extended family time

Today, the kids and I were able to get out for a bit and celebrate the wedding of Paul Jay and Nicole. I was able to visit with my sister and my brother for a little too. 

My brother and his wife and my sister with me at the reception for Paul Jay and Nicole.

Sharon and Frank (parents of the groom! :)  )

Frank and Darlene

Frank with me

 The kids got their first real feel of a pool stick!  Andrew was able to get some advice from his uncle before playing with Charity, but then he and she played for quite a while.  

Charity taking a shot at pool while Andrew waits his turn

Grace wasn't interested in playing pool, but she enjoyed talking with the adults for some time.

Grace joined in the picture with Uncle Frank and Aunt Darlene

 I enjoyed seeing everyone for a little bit and catching up on what is going on in their lives. 
I must say that these kids grow so fast!! 

vacation fun, part 1

We spent many months looking forward to the vacation that we were planning for July!
We talked about a lot of ideas, and we decided to start off with the fun times at the Potomac National's game at the beginning of the week with some big brothers and a sister-in-law. 

The next day, we drove to Maryland to visit with another big brother and his wife!  We were able to have fun and spend the night! :)

And then, off for Pennsylvania!  The kids wanted to see a covered bridge, so we drove around a bit to find a good one! :)

Ahhh.....the light at the end of the tunnel!! :)

This is what we found on the other side! :)

 So, one of the reasons we chose PA was so we could see a show at the Sights and Sound Theater!  So, after driving through some of PA, we headed over to the theater to see.....Jonah!

Looks of anticipation in the big theater!

Andrew sat on the other side of me "patiently"waiting for the start of the show!

WOW!!  That is really all I can say about this show!  If you have not seen it, you should try to get there! 

After the show, we all hit the gift shop to get souvenirs. And of course, I needed to get a picture of my kids outside with the Lion and the Lamb statue!!

I love this picture!! :) Probably because I love these kids!! :)

 The rest of the trip was spent somewhere fun too.....but that will have to be another post.....

Come on back now, ya here?! :)