Central NY - Day 2

I was naive to think sharing a hotel room with everyone would be as easy as home. I envisioned sleeping boys while mom read a book and dad worked on his laptop. The boys did not go down right away and proceeded to giggle incessantly, Nicholas on the sofa bed and Travis in the pack n play. We ended up all falling asleep at about the same time. Travis did wake up a few times during the night, probably just due to his unfamiliarity with his surroundings. It was a decent night of sleep and we all got up around 8:30 am.
We ate the breakfast food I bought the day before, cereal variety pack and bananas. We all got dressed and beautiful, even though the weather was not. Loaded up the pimping SUV and drove to Cooperstown. It's only an hour from Vernon. And since we're in Central NY every route is the scenic route. We were amazed by the recent installation of wind turbines on some of the hills. It is very windy up there, and now it's being put to good use. Way to go!


Nicholas posing with a statue outside of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.


We lunched at the Lake Front Hotel and Restaurant. Adrian had a regular burger and fries, I had a really good veggie burger with lemon aioli and chips, the boys split a grilled cheese and fruit cup. The restaurant had the feel of the places I've seen on Chef Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares. Good food and some flies to keep you company.

After Cooperstown we went to Chuck E. Cheese in Utica. Adrian's parents, aunt, cousins, and their boys were meeting us there. It was a lot of fun to get the next generation together. Nicholas loved hanging out with his big boy cousins and playing games. We cashed in his tickets and got an inflatable ball, lollipop, and a sheet of stickers. We have plenty of tokens left on the cards to use at another Chuck E. Cheese. (Maybe Raleigh can step up and modernize. They still use the antiquated token and paper ticket deal.)


Nicholas on his favorite thing there, the monster truck.


Performing in front of the blue screen.


Adrian's cousin Neal with his son Tyler. Adrian with Travis and Nicholas. Adrian's cousin Leslie with her son Derek.

The boys were pretty much exhausted from the exciting day and went to bed a little easier. Stay tuned for news from Day 3, a little more laid back with a trip to the zoo.