Rochester

So the day after we got to Vermont we repacked our car and headed back down to Rochester, NY to visit Robbie's family. Just like with my family in Pittsburgh, it has been 2 1/2 years since we had seen any of them, and any of them had seen us. They were having a family reunion that weekend so we thought it would be a perfect time to go and visit them. We got there around bedtime on Friday night and just kind of hung out and got ready for bed.

Saturday was the day of the reunion, and because we were all so tired from staying up late with the kids the night before, we slept in a little. And even though we had slept in, and didn't have a whole lot of time before the reunion started, we decided to take the kids to the Rochester Zoo. They had a lot of fun there, especially when they saw the seals and elephants. I think those were the best part of the zoo for them. We saw tons of animals and they even got to ride on a "train."

Watching the Seals.

Looking at the Elephants.

So much happier in the stroller than in the baby carrier.




Riding on the train.

After the zoo we went back to Rob's grandma's house to change into bathing suits, ran to Walmart to get "floaties" and went to the family reunion. One of Rob's mom's cousins was holding it in his back yard, and he had a pool, hence the bathing suits and "floaties." Gwen and Grace couldn't wait to go swimming, so we got them ready right away. Gwen swam for a little while with Robbie, then decided she wanted to get out. I took Grace over just as Gwen was getting out, and Grace got in with Robbie. I convinced Gwen to get back in with me, and wished I hadn't. The pool was freezing!! We were only in there for a little bit before Gwen again decided that she didn't want to swim any more and we got out. They never got back into the pool but they sure had a lot of fun that day. We went back to Rob's grandmas to relax and spend some time with his brother Richie and everyone else before bed time.


On Sunday we left around lunch time to begin the drive back home. It poured most of the way...at one point it rained so hard that we had to slow down in order to see out the windshield. So it was slow going for a little while but wonderful to be in that big of a rainstorm again. It was wonderful seeing everyone again and we'll be back down there for Thanksgiving when everyone we missed will be there.