There is something about sleeping children, isn't there?
This is the first time they have slept in the same bed. They did really well.
Abbey absolutely adores staying in a "hotell" as she says it. She would ask how many more days she wasbe able to stay in hotells. She would get giddy right after we checked in and run around the room. She also was excited to have a big bed that she could share with Elijah. Some nights were tricky getting both of them to sleep, but overall, they didn't cause too many problems.
We then began our trek to New York. We passed by New York City:
New York's skyline
We didn't expect scenes like this
The Hudson river
And this
We were making great time and kept looking for things to do. The problem with the NY turnpike was that they did not post historical sights, then the sign for Hyde Park caught our eye. We knew this was the home of Franklin Roosevelt. We both were excited to see this and recognized that we may not get another chance to visit this historic sight. I have to say we were both excited, because many people have heard about John's obsession with battlefields, and the fact that I don't share that obsession. But a former president's birth place and life-long home is right down both of our alleys!
The house
The view FDR had from his bedroom
The grave of the Roosevelts
At the presidential library
Franklin and Eleanor discuss things with their smallest Chinese envoy
As I said, the kids did really well. At one point in the library, they were pushing my buttons. A lady looked at me and said, "Enjoy these years, they are the best times of your life!" I smiled politely and said, "Oh, I agree, I enjoyed the first so much I decided to do it again!"
We finally arrived at the Don and Amy's house. I'll talk more about the reunion picnic in the next post.
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