Sunday, September 7, 2008

Cousins' Visit & Hershey!

Here's a few pictures from when Chick's cousins came and stayed with us for a week!  It was so much fun to have them here.  I tried to be super mom and plan all these things for them to do.  I just laughed when I found out what REALLY made the girls happy.  Like I took them to the zoo, but they were WAY more excited that I bought them Lunchables than actually getting to see any animals.  And we made these icing cupcake snowball things and they hardly cared to eat them, but the fact that I let them have their own icing bowls and sprinkles made them so happy.

We went to Hershey, PA last weekend with some friends!  IT WAS AMAZING!!!! AHHH!!  The amusement park & chocolate factory was so much fun.  They had over 30 rides just for kids (even toddlers could ride alone).  And their performers were amazing.  I want to go again!!!  On our way back we stopped in Amish country and is was so fun to see all the Amish people riding on the roads in their buggies.  We ate a HUUUUGE Amish feast....and I'm still dreaming about it. ; ) 

Me & Hatcher have been enjoying his office rotation where he's home every day at 5pm.  We are organizing the Prostate Cancer Screening next week at Georgetown so that's keeping us busy.  Other than that....not much has changed!  Chick is getting seriously tall (she's 75% now!) and she's just acting so grown up....except for she still calls herself Baby!

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Notice Chick & "Ray Ray" in their matching outfits at the zoo....actually most of the trip Rachel was wearing Chick's clothes because she can fit in 3T clothing (she's 5)!

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The girl's were so excited when on our way home from the mall I let them play in a street fountain for an apartment building (no....this isn't a sprayground!)

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James took these photos and he's amazing!

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I LOVE this picture of us, and I can't believe James caught it

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These are the pics from out point & shoot cam...that car ride with all three toddlers was SO CUTE!

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Chick loved feeding the horses in Amish country : )

10 comments:

Lollidale Farm said...

I love that picture of the 3 of you on the ride!! How fun is that! We seriously need to go there together! Thanks again for watching my girls for me. It IS pretty funny what makes them happy. ;)

Jessica said...

I'm going to cry, I'm sooooooo jealous. :-( :-( Those are the cutest pictures.

Valerie said...

What cute pictures of the kids on the rides. Sounds like a great park for toddlers. We'll have to check it out.

Julia said...

Way to go, supermom/aunt!! Sounds like a fun few days with the cousins and in Hershey...and HELLO Amish country- that's like my dream to go there. I loved, loved the matching outfits- so cute.

Alisha Haight said...

Hershey Park?! We have been dying to go there. We want to wait until Ethan is big enough for the rides though. I like the b&w pic on the twirling ride of Dan and Vanessa. It really captures the movement and excitement on Vanessa's face.

Andrea G. said...

Those pictures are adoreable. What a great time with family. The trips to Hershey and Amish country sound like a blast.

Andrea G. said...

PS I'm so glad to see YOU in some of the pics too! Gorgeous as usual...

Kirstina said...

Looks like you guys had a blast!! I am jealous. Your nieces and Vanessa are getting so BIG! I hardly recognized Rachel in some of the pictures. Beautiful pics as always. But you have to save some adventures/explorations because I am going to come out sometime and we will have to do something new :)one day. . .
Love you guys!!

Littleshortstacks said...

we know how much you liked those performers... 'the milk men.' i think you're still drooling.

Ashlee said...

I LOVE the pouty faced Vanessa! Sooo cute!