Good ending to vacation

On Friday, we headed to my sister's house in Maryland. Our plan was to stay there Friday night and head home Saturday afternoon. She had tried to get all of us on the pirate cruise but everything was booked. We'll have to plan to do that later this fall. Anyway, it was fun to hang out Friday afternoon. The kids enjoyed playing ladder ball, swinging on the rope, football, and hanging with Aunt Wee Wee. Jonathan enjoyed nap time and I finished up my book. Matt arrived home and we ate supper. Then we headed to the water (they live on the Chesapeake Bay) for some fresh air. It was beautiful outside. The boys later enjoyed watching some Olympic events with Jonathan and Uncle Matt. We made the decision to stay both Friday and Saturday night.

Saturday morning, we headed to an Amish store and restaurant to eat breakfast. They both said it was really good and they were correct--it was great! The store is really neat and if we lived closer, we would easily do some shopping there. Next stop was the house to drop off Jon and Matt. They were "bonding" while Wendy and I took the kids to Solomon's Island. There was a museum there we wanted to check out. We thought it would be okay and something to do for a little while. Turns out it was an amazing place with lots to do. We had to pick and choose since time was short. First off, were the otters. The kids thought it was really cool to see the otters swim right up to them. Then along an open pier you look for things in the water. The kids saw lots of minnows and some crabs. Next, we headed to the Drum Point Lighthouse to take a tour. You could climb inside all parts and see the kitchen, bedrooms, control areas, and more. It was really neat. You even got to see the outhouse:)) Before heading inside we checked out the outdoor display of boats. There were many different types with information on how they were built and such. Finally, we went inside to check it out. There were many aquariums to see different fish, crabs, sea horses, and more. It was not crowded at all so they could take there time and get up close. There was an open area with sting rays that you could see up close. There was a kids room with dress up, a touch tank, a sail boat, a lighthouse, and more. And last, they were able to walk through and see different historic information about the area and such. It turned out to be way better than we expected. Next time, we hope to take the scenic boat ride.

After this adventure, we attempted to eat donuts at a Fractured Prunes, but it was closed. This is a definite stop next time since she has heard such good stuff about these donuts. We made our way to the North Beach area. We walked on the boardwalk and down a long pier. It was not busy and nice outside so we enjoyed just hanging out. Finally, we headed back to Wee Wee's house where Matt had cooked spaghetti for supper. After dinner, we took the kids down to the beach area to swim. There were many jelly fish out so Cody would not join in the fun. Kale and Chloe had loads of fun and enjoyed splashing around. Keegan stayed close, but enjoyed himself. Eventually it got darker and instead of getting the kids out, they played away which ended up with Kale getting stung by a jellyfish. Needless to say he was not happy. However, Nurse Wee Wee took very good care of him with medicines and ice cream. Doesn't that fix everything???

Sunday morning, Wendy cooked breakfast and then we packed and headed to Pillar for church.
All in all, it was lots of fun and we hope they survived our wild crew. We can't wait to head back up to do it again.

We had an amazing week and can't wait until next year. We are thinking about Ohio or Kentucky. Maybe I should start planning now.

FYI: This is a LONG slideshow. I did not mean for it to be, but somehow pictures I took out stayed and it was a pain to do again, so sit back and relax:))