That’s how I feel about my vacation (which just ended Monday). I then wrote this post on Wednesday but had to add pictures ... And already it's (this) close to Sunday.
We had a great time, for the most part. The flight up was easy and the boys were good. I mostly only have pictures of H, because S spent the flight with my in-laws. It was a different experience with a two year old than it was with a one year old like last year. No pacifiers to shove in the mouth when he got whiny. He was actually interested in looking out the window at the city below (although he still couldn’t see well and I moved to have him sit on my lap). He needed more things to keep him busy but he was able to stay busy. He slept for half of both the long flights (there and back). Spencer … well he talked to everyone, everywhere for the entire flights.
When we finally got to Albany we were exhausted, hungry, exhausted, cranky, exhausted, and a little lost. To wrap – we left our house at 6:30am and did not reach the hotel until 4pm. To say we were ALL troopers by that point is not an understatement. We had Linner at the sports bar at the hotel and then tried to go up to the hotel and rest. … … …
HA!
One forgets that children get more riled, not less, when in a hotel room, even a large suite so they have their own room. After a few raucous games of hide and seek and S hitting his forehead so hard on a corner that he had a bruise front and center, I took them down to the pool to burn off some energy. They loved it, but burning off the energy they did not do.
Friday we spent in Saratoga Springs. We visited the horse racing museum because the track was closed (racing ends Labor day, pooh), which was interesting although the kids were scared of the life-sized fake horses, and S was EXTREMELY scared of the horse skeleton. As in, we had to leave that very moment – wouldn’t even wait inside while the grandparents made their hourly trip to the bathroom. I thought he would think it was neat. Henry had to say hi to all the horse photos and all the horse statues and tell them to GO GO GO! (this is done with a right arm fist pump to the sky, yes I should have videotaped it but no, I did not).
We followed that up with a visit to the Saratoga Automobile Museum. Unbeknownst to me, there was a Nascar display going on and my FIL and oldest son LOVE Nascar. This was a big hit (props to Hubs for making the suggestion). I saw very little of the museum because Henry was mad he wasn’t allowed to touch things (I would say “Don’t touch!” and he would say “TOUCH IT! TOUCH IT!” so we spent most of our time in the kids room playing on the two cars and the simulator that he could touch. Didn’t bother me in the least.)
THEN we found our way to downtown Saratoga Springs to meet up with my hilarious long-time blog friend Stacie, the kids rode the old wooden carousel, terrorized the ducks, splashed in the fountain and we ate at an adorable restaurant called Circus Café. We all had a great, exhausting, fun time. We even got to meet Corey and Oliver who were out for a train pull/walk. And I forgot to visit the Springs, which obviously means I will have to go back. Darn.
All of the above happened before 3pm, so we bid adieu to Stacie (frowny face), sent my in-laws on their way back to Albany, and we drove through the lower part of the Adirondacks while Henry got a nap. We found Mater and Lightening in Edelton, NY, and Hubs and I got to enjoy ourselves looking at the countryside. I took no pictures, because I’ve gotten terrible about that.
Back in Albany, we stopped at Kurver Kreme for ice cream (perfect day to do it, they closed for the season the next day!) and headed back to the hotel so the kids could play games in the Sports bar, we could have a drink, and meet up with some family who were staying in the same hotel but came in a day later than us.
Saturday was wedding day, but not until later so we headed out to the Tugboat Roundup. I found this while on my quest to find things for us to do, so I had no idea what to expect but it was such a cute little festival! The kids got to tour tugboats and see several different kinds of boats. S danced to the cute music that was set up on the largest boat, and we saw the Erie Canal and the Lock system.
We did more swimming once we got back to the hotel to keep us occupied, and then we headed down to the Catskills to the wedding. It was a beautiful wedding. So many different quirky details … that I took pictures of none (I told you, I’m terrible at this). It rained terribly during the ceremony and the first part of the reception, but thankfully waited until after we all danced out of the tent for a bead toss to The Saints Go Marching and got back under the tent. We left around 10pm when the party was still in full gear (we are old and very young).
On our last day in Albany, we brunched at Café Madison which was delicious! (again, no pictures, I need a flash). Our flight was late and we had a lot of horrible experiences with the airlines but we finally got home very late Sunday night, all in one piece more or less. I love going away, but even more I love coming home.
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2 comments:
Those little wedding outfits are SO ADORABLE. Good job for making it as late as 10pm!
Oh no! We forgot about the springs!! Next time :) Glad you guys had fun!
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