Great American Road Trip Wrap-Up

On Saturday night, we stayed in Quincy, just up the road from Hingham, in a brand new Howard Johnson that was designed to look like it was from the 1960s. We took a picture in the giant chair to memorialize the visit:

When we got up on Sunday morning, we drove back to New York, arriving in the early afternoon. Grandma made a special (early) birthday dinner for Kevin and Abby and we had cake:

I jokingly told the boys that only people over 10 could have cake, so they quickly grouped up and announced that they were 31 years total:

There were some presents and some wiffle ball in the backyard, followed by an early-ish bedtime to get ready for Monday:

Abby trying on her new skirt from Grandma

We had intended to leave first thing Monday morning, but found out that Benji's friend Ruth was unexpectedly visiting NY from Australia. Benji has missed her terribly since her family moved to Melbourne, so we made plans to meet them in Riverside park Monday morning:

While the kids played, Kevin and I were able to catch up with Marla, which was also fun for us. We even took a selfie:

We finally made it home Monday night, looking forward to two and a half weeks in our own beds. I'll post pictures from those two weeks while we're on vacation #2 this week!