canal itself has disappeared, but the lock was still pretty impressive, especially considering that it was all dug and built by hand.


The kids weren't all that interested in posing, though.

Travelogue, part XII

We timed our departures carefully, to maximize the time they'd spend napping.


We headed home Sunday afternoon after church.


Entering the mountains between Virginia and West Virginia.


Which were beautiful in early fall colors.


We went though not one, but two tunnels. The kids were asleep through this one, but awake for the last one.

Travelogue, part IV

We weren't allowed to take pictures at the wedding, but there was plenty of time at the reception.

It was a black-tie affair, so we made a special effort to get Ethan a tuxedo. He cleans up good, doesn't he?


As do we all. Abigail's lion went everywhere with us, and managed to get lost four times along the way, including at this reception. But somehow we always found it.

Travelogue, part III

Saturday, the day of the wedding, we spent the morning walking around historic Williamsburg. Always fun to step back in time, but more importantly we needed to get them tired out so they'd take an early nap, thus allowing us to get to the wedding on time.



Slightly lost on the way back through town, we found this picturesque scene. Complete with a live colonial frog!



We saw General Washington, and Ethan nearly forced the General to slow down, by not paying attention to his aide's cries of "Way, way for His Excellency!"

Travelogue, part II

The pace of the trip became much slower once we reached Washington, D.C. The plan was to drive around it: we entered the metro area about 2:30 from Maryland, but from then until we reached Fredericksburg (about 9:30), traffic was bumper-to-bumper and we rarely exceeded 30mph.

Travelogue, part I

We just got back from a two-week visit to the East Coast, first to a wedding in Williamsburg VA, then on to the Raleigh NC area to visit my mom and dad.

Headed into the mountains between Pennsylvania and Maryland


The kids traveled really well: I was so impressed with their patience.





The plan was to stop at parks along the way to let them run off energy, eat lunch, etc. In fact, it's quite hard to find a good park if you're not a local. Somewhere in Maryland, we gave up looking for the promised covered bridge and stopped at this old church for lunch.

Going Car-Shopping

We've been car shopping lately, looking for a second vehicle that can handle the whole family (and any additions we might have). A couple of Saturdays ago we drove about 60 miles to look at one vehicle, and brought the kids to see how well they (and their carseats) fit.

We stopped for lunch afterwards at a park, so they had a place to stretch their legs.

Abigail wouldn't keep her eyes open for a good picture:


And Ethan found the only puddle around and proceeded to mop it up for the park department. Wasn't that nice of him?