On the last day of July we flew east to visit our good friends Ben, Crystal, and Abby in Durham, North Carolina. From there we kidnapped Crystal and Abby and went to the Appalachian Stringband Music Festival in Clifftop West Virginia for 5+ days of music and camping before returning to Durham for a little bit and then flying home. It was a really great trip. Here are a few photos we've cobbled together; the first set were taken by Ben that first weekend and the second bunch by Crystal and Morgan while we were at Clifftop. The photo above is of Abby at the science museum in Durham. It is a great museum and just what Lena wanted after spending the previous day cooped up in planes, buses, and cars.
Lena surveying the scene at the museum from the vantage of the sand box.
Lena and Abby cruising with heavy machinery.
Abby and Lena snacking with Crystal before heading into the butterfly house.
The fam en route to the wind area.
The museum was really really great. Here we all are checking out the boat pond (there is one in the background with a yellow stripe on it). The boats were solar powered and you could control their sails remotely from a couple stations on the side of the pond.
Lena playing with a small boat at a display on wind and sail shapes where kids could set up their boats with different types of sails and see how they go.
Abby splashing around.
Lena following suit.
We flew into Durham on Saturday and then on Monday drove to Clifftop. On Tuesday we hiked down to the creek where the kids had a blast kicking around in the cool water.
Here Lena and Abby play with bubbles at our campsite.
Lena, Morgan, and Abby rocking out at "Please touch the instruments", a display where kids can try out guitars, fiddles, banjos, etc. Lena had a chance to play a fiddle for the first time!
A photo of Paul and a few of our friends one afternoon late in the week.
On Saturday Morgan, Crystal and the kids drove back to Durham while Paul stayed one extra night at the festival. Here they are painting a bit at home before we made our trek back to California.
On the last day of July we flew east to visit our good friends Ben, Crystal, and Abby in Durham, North Carolina. From there we kidnapped Crystal and Abby and went to the Appalachian Stringband Music Festival in Clifftop West Virginia for 5+ days of music and camping before returning to Durham for a little bit and then flying home. It was a really great trip. Here are a few photos we've cobbled together; the first set were taken by Ben that first weekend and the second bunch by Crystal and Morgan while we were at Clifftop. The photo above is of Abby at the science museum in Durham. It is a great museum and just what Lena wanted after spending the previous day cooped up in planes, buses, and cars.
Lena surveying the scene at the museum from the vantage of the sand box.
Lena and Abby cruising with heavy machinery.
Abby and Lena snacking with Crystal before heading into the butterfly house.
The fam en route to the wind area.
The museum was really really great. Here we all are checking out the boat pond (there is one in the background with a yellow stripe on it). The boats were solar powered and you could control their sails remotely from a couple stations on the side of the pond.
Lena playing with a small boat at a display on wind and sail shapes where kids could set up their boats with different types of sails and see how they go.
Abby splashing around.
Lena following suit.
We flew into Durham on Saturday and then on Monday drove to Clifftop. On Tuesday we hiked down to the creek where the kids had a blast kicking around in the cool water.
Here Lena and Abby play with bubbles at our campsite.
Lena, Morgan, and Abby rocking out at "Please touch the instruments", a display where kids can try out guitars, fiddles, banjos, etc. Lena had a chance to play a fiddle for the first time!
A photo of Paul and a few of our friends one afternoon late in the week.
On Saturday Morgan, Crystal and the kids drove back to Durham while Paul stayed one extra night at the festival. Here they are painting a bit at home before we made our trek back to California.
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