Pennsylvania Trip 2011 Days 5-9

Tuesday morning of our vacation was pretty relaxing. We spent time playing outside, playing games while the babies napped, and just enjoying being together. The guys and Steph went out for the afternoon to have some "internet" time and the Mommas stayed home with the kids. After dinner, we played more games, and the guys went to see a late movie.

Wednesday morning the ladies (sans my mother) went out to explore downtown Mifflinburg. We had a blast at a local thrift store we loved and each secretly wished we could buy nearly everything in the store. We went home for a quick lunch and then drove out to another nearby town to spend a few hours at the pool. The kids had a blast at the pool and all the adults enjoyed the water slides. We even tried to play a little 2 on 2 sand volleyball.

 The boys making "pirate" faces

 The "kid" house in the woods

Finger painting with Mimi

After soaking up all the sun, we drove to The Purple Cow for some soft serve ice cream. I had peanut butter and it was delicious. The boys played on the little playground while Nora napped in the car. We went home that night, had dinner, and had some fun blowing bubbles with the kids.

Thursday, we built a fire in the morning and roasted marshmallows. Aidan was in sugar heaven. He loves marshmallows and has been asking a lot to go camping so he can roast them. Then the boys finger painted, had a water balloon fight, and played outside all morning. The afternoon was rainy and we stayed inside except for a quick errand to town to get some food for our dinner. After the kids went to bed we spent some time sharing together as a family and praying for each other. Then Seth and I spent some time reading before going to bed.

 Showing off his water balloon

 Sitting at the campfire

Friday morning was our last morning together. The boys and my mom played all morning. The girls went in to town for some more thrift store shopping. We had lunch and then packed up and headed out for some ice cream at the The Purple Cow and a visit to a local park. We played until everyone was tired and then got in the car to begin the long trip home. We drove until about 8:45 that night before stopping at a hotel. The kids loved the hotel, but didn't fall asleep until almost 10. Nora was up a few times in the night, but Aidan didn't even notice he was so tired.

We woke early Saturday morning, ate breakfast, and headed out to finish our journey. We got stuck in more stand still traffic and stopped for lunch at Mimi's Cafe. Then we had our final stop at Ikea in Charlotte. Aidan had a great time at the kids play area and we walked through the entire store with Nora. We were so exhausted it was hard to even look at things, but we enjoyed it. We got the kids settled back in the car and drove the last 2 hours home.

We had a great trip, but it was exhausting at the same time. So blessed to have such wonderful family and glad that the little cousins were able to have some time together.