American Girl Goes Home

There appeared only one week in the calendar that we could make the drive down South to see my family, and it came with little to no notice. So we emailed my family, said we were coming, and rented a car for Ariel who stayed behind to hold down the fort, feed the cat, and supervise the contractor who's working on our basement. It was a She-Wolves road-trip.

We first stopped at Dana's house. I didn't take any useful pictures, but we had a great time, and will definitely need to spend more time visiting at the next opportunity.
Next, we went to Nana's house (my mom). The plague had hit, so we saw very little of my grandparents, but we did get to visit with my Aunt, Uncle and cousin (who is only 2 years older than Lena), to spend some quality time with Nana, and she gave Lena this beautiful kite for her birthday.
Livia didn't want to have her picture taken. The crocodile tears are the best.
Finally, the girls with their Nana.
On the way through Chester, we took a tiny detour so I could show the girls where their daddy grew up.

(Yes, Tracey, they painted the bricks white almost as soon as they bought the house from you.)

Finally, we arrived in Lancaster where we played with the dog, ate lots of good food, played with the dog, went to Charlotte, played with the dog, swam with Uncle Ross (my brother), and played with the dog. Dad's dog, Summit, was beloved by both girls (and me) and he was given a super dose of attention while we were there. The girls cried to leave him when it was time to go, and Dad reports that the dog moped around the house for a few days with no one to love him like L&L did.
My "little" brother Ross -- he's 6'3".
Go, Wolfpack!
Lora, Dad, L&L, and Summit. Livia is happy because she is petting Summit. Lena is sad because she's about to leave Summit.