Philadelphia

Jon was a good sport and agreed to come with us on a day trip up to Philadelphia. We started our trip at the temple (free parking garage!) and then did a LOT of walking to see all the sights on our list. Lunch was (of course) at Reading Terminal Market. We knew how busy and tight the space would be from previous experience, but we've added a few kids since last time. Not sure it's something we'll try again with little ones! 

After lunch it was another long walk to the historic district. Luckily Grandpa bought doughnuts for everyone to enjoy once we arrived: 

(You can't tell, but Independence Hall was right behind us)

Our kids' attention spans aren't up for any of the really cool tours yet, so we stuck with things that were short and sweet, like seeing the Liberty Bell: 

Our last stop ended up being the favorite: the United States Mint. I had heard cool things, but was skeptical because of said short attention spans. But besides Elise (who spent her time running away from us as quickly as possible), the kids were all fascinated. Glad we decided to give it a try! 

Not Philadelphia-related, but the next day we all got to go watch one of Seth's soccer games. I didn't take any pictures of games this year, so I'm glad my parents were around to! He had another kind of rough season, with only a couple of wins. We decided this will be his last year of soccer. Hopefully something else will spark his interest eventually!