In every place I've lived we've always explored and known our area. It's fun to travel and vacation, but the majority of life is spent near home. Growing up in New Hampshire we took in so much of the beauty there. We loved regular visits to Boston, Maine and spots all over the beautiful granite state. When we were in DC for a year it was the same. We took in that area and loved every bit of it. Just simple days - together as a family, grabbing something to eat, spending most of the day in the car and seeing somewhere new - enjoying what was near to us. Not trying to get all cliche here - but it's so easy to forget the beauty, fun, history and places to explore just outside our doorsteps. We're in a great area to do this together! We're compiling a list of all the must see restaurants, historic sites and fun places we want to see in the Phialdelphia/Delaware/Lancaster/Lehigh Valley etc. areas. (if anyone has any suggestions/must-sees please send them our way!)
Next up on the list is a trip today to The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia! Jackie's sister Becky works at the institute and has been offering us visits for a few months now and today we finally were all available (well, mostly. Adam had to work.) and Jackie's dad, Mr. Smith was able to come as well. We spent the afternoon together checking out some cool exhibits and learning a thing or two about the brain & heart & science. I'll be honest though - speaking for myself here - we mostly just ran around from thing to thing, playing dress up and watching all the kids faces in awe of every new thing. Mr. Smith also treated the whole crew to dinner afterwards. So all of today's fun is brought to you by the sweet Smith family. Here are a few pictures from our afternoon. :)
