The 2013 Lubin Summmer Road Trip - Eastern Excurison:Part 2

Day 6 - Wednesday (300 miles)
So Wednesday ,we woke up on the NY side of Niagara Falls.  We spent some time in the hotel pool playing and then got on the road for a final leg of our Eastern Excursion.  300 more mile and were in Albany...again on time for dinner.  This time Uncle Billy was the guest of honor!  Of course, we went to the Barnsider so we could have cheese and crackers and popcorn!

Day 7 - Thursday (0 miles!)
Today was car day.  We returned our lease and picked up our new car....everyone was very excited!  It took a bit longer than expected.  The kids went to the park with Grandma and Grandpa while Miriam and I were at the dealerships.  Then we went to watch "Smurfs 2"....as you can see in the picture below I was dressed appropriately, however, not having seen the first "Smurfs" movie I was lost and ended up taking a nap. It was just Smurfy!

Day 8 - Friday (100 miles)
Today was Great Escape day!  Once Grandpa got home from work we hopped in the new car with the intent to drive to the Great Escape only to find out we already had a flat tire (the car had less than 50 miles on it!)  So we spent some time at the dealer and left the car there before heading to Mr B.'s for lunch and then finally reached Great Escape.....once we got there we studied the map and there was so much to do, everyone was a bit uncertain where to start...see below.  It was a beautiful day, the lines were short and it was not too hot....perfect Amusement park weather.  We rode a ton of rides and saw part of the diving show from the Gondola.  Then we stopped at a golf course for ribs (of course) on the way home.

Day 9 - Saturday (close to 0 miles)
The Urbachs were in town for the Camp Schodack BBQ and alumni event so we got to see Marc, Dawn, Mikey and Mathew.  Unfortunately, Steven and his family did not make it in to town on time to meet us.  We met at the pool, had lunch and caught up.  The kids all played together really well, it was fun to see them hang out.  They had fun jumping off the diving boards....there is a video at the link below.

Later in the afternoon a lot of the extended family stopped by the house for dinner.  It was great to see everyone; GG Pearl, GG Rene, Aunt Roz, Aunt Barbara, Nadine, Michael, Brian, his wife and his kids(Lola and Baron - who we had not met yet), Jessica and Bob.  The kids had a great time talking with everyone!  Isaac especially enjoyed having an audience for his jokes and riddles! 

See some more pictures (some from Grandma Hillary as well) here...

It was great to be back in Albany...it had been so long since we have been home.  We were so happy to see everyone...only wished we had more time!