Day 1:
We flew into Philly with all of the following: three babies, three strollers, three carseats with bases attached (=heavy), three full sized suitcases, three diaper bags, three personal carry on items, and three very tired adults. Yes, we hauled all that ourselves, thanks for asking. Upon arrival, oh wait, let's back up. Upon flying over Philly, we encountered inclement weather, which forced us to circle the city about 12 times. We thought that was fun until it was announced that upon landing, we were going to be sitting on the runway for about "15 minutes" before a gate would be available for us. Well 15 minutes later (ahem, 2 1/2 hours later that means), we were finally deboarding the plane. Since we were so much later than we thought we would be, our rental car place had closed and no one else was answering their dang phones. So, we did what any desperate people would do, we called Che' and told her to come get all of us in her car. (But that was only after Jennifer made sure to get ahold of someone from Enterprise and give them a piece of her mind for not honoring her rate at the airport and then taking down every name of every manager that ever existed so she can write them letters. Yeah, she's a bit fiesty when she needs to be!). So, all 7 of us piled into her car and set off for her apartment. We went no further than that day as we were all wiped out. Onto better things...Day Two:
We decided that our first stop should be Intercourse, Pennsylvania (yes, I know, but I didn't name it, so don't blame me) where the Amish live. We saw some pretty authentic looking Amish and a lot of commercialized looking shops as well as a few that looked real too. After touring some shops, we decided to head to Ed's Buggy rides, that promised to be a real treat, taking us to an Amish farm.
While we were mislead into thinking that Ed's was run by the Amish, they did in fact take us to a farm where we got to see some farmland (what else), horses, buggies, and a little man with a bob hairdo in his Amish shop. (Please enlarge photo to get a good look at Hallie's face in this picture. Classic.)
Here we are on the buggy. Jennifer was so delighted, she had to shut her eyes.
Hals loved petting the horses. She is an animal woman, don't ask me why since her father and I are not so much.
Jennifer decided to buy Sadie a bonnet. How cute is that? Really, the whole experience was pretty cool to see how simple the people live, even though it has been totally commercialized.
By then, we were starving, so we hit up Cici's Pizza Buffet. A little pizza and A LOT (like 4 pans worth) of cinnamon twists later, we were ready to hit the road again. But only after Che' got to decorate Hallie's face in the most hideous way possible. Poor Hals. No, we did not allow her out in public like that.
We spent the rest of the day shopping and then we drove to DC. I know you think this picture is terribly random to be putting on here, but you just have to know how hilarious it is. Okay, it was kind of late by this point and everything is always funnier when it is late, but we got stuck in traffic at one point and Jennifer and Nort were in the rental car. Being the nice people that Che' and I are, we let them pull ahead of us, only to discover that they were sitting mere inches from one another in the front seat. You know the term "two headed monster"? Well, this was two headed monster at its best! They were so close...it was hilarious. We still have no idea why they were sitting that way. So then we busted out the camera to try to get proof (failed as you can see), and a while later, Cortney got our her camera and started taking pictures of us too. She then called and while busting up laughing said, "I don't understand what we are doing and why it's so funny!!" Che' and I were laughing so hard we were crying. That moment will live in infamy for a while yet.
We then dashed across the street to the Capital for our next tour, right in the middle of a huge rainstorm. For some reason, Che' appeared alien-like and blurry in every picture we attempted outside. Isn't that supposed to mean something???
This is right before we nearly got the camera confiscated. Who knew that you cannot take pictures in the security check area under any circumstance, but you can anywhere else in the building? Someone explain that to me. The headless me is showing off our tickets to get into the tour. Pretty good shape they are in, huh?
After some begging and pleading on Cortney's part, they did let us in for the tour. Here we are with the statue of Brigham Young. Each state gets to send in two statues for the Capital and this is one from Utah, obviously.
Our tour was rudely cut short due to the August recess by the House and Senate, so we were kicked out of the building before we got too much of a tour. So next, we headed down to the Museum of American History. Sadie got to play the part of the President giving a great speech. She's a natural.
We decided that our first stop should be Intercourse, Pennsylvania (yes, I know, but I didn't name it, so don't blame me) where the Amish live. We saw some pretty authentic looking Amish and a lot of commercialized looking shops as well as a few that looked real too. After touring some shops, we decided to head to Ed's Buggy rides, that promised to be a real treat, taking us to an Amish farm.
While we were mislead into thinking that Ed's was run by the Amish, they did in fact take us to a farm where we got to see some farmland (what else), horses, buggies, and a little man with a bob hairdo in his Amish shop. (Please enlarge photo to get a good look at Hallie's face in this picture. Classic.)Here we are on the buggy. Jennifer was so delighted, she had to shut her eyes.Hals loved petting the horses. She is an animal woman, don't ask me why since her father and I are not so much.Jennifer decided to buy Sadie a bonnet. How cute is that? Really, the whole experience was pretty cool to see how simple the people live, even though it has been totally commercialized.By then, we were starving, so we hit up Cici's Pizza Buffet. A little pizza and A LOT (like 4 pans worth) of cinnamon twists later, we were ready to hit the road again. But only after Che' got to decorate Hallie's face in the most hideous way possible. Poor Hals. No, we did not allow her out in public like that.We spent the rest of the day shopping and then we drove to DC. I know you think this picture is terribly random to be putting on here, but you just have to know how hilarious it is. Okay, it was kind of late by this point and everything is always funnier when it is late, but we got stuck in traffic at one point and Jennifer and Nort were in the rental car. Being the nice people that Che' and I are, we let them pull ahead of us, only to discover that they were sitting mere inches from one another in the front seat. You know the term "two headed monster"? Well, this was two headed monster at its best! They were so close...it was hilarious. We still have no idea why they were sitting that way. So then we busted out the camera to try to get proof (failed as you can see), and a while later, Cortney got our her camera and started taking pictures of us too. She then called and while busting up laughing said, "I don't understand what we are doing and why it's so funny!!" Che' and I were laughing so hard we were crying. That moment will live in infamy for a while yet.
Day 3:
After a late start, we took the metro into DC and started seeing some fantastic sites. We started at the Library of Congress, and if you have not been there, you should definitely go. It was gorgeous. Due to three children having meltdowns and our next tour due to start, we had to leave early, but it was well worth the time.
We then dashed across the street to the Capital for our next tour, right in the middle of a huge rainstorm. For some reason, Che' appeared alien-like and blurry in every picture we attempted outside. Isn't that supposed to mean something???This is right before we nearly got the camera confiscated. Who knew that you cannot take pictures in the security check area under any circumstance, but you can anywhere else in the building? Someone explain that to me. The headless me is showing off our tickets to get into the tour. Pretty good shape they are in, huh?After some begging and pleading on Cortney's part, they did let us in for the tour. Here we are with the statue of Brigham Young. Each state gets to send in two statues for the Capital and this is one from Utah, obviously.Our tour was rudely cut short due to the August recess by the House and Senate, so we were kicked out of the building before we got too much of a tour. So next, we headed down to the Museum of American History. Sadie got to play the part of the President giving a great speech. She's a natural. There are of course a ton more pictures, but I am going to spare you. This blog is long enough, so continue below for the amazing PART DOS...
4 comments:
Love it! Laughed out loud repeatedly. I think the documentary needs to take some precedence in my life. We are falling behind. (by that, I mean I am falling behind.) I love the pics of Hals with her sharpie makeover.
Of course the Amish live in Intercourse..haha who named that city? Weird!! Anyway looks like you had lots of fun, it's nice that you have such good girlfriends(and family) to hang out with and rely on:)
Your like a little world traveler. I love that you don't let your babies slow you down. It looks like you guys had so much fun. I would love to do a trip like that with you! Let put something together?
I love all of the pics. But, how could you leave out the most important part MY JEANS!!!!!!
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