In addition to getting to see all of my siblings, the other week this summer that we had really been looking forward to was flying to Philadelphia to visit Andy's brother and sister-in-law, Uncle Timmy and Aunt Sarah. And by "we" I mean Andy, Joey, Hannah, and me. We left Ellie at Andy's parent's house in Phoenix when we realized it didn't sound like a vacation to take a 2 1/2 year old across the country. Ellie couldn't have been happier about the arrangement.
I can't tell you how gloriously easy it was to fly with a 5 and 7-year old. We all had a great, peaceful flight.
Timmy picked us up from the airport and Sarah made us an amazing Italian dinner. Timmy entertained us with stories from Andy and Timmy's childhood.
For our first full day in Philly, Timmy planned an educational tour of historical sights around the city.
We toured Independence Hall,
saw the Liberty Bell,
Benjamin Franklin's printing press,
Betsy Ross' house,
and Benjamin Franklin's tomb in Christ Church cemetery,
The kids also rode the carousel in Franklin Square. Joey saw me writing this post and wanted to add his commentary. He said, "I really liked the carousel. The eagle went really high."
It was really great getting to see all the historical places around Philadelphia, but that was only the first part of what we had planned that day...
There's Treasure Everywhere
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