Our trip to Baltimore

Last week, while Brian had some time in between semesters, we took a trip to Baltimore to visit my brother and sister-in-law. Since flights were cheaper out of Orlando, we started our trip there and spent some time with Grandpa and Grandma. Thankfully they were able to take us to and from the airport, which helped a lot. Flying with two small children went better then expected. They each received certificates for flying, southwest wings to wear, and a bunch of goodies from the stewardess. After a few short movies and some snacks, we were there! Wednesday night Brian and my brother Bobby got to go to an Oriel's game and enjoy the luxury of my brother's office suite! Kim, the kids and I just hung out and got to catch up. The next day it was off the Washington, DC where we went to the National Zoo. We took the metro into the city, and that was by far the highlight of the trip for Hudson. He had a blast listening for the train, watching the lights light up the tunnel, and then feeling the gust of wind as the train flew by. He just laughed and kept signing for more and saying, "again, again". The kids enjoyed zoo too! Madison especially liked seeing the giant panda bears. Unfortunately the weather did not allow for us to do much more in the city that day, so we headed back after the zoo. The next day was beautiful, so we spent the afternoon walking around Annapolis, shopping and checking out the water. Later that night my Mom and Grandma came into town. We all had dinner together and then spent the night having Wii tournaments, and playing guitar hero! You should have seen us all! Maybe later I'll upload some video footage Brian snuck of us...it was quite a show! Saturday we relaxed a bit, shopped again, and took the kids to the park....they really needed to run around by this point. Then Sunday, we had a wonderful Mother's Day picnic at a beautiful park on a river. It was very special to spend that day with so many members of my family. I couldn't have had a better Mother's Day weekend!

It was a wonderful trip, but as always went by too quickly.

Below is a slide show if you would like to see some of our trip.