On Sunday 6/22, the kids and I went to my parents for dinner. Brady was the grillmaster of the day and added his secret ingredient to our hamburgers. After dinner, I headed back to Andover and the kids stayed for a swim and sleepover. Brady helped Grampy with a few projects around the house on Monday morning, then they all went out for a game of mini-golf. Apparently there were a few "holes-in-one!"
Meanwhile I had the house to myself to finish packing, organizing, cleaning - I was in heaven! By the time Gram and the kids picked me up on Monday afternoon, I felt a good sense of closure at home and at work and was very ready for my official first night of vacation. It did not disappoint! We went to Markey's for dinner. This is where we always went on our last day of school when I was growing up. The table was full of steamed clams, shrimp, calamari, and clam and lobster rolls - YUM! From there we drove up to Hampton Beach to see if we could catch a glimpse of the sand sculptures from the recent competition. They looked so great we had to stop. Margaret was ecstatic, as there were multiple sculptures of characters from the movie Frozen. They were amazing, truly. As we walked along the Hampton "strip" - of shops, restaurants and arcades. Gram was telling stories of her childhood days there and then of my childhood days there. Brady asked if we could stop in the arcade, so we did! Brady was drawn to the "old-fashioned games" like PacMan, Margaret and Gram stuck with SkeeBall, and Connor dabbled here and there, finishing with a favorite hockey game! Great night.
Tuesday morning, we rose early for our 5:50am flight. Grampy was so wonderful to drive us to the airport that early. Our journey went very smoothly and was thankfully uneventful. When we arrived in Salt Lake City at 10:45am (Mountain Time), Corbin was already waiting in the cell phone lot. It was a happy reunion. Our 5 hour drive to Driggs was punctuated by a stop in Idaho Falls to pick up some Crocs for Connor, then dinner at The Brakeman, which we'd been looking forward to since we booked these flights! We were home by 6pm. There was some unpacking, and the kids had fun rediscovering this home. Brady went in the creek, had target practice with his BB gun, and tested out his road bike (after a quick tune up)! It feels great to wake up here after a really good sleep!
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| Dinner at Markey's |
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| Gram and Kids at Hampton - sandcastles |
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| Selfie - with Olaf! That's what "snow does in summer!" |
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| Hockey at the Hampton Arcade |
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| We made it! Dinner at The Brakeman |
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