Jul 30

KONEKO CAT CAFE

After we saw Amy and John, we went to a cat cafe! I was so excited for this. There were so many cute cats there and they were all adoptable. Mommy wanted to bring them all home, but Daddy and I stopped her.

Jul 30

NEW YORK WITH AMY & JOHN

Cousin Amy and John took the bus all the way to New York City to see us all while we were in town. I got another ride on the subway!

When Mommy and Daddy lived in New York, midtown Manhattan on the Hudson River was a whole bunch of nothing. Now it’s a HUGE area with parks, malls, art, and activities. It’s called Hudson Yards and we had a great time hanging out with Amy and John there.

Jul 29

UNCLE MIKE & AUNT SARAH’S WEDDING

Uncle Mike and Aunt Sarah had a wedding reception in Yonkers, NY. I got there early and got to run around the place.

I sat by Daddy’s old friend Seth and Seth’s dad. They brought me stamps and Mad Libs to play with!

Afterward, we got to ride the Metro North and NYC subway back to our hotel. I love New York mass transit!

Jul 27

DINING & FISHING

When we visit Grandma and Grandpa, we always go to the Four Aces Diner. I like the yogurt with King Arthur Flour granola and real Vermont maple syrup.

Later, Grandpa and I went fishing on Eastman Lake. I caught a lot of algae!

Jul 26

NORTH HAVERHILL FAIR

The North Haverhill Fair was going on while we were in New Hampshire. So, of course, we had to go so I could get another credit!

This turned out to be the worst roller coaster I’ve ever ridden. See that cord behind me? This coaster was literally plugged in to the train the whole time. (But it’s a credit!)

Grandma is not much of a roller coaster fan, so she just accompanied me us.

Mommy and I went on a swing ride, and it was pretty nauseating.

But a fair is a fair, and I still had an awesome time!

Jul 24

FLYING TO NEW HAMPSHIRE

With the Pennsylvania leg of our big East Coast trip done, it was time to head from Cleveland to New Hampshire. On our layover in Philadelphia, we got to deplane outside!

Then when we landed in New Hampshire, it was only appropriate that we went to the Airport Diner. It’s a tradition!

Jul 23

WALDAMEER PARK & WATER WORLD

Waldameer, in Erie, PA, was our last park in Pennsylvania!

This is Comet, one of their five credits…

…and Ravine Flyer II, my favorite coaster there! (Mommy thought it was a concusser.)

And here I am intentionally looking away because I’m being photographed next to a sign.

After we left the park, we looked for a restaurant for dinner, and Daddy sat next to Lisa Simpson for some reason…? Anyway, on to New Hampshire!

Jul 22

KENNYWOOD

Next, we headed to West Mifflin, PA, a suburb of Pittsburgh, to go to Kennywood!

We rode both sides of Racer, an amazing woodie…

…an appropriately named flat ride called Whip…

…the super fun Turtle, the last operating ride of its kind…

…and, of course, much much more, including this over-100-year-old wooden coaster, Jack Rabbit. It was very fun, but it’s double down was not as intense as I’d heard.