Family Vacation

We were busy in September, both Ty and I had a lot of work trips, and then we went on vacation for a week.  This year we went out east, with our first weekend in Boston and then rented a condo in Newport, Rhode Island.  It was beautiful.  The weather was great, in the 70's and 80's, delicious food, relaxing days, and great scenery.  We had a blast!  While we were in Boston, we visited the Aquarium.  Leah loved seeing the fish and feeding Myrtle the Turtle, a 550-lb. 90-year old turtle, a lunch of lettuce and brussels sprouts.  Our week in Newport was spent walking around, eating a lot of seafood, and swimming, both at the beach and the pools. 

This week reminded me that vacations like this are probably coming to an end.  Leah is really agreeable for the most part, but gets bored in the stroller and wants to be out exploring on her own.  Newport and Boston were not very wheelchair-friendly places with their old cobblestone streets and uneven curbs, so it would have been hard for her to do much wheeling on her own.  We'll have to get creative in the future on how we travel to a place that is more accessible and still checks off all the items on our family travel list. 

While there, we also had family pictures taken again.  I love having someone capture our family in our most relaxed state and getting some new scenery.  Here are some of my favorites.