Vacation Fun 2009 - Part 2

After our visit outside of DC, we headed out to Shenandoah National Park in Western Virginia. We were meeting many of Matt's distant cousins for a day of family reunion fun. We had a pavilion inside the park where we grilled burgers and all the fixins. At the end of lunch, it began to downpour, so we loaded up as quickly as we could and headed back to our hotel.

After we checked in to our hotel and rested a couple of minutes, we joined Becca and Shannon at the Skyline Caverns for an hour long guided tour. The kids really seemed to love it. Only toward the end did we have to carry Cate. It was a bit cooler in the caverns, which I was unfortunately not prepared for, but it didn't seem to bother them too much!

Once we were done with the tour, we went back to the cabin that several of the cousins had rented to have a good old Italian meal! We were so glad to get the opportunity to catch up with those distant relatives that we don't see very often.

We got back to the hotel and the kids fell instantly asleep. They had worn themselves out playing with all the kiddos and our mile and a half walk through the caverns. As Cate fell asleep, she reached toward Max and rested her hand on his shoulder....priceless! A definite pie and ice cream moment!

After a restful night's sleep, we got up and headed for New Jersey!