We picked them up early Saturday morning and Joey didn't stop talking from the minute he saw them until we made him go back to bed at 2am. I was already exhausted, knowing that Joey wouldn't stop going until Grandma and Grandpa went back home. Grandma and Grandpa were thrilled.
Grandpa Chuck came with a cowboy hat, and the boys fell in love with it right away. Seeing this (and being absolutely determined to spoil the boys to no end while they were here) Grandpa and Grandma decided to get each of the boys a hat of their own. I will share those pictures in a later post.
Saturday, we took our time making and eating a wonderful breakfast. Then we went to the park (which is what Joey has been talking about since we moved up here; going to the park with Grandma Mary and Grandpa Chuck.) After the park, we spent the rest of the day shopping for groceries during our trip and getting ready for the next few days.
Sunday morning, we were up by 5:30am so that we could hit the road by 7am. We drove down to Homer, where we stayed at the Land's End, a hotel right at the end of the Homer Spit. The scenery was spectacular, surrounded both by the Kachemak Bay and the Kenai Mountains. We arrived in Homer right around noon, but couldn't check in until 4pm. So we walked around the Spit, found a place to eat, and then dropped Nick off for an hour of fishing while the rest of us drove around the town of Homer. We finally came back and were allowed to check in about 3:30pm. Nick and Joey took a nap while Mary and Chuck went back out for another walk. We had dinner at the restaurant in the hotel (very good) and went to bed relatively early. Nick got up at 4:30am and jumped on a 1/2 day charter, catching his limit of 2 halibuts. Just as he was getting back, we were ready to leave Homer and head for Seward.
So, now it was Monday noon, and we were back on the road headed for Seward. The place we stayed at in Seward, the Paddle Inn, was fairly new, with a beautiful view of Resurrection Bay. This Inn was fantastic! The guy who owns it, built it; he's a general contractor. He has an amazing attention to detail, and he built this Inn as if it were a high end resort spa. It was beautiful, with a beautiful view. We went down to the Marina and walked around, then had a light supper of pizza. We spent the rest of the evening just enjoying the peace and quiet at the Inn. The Inn has just two rooms; the High Tide room upstairs, and the Low Tide room downstairs. So Mary and Chuck were upstairs, while Nick and I were downstairs. It was the perfect arrangement.
Tuesday morning, we packed up and headed back to Anchorage, getting in around 2pm. It was nice to be home, considering the whirlwind trip we took. We had lots of fun, but you could definitely see the toll it took on the boys. Wednesday morning, Chuck and Mary left to go up to Talkeetna and Denali, having a wonderful time. They came back Saturday evening to spend their remaining time with us. Then we brought them back to the airport this morning.
That is the general rundown of our vacation.....Now I will share the pictures.
Here are each of the boys in Grandpa Chuck's hat.
Baby Nick on the slide.
The infamous yellow slide! (To those who know the story, you will understand. For Mary's sake, I will say no more...except to ask someone who may know to tell you about it!)
Nick and Grandma playing peek-a-boo.
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