Trip to Pennsylvania

We went to Pennsylvania over the long teacher's convention weekend. We went to visit Steve's Uncle Don and Auntie Eleanor. We had such a great time.

We left on Wednesday when the kids were done with school. We then traveled through the night. We arrived at 4 am. The kids fell asleep around 9:30 pm. The trip went really well.

On Thursday we went to the Hersey Chocolate World. We went on a free train ride that showed all the workings of making chocolate. Auntie Eleanor let the kids create their own sundae. It was quite a sight, we had people taking their picture. I think they all loved the fact that the kids were taking time to enjoy lifes simple pleasures.

On Friday, Uncle Don took off work in the afternoon and met us at Chuck E. Cheese. He spoiled them and let them play lots of games and at the end gave them a great prize. After they left CC they went to two different Play Parks. When Steve and I got home, we could tell the kids had a great day of bonding and just plain fun. They were all excited and had a hard time settling down.

Steve and I were blessed to go on a date, while they spoiled our children. We went to Sights and Sounds Theater and prayed that God would provide tickets. He did!!! We also only had to pay 30 each instead of 52. He is able to more than we can imagine. We saw "In the Beginning". It was a production on creation. It was very good! It really made you think about what God really intended when he created the world.
On Saturday morning we got up early and went to Washington D.C. This day was beautiful, although the kids were very tired after their fun-filled day on Friday. We walked to alot of the main places (Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, WWII Memorial, and the White House. We then drove to the Old Post office and went in the tower and got a view of the city. We ended our day at Arlington Cemetary where we saw the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown soldier. It was very neat to see everyone so quiet, including my children.
Sunday we went to church and then took naps after Sunday dinner. We then went to Pinchot Lake and went for a walk. It was so beautiful. The colors and the rocks and the kids just enjoying God's beautiful creation.
Monday we started out at 6:15 am and traveled all day. The kids did great and we made it home by 7 pm.