Philly with the Fam!

We returned late Sunday night from our trip to Philly to visit my sister and her family. We had a GREAT time, and Luke did SO well. They live right downtown, so Scott and I got a hotel room within walking distance. My parents and my youngest sister and husband also went, and we thought getting a room would make things a little less chaotic as far as the sleeping situation went. It turned out nicely, except that Luke had a little bit of trouble staying asleep the first night. The hotel crib was beautiful but a tad to narrow for Luke who wriggles around into all corners as he sleeps-- so he would get trapped and begin to cry. We'd take turns picking him up-- he really wasn't awake-- we'd hold him for a minute or two and lay him back down-- then a few hours later he would get stuck again. He must have figured it out, because he slept soundly the rest of the trip.

We visited all the historical places-- the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, Betsy Ross's home, etc-- and Scott got to take Luke to his first Major League baseball game on Saturday night-- the Phillies vs. Montreal. The weather wasn't all that great-- it turned out cold, rainy, and VERY windy. We decided to take Luke back to the hotel after the fourth inning.

Scott and I have always loved to travel and have done more than our fair share over the past twelve years. It is such a different experience now that Luke is able to travel with us. He is such a great baby and so easy-going, but it still adds a little more effort and planning when we travel now, obviously... Do we have enough diapers, clothes, baby food....?! We both can't wait to take him all over the world to experience the things that we have loved seeing. We have so many things to look forward to as a family!

Luke also started getting one of his top front teeth in on the trip! He got his first tooth in St. Louis-- now his top tooth in Philly! We can tell that he is not quite himself when he is teething, but he is still such a good baby in spite of it.

We are SO blessed to have such a great family and to be able to vacation together! I am so thankful that Scott is such a great dad and husband and that he is so good with taking care of Luke.