Trip to NY

What a whirlwind. We left camping with my parents and headed straight to Mike's parents' house to have a visit with his side of the family. Again, the kids enjoyed seeing their grandparents and other family, and had fun playing with their cousins.

Playing in the backyard:

Quincy put two swings together, and I think he was much happier than with just one swing:


We brought our tent up and all the kids had a backyard camp-out with Mike and his Dad. The kids had fun, Mike and Grandpa were both a bit tired the next day.


Before I met Mike, he played in the horn section of a rock band, and has often shared memories of his good times playing with this band. This band decided to have a 24 year reunion and bring back as many old bandmates as possible to play together again - that reunion was last week and part of the reason for the timing of our visit to his family. Mike had a great time playing with and seeing old friends, and the kids and I had a chance to hear and see a bit of Mike's past:

And the kids had more time to hang out with each other:

A few days later we took a walk to a nearby park:

Miles and Ally watching a teeny tiny spider:


And of course the pool was always in high demand for the kids:

Nearly two weeks of visiting family and playing hard finally caught up to Miles: