Franks take 50

Sarah & Tyler went to Southern NJ to camp. We cut the trip sorry but had a fun day!  Our campsite was large and lovely, though no picnic table.  This view is from the tent pad, looking out towards the parking area. It's just beyond the trees on the right. It was nice to have a grill and gas supplied by the kampground. We've never had that before. Unfortunately, that didn't work for us because we didn't have an appropriate spatula. We had brought our regular grill anyway, so we just used that (it was quicker too!) The seats around the fire pit were lovely too. We explored just a little, and took very few photos, so enjoy what we DO have. We happened upon a lake which we walked along. There were ducklings and fish! We spent our morning with a miniature tour of Philadelphia. We didn't do much, as it was crazy hot and humid, but we did get to Elfreths Alley which was über cool. ...

Guess where we went? Well, 3 of us actually. Dylan was shipped off to boot camp for the week (or his uncle's house in LA) and Stefanie, Sarah (who is writing) and Tyler spent the week in Ohio. We found a summer camp that was a perfect fit for him, but since it's a day camp, we spent the week here together. He had the days at camp, having fun, while we spent the days frolicking (via car mostly trying to find things that weren't closed...). The afternoons were a mix of stuff. Here's a quick photo dump with captions so you know what you're seeing, they aren't in any particular order. We found out about this free fossil pit in PA. It happened to be about at the halfway point between home and Akron. Tyler is a rock fanatic (always has been) and has an added affinity to fossils. It seemed the perfect fit. The part we missed was that the fossils are in SLATE not SAND so without a hammer and chisel, there wasn't much to do. Someone lent us a ...

This week we were intending to go to Washington DC to explore - but she to illness that was cancelled.  The week prior, however, we went to New Jersey for the day. Toni & Frankie turned 5! Here's hoping for more travels, more friends and more family soon!

Not quite a far travel, but there was traffic so...does that count?? Anyway, the kids spent today with their Aunt Hope. They went to Luna Luna at The Shed at Hudson Yards and out to eat. Nom nom So much fun!

    We spent an entire day at Disneyland! We tried to be there for the rope drop but we didn't quite make it. We rode every ride - some twice. We ate all the food, too. Dylan got to have a conversation with Rey and take a photo with her. He did get the helmet as a souvenir. Jo got a Remy (from Ratatouille) shoulder plush and some Pride Mickey Ears. It was such an amazing day. We spent most of it with Matt & Sarah, but they had to leave to tend to Sammy. We stayed until the wee hours of the night, heading to the hotel at around 10. I'd say we got our steps in! We didn't stay at a Disney hotel, but Storm Troopers infiltrated!! Thankfully, the hotel put this rope around them and that seems to have prevented them from taking over