Last weekend we went up to Philadelphia. I had to go on one of the YP's (the Midshipmen take trips every now and then for training), so Quintin and Abby drove up on Friday. It was a great trip. We went to this great children's museum called "Please Touch." That is where most of the pictures are from. They had a great little grocery store in there for the kids, and Abby loved it. All she had in her cart were snack foods, until I reminded her she needed some fruits and vegetables. After she shopped, she went to the "stockroom, " clocked in and loaded up a stock cart to reload the shelves. They also had a cool Where the Wild Things Are and Alice in Wonderland exhibit.
After the museum, we walked to the Museum of Art to see the statue of Rocky Balboa and to run up the steps like Rocky does in the movies. There were a lot of locals that had made the steps part of their regular workout routine. After that we saw the Liberty Bell, and some other places like Constitution and Independence Hall. On the way back to the hotel, I gave Quintin and Abby a quick tour of one of the YPs and we called it a night.
It was funny because we could see the YPs from the room we were staying in on the 15th floor, and when Abby first saw them nested she said they were "snuggling." They both watched us get underway on Sunday morning, and usually the first thing we do is twist the ship at an angle, and then back up. She was watching and said, "Mommy's baby ship is going backwards! Silly Mommy!" Quintin said she was giggling and thought it was so funny that we were moving backwards.
We got underway at 7 a.m. and they left to drive home at 8. At about 9:45 Quintin called and said they were almost home. Meanwhile, I had about 10 more hours to go until I would be home. YPs are fun, but they're really slow, and we have to go the round-about way. But is was a great time.
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that looks like so much fun!
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