We spent last weekend participating in the mission conference of a supporting church. What a sweet opportunity to connect with so many people who have loved us well over the years. What do you do with five kids age five and under when it’s below thirty degrees outside? Watch Winnie-the-Pooh of course . . . . . . and read books! We did venture out to say hello to the ducks Breakfast with Lauren at the Hershey Pantry: one of my favorite traditions! On Monday, Amie went to work as Mum-Mum’s “student intern.” She was very conscientious. And Judah got to work with Grandpa at the clock shop! I grabbed…

Next we overnighted in Philly to see the fam and meet our adorable new nephew.

We continue to use the Yelp app everywhere we travel in order to avoid fast food as well as support local businesses. This sandwich place outside Baltimore looked like a total dive from the outside, but Yelp didn’t let us down: the Philly cheesesteak was amazing.

Well, we’ve almost made it, folks. I told you it was going to be a winter of travel for the Gentino family, and it certainly has been. Last Tuesday we left for our last road trip of the winter: a missions conference in Lancaster, PA. Our first stop was an overnight in Richmond. Enjoy!

This weekend we drove to northern Alabama for a senior high youth retreat. David was invited to do the teaching by our friend, Winnie, who we did youth ministry with back before we had kids. She’s been working at Southwood Pres in Huntsville for several years, so we were thrilled at the chance to hang out with her and her church for the weekend. Judah and Amie enjoyed their fun “bunk” beds. This camp is truly an amazing place. It was started as a ministry to youth groups by a wonderful couple, Roy and Ginny. Sadly it suffered a good bit of damage in the northern Alabama tornado awhile back,…

The stats: Miles traveled: 2,453 Days on the road: 10 Families visited: 10 Kids Judah and Amie hung out with: 17 States visited: 10 Cities slept in: 6 Nights we all four slept in the same room: 6 Favorites . . . Album for the road: Babel, Mumford and Sons Grocery store snack: Clementines Restaurant: Corky’s Barbecue, Memphis Coffee shop: Old City Java, Knoxville Road trip app: Yelp Hotel search engine: Expedia Cable channel: Food Network Movie source: Redbox (did you know you can return movies to any location?) Best pre-trip advice we received: put Amie in pull-ups in the car Best mid-trip advice we received: Papaya extract tablets (Whole Foods) work…