Swanson family vacation

We just got back from our three week long vacation in the states. MacKenzie, Cameron and I flew on the 3rd of August to Newark, New Jersey. We were greeted there by Poppie and Grannie (my mom and dad). We spent a week at my parent’s house before Rob arrived and then my sister. Saturday morning MacKenzie got her hair cut (see next blog). Then on August 13th we had a little BBQ picnic at the firehouse where everyone got a chance to meet Cameron and catch up with family that we hadn’t seen in a while. Then on Tuesday Rob took MacKenzie to Six Flags Great Adventure. They spent all day riding the rides and having fun. The next day we went to Sears and had family pictures taken. I was not planning on getting pictures of the kids done but they were being so good that we ended up getting a few of the kids. On Thursday we took a trip down Aunt Kate’s house. MacKenzie was looking forward to getting in the big pool. Cameron got in the pool for the first time while we were there. He just loved being in the water. He smiled and cooed the whole time. On Friday Rob, the kids, and I boarded a plane in Philly to Rhode Island to start the second leg of our vacation. Waiting at the airport was Grandpa (Rob’s dad) and Aunt Chrissy (Rob’s sister). We spent the night at Grandpa’s house then loaded in the cars for the trip to Hampton Beach, New Hampshire. Grandpa had rented a cottage at the beach for the week. We had a blast at the beach. The weather cooled off a bit right when we got there but it warmed up enough for two very nice days at the beach. Rob took MacKenzie to the water slides one day. And we did a lot of walking down the boardwalk. Cameron got to enjoyed the fireworks and put his toes in the sand and the ocean for the first time. He was not impressed with the ocean it was way to cold for him. MacKenzie played many games and had lots of fun. She even got buried in the sand and tried her hand at boogie boarding. Our vacation at the beach ended on Saturday and we headed back to Rhode Island. We spent the night at Grandpa’s one more night and then we got back on a plane headed for Philly. Once in Philly we picked up our rental car and drove up to Newark to start the long flight home. Other than a bit of turbulence that made me sick the flights were good. First stop was Amsterdam then on to Stuttgart. Once in Stuttgart it was just a short train and bus ride before we were safely home. As much as we enjoyed our vacation and seeing family we are all happy to be back in our own home sleeping in our own beds. We want to thank everyone for absolutely everything they did during our vacation. We loved spending time with everyone and miss you all very much.