Virginia and Beyond

We had a great time visiting with Ken and Missy in Virginia.  Since Chase has only been in a car seat one time, I was nervous about a five hour drive, but he was great.  Plus now he's been to New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington D.C.!  It's convenient how they're all so close :)  And we all had a blast!  On Thanksgiving, Chase actually rolled over by himself!  He's a pro!  Ken, Missy, and I all saw it!  Anyway, here are the pictures I took (and some I stole from Missy).  I'll just narrate through them...

These are all of the drive to Virginia:

And Chase was super happy to meet his Great Aunt Missy

We took the metro in to D.C. on Saturday

Marcus requested a stop at the Air and Space Museum

Marcus even dressed Chase for the visit

And we also went to the Library of Congress.  Ken and Missy got library cards to do some serious research at some point :)

And we took pictures outside the Capitol

We had issues with pictures :)

It was a great trip.  We were so glad we were able to get out of New York and spend a few days with Ken and Missy.  We all had a lot of fun exploring Virginia, wandering around D.C., relaxing at their apartment, and celebrating Thanksgiving.  Hopefully we can do that again! 

Thanksgiving

Living out east definitely has its pros and cons.  We really like it out here, but it's always a little sad around holidays since our families all live west.  Luckily my aunt and uncle recently moved to Virginia, so we had family to visit!  We were really looking forward to spending time with Ken and Missy and getting out of New York City for a few days-- and it was a blast!  My cousin Kelsey is on an internship in D.C. this semester, so she came for Thanksgiving too.  We had a great little group.  Here are the pictures from Thanksgiving.  I'll post again about our trip.  :)

Chase has a super cute turkey bib, so we had to get a picture.

It took a few tries...

The best one :)

Ken and Missy were so nice to host us.  But we wanted to contribute.  Missy wanted another appetizer.  And Kelsey likes cheese balls.  So we made Marcus' family's cheese ball.  And all were happy :)

Ken taught Kelsey and Marcus how to make rolls.

Kelsey wanted to show off the shiny butter on her hand

It was a great lesson-- and the rolls were perfect!

Snacks before dinner

Just about ready for dinner

Yum!

Potatoes and yams!  My favorite.  

 Then Missy desperately tried to get a picture of the group.  It was a very entertaining process, which means I have to post several awkward pictures because they are so crazy.

The final one-- a panoramic that has a few very rough spots as it chopped the pictures together.  Yep, it blew me out of proportion.  But it was fun trying to take the picture :)

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!  Only a month until Christmas!!! :)