Who wants an apple?

The boys and I went apple picking with Nana when she was here visiting in October. It was a gorgeous day and the trees were LOADED with apples! We picked almost 30 pounds of Pink Ladies! Yum!
After the picking (which took a lot less time than you'd think 30lbs. would take) we enjoyed some apple cider and apple cider donuts (again yum!). We love apple picking in the fall!

Segway

Last year, Frank and I won a silent auction for a night stay at the Richmond Westin and a 2 hour Segway tour of Richmond. We finally had a chance to use both when Nana was here. Thanks for watching the boys, Nana!
It was nice to have the night away...we had an amazing meal at Millie's, drinks at the hotel bar, and a night without two rowdy boys to take care of. It was great!
The Segway tour was lots of fun, although I did feel dorky wearing a helmet and motoring around the streets of Richmond on one of the things. Nonetheless, it was a good time!



Riding this Segway makes me feel....sad?? What is that face I'm making? I definitely was nervous, though. I was totally afraid that I wouldn't be able to make the Segway work. Don't worry....I figured it out!

At Tredegar Iron Works.

He'd ridden on a Segway before and was totally comfortable on it. Well, as comfortable as you can be after standing up and shifting your weight forward and backward for 2 hours!

Virginia State Capitol

NY Summer 2010

We had a great vacation in New York this summer.  We started in Binghamton with Grammy.  Playing in the backyard with water, going to the Discovery Center, a Binghamton Mets baseball game, fireworks, Taughanock Falls and dinner in Ithaca.
Then, on to Nana and Papa's house.  Gigi's house for dinner, Aunt Norma's house to see all of the cousins and Guppy for dinner (Daddy made a surprise visit!), lunch at the mall to get out of the heat, Aunt Erika's house for a cool break, dinner with Aunt Erika and Uncle Paul, time at the lake, Old McDonald's farm, swimming, goulash, kumquat pie, a fire and marshmallows, a paddle boat ride, and Cheese World.
So much fun!  Despite the ridiculous heat we had a great time!

NY Part 5 - The End

Friday was our last day in New York. We spent it at GiGi's house. It was a nice afternoon spent talking at playing with GiGi. That night after dinner we went to Aunt Erika and Uncle Paul's house. Of course I couldn't leave with a picture of Buster Brown (her actual name is Daisy but I think my name is much more fitting...plus the boy's think it is funny that I make Aunt Erika mad by calling her dog Buster Brown.)

We had a fantastic visit to New York this summer!!! We had so many fun-filled adventures and now we have some incredible memories!!!

NY Part 4

On Thursday we went to the Strong Museum of Play in Rochester with Nana. It was AMAZING!!! The boys (and Mommy and Nana) had a fabulous time!!! There were so many cool things to do - sitting at a green screen that made it look like you were on Sesame St. with one of the characters, a cool arcade filled with ever video game you can think of, fun-house mirrors, a miniature Wegmans to shop in, a funky room that looks level but is really at an angle (which is why Alex looks like he's standing at such a weird angle--Mommy couldn't be in this room! It made me sick to my stomach!), a toy museum, a train, a carousel, an aquarium, a great food-court, and lots of other hands-on activities that were new to all of us!

It was a great day and definitely worth the 1.5 hour drive to get there!!!

NY Part 3

We left Grammy's house in Binghamton for Nana and Papa's house in East Syracuse on Monday afternoon. The next day, we took a trip to Auburn for a get-together with all of Mommy's family! Before we got to the party, though, we made a quick stop at the Auburn Bass Pro Shops for a while. The boys loved seeing the fish and all of the neat animals they have all over the store. After we had our fill there (which wasn't very long thanks to two wild boys!) we headed over to Aunt Norma's house for pizza and fun! It was great to see so much family that we haven't gotten a chance to see in so long!

On Wednesday, we took a trip to Onondaga Lake Park with Nana and Papa. We rode the tram and played on the playground. The boys love any place with a playground and mommy loves any place where the boys can get tired out!

Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse