In August, we made the trip to the North East. One red eye flight with two little ones was interesting but not terrible. Sloane was so excited about going to visit G, Pa, Lida, Aunt Jesse, and Uncle Cam that she was ready to go to the airport at 6:30 after dinner even though we didn’t need to get to the airport until 9 pm! Sloane was engrossed in her shows on the tablet she wouldn’t fall asleep. Finally at 1am our time we turned off the tablet and she fell asleep. Soren snoozed in my arms just fine.

Once we arrived in Wilton, Sloane amazed us yet again with her memory. We walked into G and Pa’s house and she immediately asked for the baby stroller. She hadn’t been there in about 14 months and we hadn’t talked about the stroller.

Our trip was night 1 in Wilton, night 2 in Northamptom, MA, night 3, 4, and 5 at Camp Echo Rock, and night 6 back in Wilton. Why I planned the first 3 nights in 3 different states is beyond me but the troops all rallied and we had a blast. We visited with college friends, Seattle roommates, and the fam. Sloane loved Robin and Fritha’s house with 2 cats (Teaspoon and Tari) and 1 Dixie doodle dog (Padfoot). Soren was smiley and fun- making cute eyes and silly smiles at everyone.

Camp Echo Rock was wonderful. We hadn’t been in 2 years and it is a favorite spot from my childhood. It is hard to visit and not see the extended family but going to camp rejuvenates my soul and I hope it will for Sloane and Soren as well. Sloane spent about 6 hours a day playing in the water. She was digging in the sand, fishing (without a hook), pretending to be mama duck and baby duck with Jesse, and jumping off rocks. Soren soaked up G, Pa, and Lida cuddles. We had perfect weather and got to have campfires, kayak rides, and swims.

We’ll be back at Christmas and can’t wait (except the part of flying with a 15 month old wild man!).