Day 1- We flew into New Jersey in the morning and hung out at Michael and Cammie's house. We played games and stayed up late.
Day 2- We drove to Washington DC to see the memorials of Lincoln, Jefferson, Vietnam, WWII and the Korean War. It was a lot of walking.
Day 3- We walked to the White House, National History Smithsonian, Arlington Cemetery to see the changing of the guard, the Washington Monument and the Capital Building. On the drive back we stopped to see the Washington DC Temple. It is so beautiful.
Day 4- We drove to Easton PA to go to the Crayola Factory. The kids had a lot of fun doing interactive things. That night we got to go to a Phillies vs. Florida Marlins baseball game. It was so much fun. Troy can finally say that he has been to a professional baseball game now.
Day 5- We went to Sacrament meeting in Michael's Ward then headed to Hershey PA. We took a tour of Hershey's Chocolate World. It smelt do good.
Day 6- We spent the day at Hershey Park. The kids had so much fun going on all of the rides. Taigely and Tacoma loved going on the upside down rides and the wooden roller coasters.
Day 7- We drove to Liberty State Park where we took a ferry ride to see the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Then we drove to downtown New York City- Yikes! Cammie arranged for babysitters so the adults could see Wicked on Broadway. It was AWESOME!!
Day 8- We took the metro to see Ground Zero, FAO Schwarz (a big toy store in Manhattan), Central Park, Time Square and the New York Temple.
Day 9- We went to Philadelphia to see the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. We stopped along the way to have a Philly Cheese steak sandwich. It was delicious. We then went on a duck tour. That is a bus kind of thing that toured around at sights then drove right into the river. It was pretty fun. That night we went to an Eagles Pre-Season football game. It was a lot of fun.
Day 10- We went to the Wildwood Crest Beach. We spent the whole day there. We all had a good time except for the 15 minutes Talon was missing. He wandered off 3 lifeguard stations down the beach. It was so scary. We were so grateful to finally find him. He didn't leave my sight again.
Day 11- We went back to Michael and Cammie's to just relax for the day. It was fun to just hang out and let the kids play even though it was so hot and humid.Day 12- We got up at 4:30 AM (2:30 AM our time) to fly home. It was nice to be home but sad to see the vacation over. Thanks Michael and Cammie for a GREAT VACATION! We owe you one.
