Baltimore, Maryland

We had the privilege of returning to the east coast for the first time in 14 years (for Sandy) and the first time ever for the boys and girl, for a family vacation. It was exhausting but awesome. The first stop on our 17 day journey was good old Maryland.

If you didn't know, Baltimore is famous for it's blue crab. Don't ask why the crabs they sell are red.

We visited the Inner Harbor on a blazing hot and humid day...good old Maryland.

We took a cruise and saw the global headquarters for Under Armour, founded by a University of Maryland alumnus.

We also saw Fort McHenry, where during the war of 1812, it was the inspiration for our national anthem. It was a very poignant moment of many on the trip.

And last but not least, we took a trip down memory lane and visited our very first home - the Plum Tree Apartments!

After living here for 3.5 years (that's what we're doing in the pic), we left the Plum Tree apartments for California 14 years ago. They don't look that much different though I think we look A LOT different!