Good morning Baltimore!!

Tripp and I spent just shy of a week visiting his sisster, Quincey, her husband, Blake, and their adorable daughter, Emmaline during the last week of May. They moved to Ft. Meade outside of Baltimore last year and we had yet to visit them. We were excited to spend time with them and explore some nearby sights.

We arrived late on Thursday evening. Blake picked us up from the airport and we headed to bed when we arrived at their house.

The next morning, we headed to Gettysburg, PA. Tripp was so excited since this is somewhere he has wanted to visit since he was a child. We walked through the museum, watched a film giving us the highlights of the battle of Gettysburg and then we got in the car for the driving tour. At each stop, a CD told us the history of the location. We were able to get out an explore several of the stops as well. Here are a few pictures of what we saw.

 Once we got back to Quincey and Blake's, we gave Emmaline her belated birthday gift. I think she liked it!!

Saturday we drove into Baltimore to take a stroll through the city. We saw variuos restaurants, the inner harbor, boats, and such. Walking in the heat left us hungry so we headed to G & M's restaurant that was recommended to us for their crab cakes. The crab cakes were FABULOUS!!

Beautiful!

Delicious!

                                             







After lunch we headed to the pool for a bit. Emmaline could not decide if she wanted to be in the pool or out of the pool!!

 

Sunday we drove to Annapolis, MD. We parked at the Naval Academy, had a picnic lunch on the water on the Academy's campus, and then walked through the city. The city was so cute! It was full of shops and restaurants. We stopped for dessert at an amazing ice cream and chocolate shop. While eating outside of the shop, we encountered a local dog that Emmaline loved. But the dog was more interested in hoping that Blake's ice cream would spill onto the ground!

That evening some of Blake and Quincey's friends cam over for a Memorial Day barbecue. We enjoyed ribs, veggies, salad, corn, and dessert.

Monday we spent the day playing and relaxing. That evening, Tripp and I watched Emmaline so that Blake and Quincey could enjoy a child-free dinner.

Tuesday Tripp and I took the commuter train into Washington D.C. for the day. It was a fun, busy day! We saw the Newseum, U.S. Capitol, White House, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, World War II Memorial and more. So fun!

Wednesday, we headed back to Houston. We had a great visit!!!