First leg of our vacation - Part 1

I have so much to write about our vacation that I have been putting it off!! So here goes. We loaded up my car with all our stuff and Pampaw and Grandma's things as well and hit the road. We drove out to the Pocono Mountain area in eastern PA. There we visited the CamelBeach Water Park. The weather wasn't the greatest, but much better than the rain that came the next day. It was in the low 70's, cloudy and a cool breeze. So we were a bit cold when we were out of the water. But that didn't stop us from enjoying the slides and cool rides. Kailyn loved the water slide in the kiddie area, jumping over the waves at the wave pool and the tube slides. Javin loved all the slides, even the Triple Venom super steep and straight body slide (The one that Mom will not do.) He had a great time in the wave pool with Pampaw and found the best way to go down the kiddie slide was on his stomach.


The next day we drove up to Hartford, CT and stopped at a Children's Museum to play for awhile. Children's Museums are one of our favorite things to do!! This one had animals on exhibit as well as a planetarium show. We learned all about the planets. Some highlights were the bubble ring that Pampaw and Javin tried out, the Lego building area complete with Lego car racer and earthquake-proof structure tester, and a cool sports exhibit. Kailyn played a bunch in the preschool area too.

From there we drove on to Mass. and stayed the night. The kids traveled so well. The last leg of our trip was spent in Maine and included a stop at the outlets in Freeport for a bit of school shopping. Then we finally arrived at Darin and Tinna's house. The last few hours seemed to take the longest. I got a GPS program activated on my phone so we had turn by turn directions to guide us. However, it led us on a wild goose chase trying to locate a Wendy's off an exit. We never did find it. So much for all that useful information! ;) The rest of the vacation report is still to come.