Thanksgiving Trips

We had a busy but fun Thanksgiving! We started out in DC for my dads retirement ceremony. He retired from Active Duty National Guard and got a lot of medals and awards! He is such a hard working guy and a great dad. He's really come a long way in his life and I'm proud of him! Great job dad!

With Great uncle Bill
with Great Aunt Sue

Anyways Jackson went on his first plane ride to go to DC. We upgraded to business class (not business time!) and had a blast! He was really good and slept most of the way. ATL was very accommodating for families and security was much easier than I thought it would be. We were able to take an earlier flight and, Thank you Lord, everything just went super smooth. My friend Julie from my office took me to the airport so that was one less stressor for me and a huge cost savings! Thanks again Julie!
walking to dad's retirement in the cold!
(this is for the Callaways)

with cousins Sharon and Evie
with great grandma!

It was really cold in DC and we had to bundle the man in a snowsuit that is reminiscent of A Christmas Story (it's easy to see it in NYC pics). We went to the newly opened American History Museum and it was a zoo. It was hard to enjoy everything because of the crowds. We'll go back another day! We saw the major monuments and hit the metro back home. It was sooo cold!

The next destination was Philadelphia and West Chester. We got to spend the week with the Callaways and JWC was doted on by more loving grandparents! He's a lucky little boy! He loved Phili! WE went to Independance hall, the Liberty Bell and Reading Market - home of the chocolate dipped cookie! Yummm.

We also got to go to NYC. It was the first time I'd been there in a long time. We walked through the park, saw Times Square and saw ginormus meat sandwiches at Carnigie Deli. We rode the subway and saw ground zero. What a cool city! It would have been better without a baby but it was still fun. The man was good but he didn't have a good night after that so I think he was overloaded. Thanksgiving day we chilled and went to see the Christmas lights at Longwood Gardens. They were beautiful! The trip home was uneventful and it was nice to have an extra set of hands on the plane. Thanks to everyone who helped make our trip great!!
the train to NYC

how to travel in style through Central Park!

Carnegie Deli- where everything was big except for the eating space! We were jammed in there.
cute man!