This summer we ended up spending time with both sides of the
family. Chris had an opportunity to give a talk/seminar about some of his
research at Fermi lab near Chicago, and so we were able to make a vacation out
of it. The talk was a pretty big deal so Chris didn't actually get to do
anything fun and worked the almost the whole time, but the kids, grandparents,
and I got to do some fun things. The weather was amazing, nice and mild and not
humid. We went on a lot of walks, played in the little pool, and explored the
river. We went to an amazing arboretum with so many great kid activities, saw
other gardens, and took a trip to the local “beach”.
This year was a big year in Chris's family with so many
milestone birthdays: Chris's mom's 60th, Chris's 30th, and
Chris's brother's 20th. And
so there was a party. Chris's sister and family were able to come out from
California and our stay's only overlapped a day and a half, but it was still
nice to see them and meet Avalyn, the first cousin on the Verhaaren side.
At the end of our week we drove the 13 hour drive back to
Maryland, only to leave for Seattle four days later.
I love Jack's face here
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