Friday, July 13, 2012

Summer Tour Stop 10 - Annapolis, MD

Dan and I got a chance to get away - just the two of us - to Annapolis, MD!  We've been there at least 2 other times, but I was joking him while there that I'm so thankful for this blog and the subsequent blog books to keep track of our lives - at least for the last 4 years!  We couldn't for the life of us remember if we had been there 2 or 3 times!  :)

Grammy and Grandad kept our kids while we were there so we could spend some time together!  We had a blast - stayed in a great hotel, did a little shopping and cigar smoking (Dan, not me), people watching, enjoyed walking around Annapolis and the Naval Academy and enjoyed our time together!  It was good to talk through plans for this next year and the year after.  And I loved being with Dan! Bingo!

 Me and my Tweeter and the Moon our first night there

 Beautiful, amazing boats!

 My Super Tweeter at lunch

 With the Goat!

 Getting kissed in front of the Superintendent's House

 And Slurpees after walking around campus

 Pina Cola for me and Lemon Creme for him!

 A gorgeous sunset over Annapolis!

 The Tweeters

 The Chesapeake Bay Bridge in the distance

And a full moon over the boats in the water

Thursday, July 12, 2012

Summer Tour Stop 9 - Crab Feast

 Stop 9 on our Summer Tour was Charles Town, WV to Matt and Tiff's house for the Annual Crab Feast!  In recent months it has also been called Crab Fest and Crabapolooza by certain parties (ahem, Kristi and Rich).  While it was a blast - it was also the same crazy weekend of the big summer storm that knocked out power all over the place!  It was scheduled for Saturday afternoon and Friday night the power went out!  Matt and Tiff graciously hosted Mom Mom and Pappy, us, Tim and Sara's family, Aunt Sheri, Uncle Chuck and Aunt Peggi, Rich and Kristi and Josh at their house....without power, or running water for toilets, or a/c on a 94F day!  We were all very thankful for their pool and the fun bonfire later that night - as well as the yummy crabs!   

All the girls and Michael did a fashion show for us!  Megan was the MC and they did a great job - Michael was a Ninja, so it was a good "boy" idea for the fashion show among princesses, ballerinas and the like!

 Laura strutting her stuff

 Kylie posing quickly before exiting

 Josh and Jack got to watch (i.e. we made them)

 Sammi dressed as a mermaid :)

 Mikey the Ninja!
With Cowboy boots on!

 Megan and Sammi

 Laura as a princess

 Five Girls
Hannah, Megan, Laura, Kylie and Sammi

 I tried to get a picture of the kiddos...but Sammi fell asleep a split second (literally!) before I took it and Mikey didn't want to be in it...

 Proof

 After the crabs were demolished, we gathered to do a bonfire!

 Kristi and Josh (aka the Bride and Groom as Mom Mom kept calling them) were so cute!  They were super fun with our kids in the pool and then were so cute to see them talking by themselves, jumping on the trampoline together and then lounging in the hammock

Beautiful picture of Megan (and me)

 We had a talent show for anyone who wanted to do something!  Hannah and Mikey did Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

 Caroline played her recorder

 The Crowd

 Timmy
Adorable sweet little boy!  He was so much fun to hold and play with!
 
 Dan and Megan singing "Lord I lift Your Name on High"

 Pappy and Sammi did a duck quacking song

 Sweet picture of Sara and Timmy

 Rachel

 Lucie

 Josh and Dan (and the rest of the guys) were trying to get the bonfire going

 Josh played his guitar

 Laura and Pappy in coordinating outfits

 The Hokie Pokey

 Hannah and Matt

 My Favoritest Tweeter
I love this picture!

 Matt made up songbooks and lead us in a hymn sing!

 The whole group!

 Josh and Dan

S'mores at the end...Dan made a cool stand to rest your sticks on!  They were a hit with the kiddos!

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Summer Tour Stop 8 - Perry Hall, MD

 Phew!  We got to visit Mom Mom and Pappy in Perry Hall for 2 nights!  They had special times planned for us - yummy dinners (homemade fresh scallops and Outback!), yummy breakfasts, ice cream sundaes, a trip to the park, some much needed shopping that we had to do for school uniforms, the purchasing of an iPod Touch for them, going through some treasures from Dan's grandparent's, movie night and just hanging out! We loved our time with them!!!

 Pappy and Kylie bustin' a move :)

 Goofin' off

 Having fun!
 
 Ice Cream Sundaes!  Mom Mom asked what kind of dessert would be a treat - we said ice cream!  And definitely didn't expect all the amazing toppings they also treated us with!

Watching a movie while eating ice cream!
 
 Mom Mom and Pappy at the playground

 Our Family

Megan, Pappy and Jack pretending Jack was a marionette!