Spring Break 2011 - Going North!

So while our colleagues and friends headed to beaches, spring training games and amusement parks, we decided a trip north was the perfect way to spend our week off. The main attraction, you ask?

Well, we were excited to see ALL of the family, but cuddling this adorable little boy was high on everyone's list!

We managed to fit in a trip to Malley's (of course) where Sam sampled his first bit of chocolate heaven!

After drinking up the culture at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Cleveland Museum of Art, we made sure Sam had time for stories with Uncle PW.
Not wanting to wait around for the next batch of snow due to arrive at the week's end, we headed south on Wednesday, making a quick detour to drive past 16796 Bardbury Ave (it looks in good shape!), the cemetery and hitting the Salvation Army store to stock up on Cleveland sports teams sweatshirts (there was a plethora of #23 Cavs jerseys marked down to 99 cents....), before driving to Columbus to visit the Ohio Veseys.

Rather than take the traditional route home through Lexington and Knoxville, we decided to sample Western Kentucky, including a visit to Abraham Lincoln's birthplace (well, the log cabin they have enshrined in that impressive structure isn't actually Abe's...)
followed by a stop at Mammoth Cave National Park. It was a perfect time to visit - only 20 people on our tour that usually takes 130 during the summer!
Made one final stop in Nashville at the Country Music Hall of Fame. We aren't huge country music fans, but we did pay homage to our favorite southern gal....

and Gabi's twin....

All-in-all it was a great get-away and we are refreshed and ready to finish out the school year!