I still have not accumulated a lot of vacation since I used everything I had plus went in the hole from my maternity leave with the girls so instead of taking a big vacation we took several day trips. One of my favorite was a train trip from Greensboro to Charlotte. Whether you drive or take the train it takes the same amount of time but on the Amtrak we all got to see the scenery and relax on the way there and back.
This is the Amtrak station in Greensboro. I had not been in there since it was turned back into a train station and I thought it was really nice!
Mom, Jonah, Luke, and myself went on the trip. We are waiting on the train to arrive. We met my brother, Michael and his sons Ethan, and Colin in Charlotte since they live near Charlotte.
Once in Charlotte we went to the Discovery Place. Unfortunately we did not know they were renovating it so most of it was closed. They did have a really cool pirate exhibit.
Michael, Colin, and Luke in the wind tunnel. It showed how it would feel with high winds from a hurricane.
Colin, Ethan, and Jonah.
On the next trip I did not get to go. My parents took the boys and went with some friends and their grandson to the Lazy 5 ranch. I have been twice in the past and it is a really neat place. They have a petting zoo and then you can either drive your car through or take a horse drawn wagon through the zoo and feed the animals.
Our next big occasion was Jonah's 10th Birthday.
This year he had an indoor Rock Climbing Party.
I took off work the day before school started for Jonah (4th grade) to take the boys to a city pool. You would think since it had been HOT all summer that it would be on this August day, but no, it was chilly. We still had a lot of fun.