we survived

8 days

6 states
2 big cities
4 children
1 rental car
2 subway systems
2 hotels
3 airports
3 roundtrip bus trips
500+ miles on the road
15+ miles by sidewalk
30+ miles by bike
2.5 mile hike
192 hours of family bonding
2+ sibling arguments per day needing a referee
1+ incident per day that threw us into intense (make you pee), hysterical laughing fits
1 embarrassed 16-year old son (because of said hysterics by the rest of us)
7 new inside jokes to keep us going until the next trip
200+ pictures (at least)
2 exhausted parents needing a vacation from our vacation!

pictures to come . . .

after I sleep, unpack, and take a nap :-)