The past year has been somewhat of an adventure. We started off in Louisiana, our home state, and have traveled through 18 states. It all seems like a blur when we sit down and really think about it. Trey worked in Kansas for 10 months and it was there that we saw our 1st real snow. We had a blast playing in it and all the locals probaly thought we were nuts because being from La. we had never seen snow and here we were standing it a foot of white powder! Kansas was fun, but it would only be the start in our journey. Trey then transferred to Alabama for a few months. I was still living in La with the kids in school. But, when he got the call to go to Maryland, we all got really excited because we all love history and Cumberland was smack in the middle of some of the most historical places in our country. When school was out, we moved up to Maryland to be with him. This is when the fun and adventures really started. We were so close to everything, so I started planning as many side trips I thought we could handle.
Our 1st major trip was to New York City. Trey and I had been a few years ago without the kids, but we really wanted to take them. After a lot of convincing (yeah right!), Trey's mom came up to help with the kids. So, we set off to The Big Apple! The kids were in shock because they have never seen so many people, huge buildings, and bright lights in such a small area. We were pounding the pavement from daylight to dark, so that we could see the city that never sleeps. I couldn't believe that the kids never complained and made every step we made. As you can imagine, Toys R Us in Times Square was the highlight of the trip for the kids. We also went to the Empire State Building, where Trey almost got us kicked out simply because Anna Claire was on his shoulders. It's not like we would throw her over the edge, right? The Statue of Liberty was an exciting visit for all of us until we decided to climb the stairs to the pedestal. All 169 of them!!! Trey again gets us in trouble for carrying Anna Claire up the steps! He's such a good daddy!!! The view from the top was spectacular. It was made even better because we knew our walk out was all down hill. After our trip to the Statue, we loaded on top of a double decker bus. The kids felt like we were in a parade...Anna Claire waved to everyone on the streets during the whole tour. She's a very persistant lil booger and finally got a wave back after waving for about an hour. She even spotted the Naked Cowboy and asked why a naked man was playing the guitar in the street. We searched for him the rest of our trip, but Anna Claire was the only one lucky enough to see him. On to the next thing...The Bodies Exhibit. Trey just knew that this would freak the kids out seeing body parts everywhere, but it didn't. We got the biggest kick outta Grace...she learned real quick that most of the bodies were boys, if you catch my drift! She went from room to room saying, "Yep, that one's a boy!" At the end of the tour, you had a chance to write something about your visit. Her entry read: "You need more girls. Too many boys!" Gotta love kids! Garrett figured out the subway system long before I did. He'd tell me how many more stops we had until we got off and everything. We all had subway buddies and I fought tooth and nail for him everytime because I knew I was in good hands! After 4 days in the Big Apple, we were pooped!!! So, we packed up all our I Love NY t-shirts and foam Statue of Liberty hats and headed back to Cumberland. This trip was only the tip of the ice berg for us...so, check back for more to come of our wonderful summer adventures!!
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