Philly and family

What a trip! We spent a quick weekend driving to Philadelphia and Ft. Dix, New Jersey. We really didn't know how Ellie would do in the car for 6.5 hours, but luckily she did great! We left early in the morning ( like 5am ) and got through the Connecticut traffic before she woke up. We pulled over for a diaper change and breakfast just before NYC and then plowed through the city then into Philadelphia.




Ellie got new sunglasses before the trip...you'll see we clearly had way too much fun with these!

 Once we got there we went straight to visit Bubby and Grandpa Edelson. They are buried in Philadelphia along with Ellie's great-grandparents from both sides. We make the trip every few years and it never gets easy. It was an emotional couple of hours but we had our goofy and bubbly Elle-bug to make us smile and grateful for everything we have and have been blessed with.

We decided to book at the Embassy Suites since you get a living rooms and bedroom, and I'm so glad we did! We were able to hang out in the living room while Ellie snoozed in a crib in the bedroom or vice versa. Plus, you get a free hot breakfast spread and happy hour...I definitely recommend it if traveling with kiddos.

lounging during happy hour at the hotel

And of course Philly would not be complete without THE Philly cheesesteak! This place is two blocks from David's grandparents house in Roxborough. It is AMAZING! So good in fact we went back the next day :( ......no more cheesesteaks for a while!

We also took a quick drive to Ft.Dix, NJ where we will move to this summer. We got a chance to see where Dave's new unit is and also get a peek at the housing we will be living in. I was pleasantly surprised at how big and nice it was. It's been a long time since I've spent time on a big base like this so hopefully the transition is smooth.

Now we are home and unwinding from way too much time spent in the car. There's truly o place like home! Hope everyone has a great week!

Nikki