Cape Cod......is totally wicked

From Pittsburgh we headed off to the coast... the east coast and Cape Cod. We had a great time and got to spend some great family time with A. Mimi and U. Marty + family. They were kind enough to invite us to join them for a few days and we are so glad that we were able to do so. Greyson got to meet his new cousin, Aidan (son of Jen and Christian) the 6 of us were living it up in the "Baby Cottage" in N. Truro. Greyson also got to meet his cousins: Ed, Amy, Hillary, and John Paul. A good time was had by all...and how could you not have a great time with fresh lobster, lots of wine and lots of chocolate from P'town...that's an inside joke!

It was a trip of many firsts for Greyson: 1st sail boat ride in P'Town, 1st beach day, 1st swim in the Atlantic ocean (water was 58 degrees F!!!!). I was able to do some boogie boarding despite the cold temps and loved every second of it.

We enjoyed day trips to P'town, Welfleet, Chatam, Orleans, etc. it was a great trip.

A trip to the Laural Mtns of PA

What a great trip this was. We took a trip to the mountains and Laural Caverns. I hadn't been there since I was probably the age of Luke and Jake. Kate, the geologist in the crowd, seemed to enjoy it as well. The kids enjoyed prospecting/panning for minerals in the mining section of the visitors center and then we ID'ed our finds outside at a picnic table where we were able to enjoy the great hilltop views. We capped the day off with burgers and milkshakes at one of my favorite restaurants, Gleason's....a sure bet for great food when you in the mountains.

I added the pictures to the end of the Pittsburgh Vaca album in Picassa.

The next post will be of our trip to Cape Cod...so stay tuned!

Progress....

Check this out...new trick that Greyson just figured out last night

Pittsburgh in the summer...its cooler than Texas!

Ok, back to our vacation story and pictures. Our next stop on the summer vacation trip was Pittsburgh, PA. Ironically, we arrived in town the day of the Stanley Cup Celebration parade. We didn't get to go but we did get to drive through the traffic...so I guess we were a part of the festivities one way or another.

It was a great visit and we had the opportunity to see loads of friends and family. Greyson got to meet his great-grandmother Stella and great grandfather Ray....he was very excited. I will have to load some of those videos when I get the chance. It was also nice that he finally got to met his grandmother Mary and grandpap Bob.

We had a great Father's Day and enjoyed the pool, BBQ, and 10lbs of fresh steamed Mussels. Grt-Grandpap was nice enough to show all us youngsters how to prepare and eat those little buggers!

We will post some additional pictures of our trip to the mtns. and Laural Caverns with Sam, Luke and Jake soon....so stay posted.

Till then...

The Best Summer Vaca Ever....is now over :(

Hi all-

Greyson has been putting on both the miles and the pounds! We are finally back home in Texas after 8 states (TX, CO, PA, NY, MA, ME, NH, VT) and over 3,500 miles of driving in the car. Needless to say, he is a pro at the road trip at 4months of age!

For all of you grandparents who have been requesting lots of pics (and Aunties, too) get ready for the mother load.

Lets kick things off with our trip to Colorado that started way back on June 1st. We flew up to Denver and then drove west over the mountains to Grand Junction to visit A. Gretchen, U. Rich, and Grammie Lamb. We spent several days with them exploring GJ, driving over to Telluride (taking a gondola ride; Greyson's first), and tackling Red Mountain Pass, Ouray, and Silverton. We then headed back to Denver for a few days with all the cousins (be sure to check out the pics of them in the web album...too cute). I got to do some amazing mountain biking -- thanks to Shane and the Denver Mountain Biking Crew!

We wrapped up out stay with Kate attending the AAPG Meeting in downtown Denver.

It was a great trip...hope you enjoy the pictures!
Love.
J, K, & G