Top 3 trips we went on in July this year
1) Foxborough
2) McCall
3) London
(Purely chronological order people, don't be too jealous or upset at the order. I don't want to have to read through comment after comment comparing the trips on your own. It's ok, we love you all.)
Each trip will get it's own top 3, and then maybe some comments at the end.
Foxborough, Massachusetts top 3.
1) Going back to Boston we have to mention the Red Sox victory over the Evil Empire!! Saturday night we got tickets from Uncle Mike and went to the Red Sox game when they played the Yankees (Is that the correct way to say it Bethy?) and you guessed it, we saw a victory for the Good Old Sox. Relative no name and lifetime minor leaguer Pedro Ciriaco played out of his mind as the Red Sox needed all the help they could get and the Red Sox beat the Yankees 9-5. Bethy's first victory at a Red Sox game. Go Sox.
2) Family Dinner. The last day we were there we had a huge family get together with a great BBQ Dinner, some swimming, the little Brandt girls bringing the water party to me, Corn hole, and fun family time.
3) Nantucket. The first time I've been there since I was like 2 and a great few days. The only problem was that it couldn't last longer. We had a great time driving around and seeing beaches and lighthouses and doing a little shopping. We also spent some time relaxing at the beach. Few things are as picturesque as Nantucket. It was beautiful with beautiful skies, and nice beaches. Great time.
Top 3 pictures from the trip back East:
Top 3 from McCall
1) General water activities. Like usual we rented some Jet Skis and had tons of fun with them flipping, jumping, and just causing trouble. We also rented longboards and a kayak for people to row around with. The Boat was a huge hit this year as lots of kids were able to join in the fun including Naomi and her waterskiing for the first time, Sunny slalom skiing for the first time, and MaryBeth just pretty much being awesome at tubing as always.
2) Family songs and crafts. The crafts this year were very intense and really great. Paintings, facemasks, bracelet making, lether stamping, Letter decoupage (yes MB just told me that word. It's a good one though and deserves to be in here.) As always, there was lots of time put into it, and the kids had tons of fun. Not to mention our household made out with some new painting and things to hang up in our house.
3) Last, but definitely not least was just the fact that there were so many people there. Almost everybody on the Price side of the family was there. We sure missed Sarah Price Edwards as well as Grandpa Al and Grandma Barbara. Next year they will be there so we don't have to go too many times without them. Miss you guys. This led to Bethy and I sleeping on the couch and not having an official room. But it was totally worth the great time that we had.
Top 3 Pictures from McCall:
Now the top 3 from London, England
1) General sightseeing - From the moment we got there to the second we left, any free time we had we spent seeing the sights. From Evensong at Westminster Abbey to a tour of Parliament we had tons of great things to see. St Pauls cathedral, Tower of London, and the London Eye were all checked off the London bucket list as well as riding on a double decker bus, seeing a three wheeled car, and meeting a beefeater.
2) USA! USA! Thanks to some excellent work by my mom and dad (and some helpful translation work from Matt) we were able to get lots of tickets to some awesome events. We had tickets to some great events like weightlifting, fencing, beach volleyball, soccer, judo, gymnastics, and badminton. We were able to see our new hero Kayla Harrison win the Gold medal and made it onto TV in the background during the National Anthem. And cheered on Danell Leyva as he fought back from a poor second exercise to take the Bronze medal with an excellent score on the last exercise. There's nothing like cheering on your country and watching them win a medal.
3) Pin Trading. We really got into the Olympic tradition of Pin trading this year as I wore my pins on a lanyard around my neck. I got the best of a few trades and ended up on the short end of the stick once or twice, but it was tons of fun. I do feel like I really got my money's worth out of the Olympics by being a part of this tradition.
Top 3 pictures from London (Or more. Don't blame me, I'm a math major and i can prove that 5 pictures is actually only 3 pictures. Trust me.)
As you can see we had a great July. Much love and thanks go out to both of our parents for helping make this a reality for us. We love you guys.
MB + ME
