Monday, July 20, 2015

Business trip to Portsmouth, NH

IWhen I'm scheduling conferences and trainings to attend, I usually try to aim for the ones out west to reconnect with family or friends. This year, I'm keeping it local. We did a trip to Rochester, NY in 2013 that Mal remarked was one of her favorite vacations. They went to museums every day (while I was working), saw some church history things, and we played at night. Then the last day we went to Niagara Falls. It was a great trip. 
This years was only a two day trip down to Portsmouth, NH. This is a really cool port town. We actually first discovered it on our way back from Rochester in 2013. We stopped by to check it out and happened upon a huge outdoor fair. It was quite the event. This time was a little bit more subdued. It rained nearly the entire time, which put quite a damper on our beach ideas. It's such a pedestrian-friendly town as well, so it's too bad it rained so much. We still made the most of it. Mal and the kids toured a submarine, and we ate at a few fun restaurants. We stayed on the club level of the Sheraton, and were probably the only family eating at the club lounge. It was a great time, despite the weather.

Frozen yogurt was a hit! Finn discovered pistachio flavored yogurt, and Madie kept it cool with her sprinkles. 

We tried Moxy for food one night. It was good, but also one of those expensively priced, small-portioned-serving restaurants that force you to make a pizza run an hour later. Luckily, we had the club lounge and pigged out one won-tons and meat balls.
It is a beautiful little town with a lot of character.
Madie has been such a good big sister to Nella. 
And she is becoming a street performer with her climbing antics. 

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