Vacation

Well we've started our summer vacation. We're visiting my parents in southern New Jersey and plan to take a side trip to Washington, D.C. so the boys can see some of the sites there.

Crossing the bridge from Pennsylvania into New Jersey

This trip will largely be about food. There's a lot of things we just can't get in Kansas--cheesesteaks, authentic diner food, Italian ice and fresh seafood, just to name a few.

Once we left the Philadelphia airport and started toward my mom's, we decided to stop for a late lunch at a diner on the way. The menu was huge--it was almost impossible for Dan and I to choose. I ended up selecting a crab cake sandwich and Dan went for a reuben. We also splurged and shared rice pudding for dessert.

Today's lunch stop

Once we got to my mom's, we rested after our long morning and afternoon--our flight left at 6:30 this morning. Mom made us spaghetti with Dad's famous sauce for dinner. The kids really loved it.

Brett preparing to chow down

After dinner, we went to our local shopping mall, another favorite pasttime of mine and Dan's while we're on vacation. On the way home we stopped at Rita's for some Italian water ice. I had coconut cream, Dan had cherry, Brett got key lime pie and Casey had watermelon.

With all this eating we'd better do some serious walking or we'll be in big trouble!