We started out at 6:00 a.m. on Thursday morning, hitting the road with a loaded car and two awake babies.
Within 10 minutes, we thought we were going to have it pretty easy... 
I'd like to tell you that that nap lasted a solid 3 hours, but I think it only lasted about 20 minutes! Not to worry though. With an ample suppy of toys and snacks, and lots of stops along the way for stretching, the 12 hour drive wasn't too terrible! (BTW, I only have pictures of Tyler from the car because Evan sits behind me in a rear facing seat so it would take some fancy - and dangerous - contortions to get those shots!)
We arrived in Burlington around 6:00 p.m. and checked into our hotel. My mom, sister, and brother-in-law all came over because they couldn't wait to see the kids. We hung out and ate pizza and a fair amount of wine and beer was also consumed... let the weekend begin!!
Here is a picture of Evan with Uncle Andy, who had never met either boys. Andy has always loved the babies - and the babies always love him!!On Friday, we met up again with Mom, Kathy, my nephews Jared & Jordan, and my Aunt Lynda (my father's sister) and Uncle See-See for lunch. Lynda and See-See had not yet met the boys either. I don't know why I didn't take any pictures of them at lunch... but here are some shots of Evan (there are no pictures of Tyler from lunch because he was not in the mood to sit so Daddy had to walk him around the mall the entire time we were there!)
It was a very nice visit and I was thrilled to introduce my boys to more family!
On Friday evening, the reunion started with a dinner/dancing at the hotel where we were staying. Mom and Kath came over to babysit for us. It was great! A lot of people showed up and it was so nice to see everyone! Some people hadn't changed, and some were unrecognizable! Here are some shots:
Me and Melissa!!! We hadn't seen each other for about 12 years. Melissa is married to a great guy named Scott and she owns her own business. No kids - she is "allergic" to them :)!
This is Jen. She is a one year (so far!) breast cancer survivor. Yay Jen!!! She is doing the 3-day walk in Boston this coming weekend - GOOD LUCK!!!
Me with Kara and Melissa. They were my two best friends in high school. Kara is married and has one son named Brendan.
Trish and Tracy - they were high school sweethearts and are still married and have 2 kids.
The Boys (from left to right): Todd (married, 5 kids), Liam (divorced, 3 kids), Paul (divorced, 3 kids), Steve (not sure - didn't get to talk to him much!), and Robert (married, 2 kids).
The Class of '88!! Those of us who showed up anyway!!The next day was a family gathering at the Sandbar State Park. More time to chat with old friends, and I brought the rest of the family along too. Mitch and everyone else watched the boys most of the afternoon. On the one hand, I felt guilty passing off my kids, on the other hand, it was nice to have a chance to catch up with people unencumbered! But still, most of the pictures I have from that day are of the boys!
Evan just chillin' on the blanket.
Here's Tyler enjoying some ice cream that Uncle Andy bought him. No wonder the babies love him!!!
Here he is in Lake Champlain!! And no, he isn't wearing the life jacket... but he was surrounded at all times!
Look at him go!!! The water was very cold and when he came out he had purple feet! But he didn't seem to mind...Saturday evening, we decided to keep it low key. Mom came back to the hotel and had dinner with us, and then we made it an early night. The next morning, we didn't didn't get on the road until nearly 8:00 a.m. - we had planned for 6:30!!
But the main goal was to make it home before dark, which we did, a solid 12 hours later.
It was a great trip and I'm so glad we went. The roadtrip was so much better than we anticipated, and it was well worth it. I've promised the boys that the next roadtrip will only be half as far - when we head to the Outer Banks in October!!
2 comments:
We had a wonderful time with the boys and can't wait to see you all again.
Auntie Doake said...
Had a great time with everyone that weekend. Especially with Tyler and Evans, no offense to the parents, I'm just a very proud Auntie. Extremely proud of Tyler and his swimming skills. Can't wait to see everyone again.
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