St. Michael's is in the Chesapeake Bay area, and we've been there a few times to visit Charlie's grandmother since we moved to New Jersey. Charlie's parents could drive down there and then be closer to home, so they could head back to Cincinnati from there. This was a good test for us - it was the first time bringing Brayden for a longer car ride. He's been in his car seat quite a few times - on the way home from the hospital and for his and Katie's doctor checkups. But this is a 4-hour drive if you don't stop at all. And with a 4-week old baby, let's just say you will stop on a drive of that length. Add a 4-year old dachshund to the mix, and do the drive on the Friday of Labor Day weekend, and door-to-door time was closer to 7 hours! Still, the drive was a success, and we made it down to Grandma Dorothy's house in time for dinner!
We weren't there long, but we had fun hanging out at "Sei Han So" (the name of Dorothy's house). On account of having a baby and a dog in tow, Charlie and Katie got the honor of sleeping in the upstairs bedroom for the first time ever (with Tom and Leslie taking the bed in the attic). Katie and Leslie even made it into St. Michael's on Saturday morning to do a little shopping! Tom and Charlie were again fine watching the baby. We got a few family pictures - first up, 4 generations of Mowry's...
... and a dog! When Leslie was taking this picture, Griffey decided that it wasn't fair for him to miss out on the excitement, and he jumped right onto Dorothy's lap! That's OK, we don't want the first baby of the family to feel too left out :)
We also got some Michigan pictures in, as this Saturday was the first chance for Brady to watch Michigan football. Tom and Leslie were already recruiting him for freshman classes in 2031...
... Unfortunately, Michigan did not impress Brady very much with the beat-down they got at the hands of Alabama!
We also got some pictures outside by the dock. Griffey loved running around with Charlie in the expansive backyard - after that, he decided the 7-hour car ride was totally worth it! And we took a picture by the tree Charlie used to climb (and once unexpectedly sang the Star Spangled Banner as a 5-year old).
And, the dock out back where Charlie, Peter, Abby and cousins used to catch crabs for Grandma's crab cakes...
We couldn't stay long - with the upcoming move to Chicago, we had a lot to do. We left a little after lunch and again faced a drive that seemed longer than you'd expect, but was fun to do with our little family of 4. It was good to see Grandma Dorothy with the newest addition to the family.
P.S. - Charlie also got to cross another restaurant from the Man vs. Food TV show off his list - we stopped on the campus of Rutgers University for dinner. Rutgers is famous for their "Grease Trucks" - and if you think that sounds unhealthy, well, you'd be right. These trucks are famous for crazy combinations and including the sides (i.e., french fries) inside the sandwich - R U Hungry being the most well-known. They aren't very expensive either, which is a necessity for college fare. We just split one sandwich - the #11, which was titled the "Fat Vastardi". It has Gyro meat, chicken fingers, mozzarella sticks, french fries, lettuce, tomatoes and cucumber sauce. It was yummy, but probably wouldn't be a good idea to keep on your regular diet!
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