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Saturday, July 18, 2009
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Surprise!
The golfing three arriving. Worked out pretty good that they had Tom sitting in the backseat of his own car! lol
Partiers!
The Cake
The O'Laughlin Clan ~ minus the kids
(at least the ones that could make it)
Sunday, the 5th was also Mike's Birthday. Mike is married to one of Scott's cousins.
The pig
The bouncers
love that Owen always came out head first!
The Cake
The O'Laughlin Clan ~ minus the kids
(at least the ones that could make it)
Sunday, the 5th was also Mike's Birthday. Mike is married to one of Scott's cousins.
The pig
The bouncers
love that Owen always came out head first!
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Amish Country
Scott was golfing all day Wednesday, so I decided to meet up with a dear friend. She is in the process of moving into her new house which just so happens to be near Hershey. We meet half way in Lancaster and toured an Amish Farm.
That's right, I met up with Debi! Miss you guys already!
All sitting, waiting to learn!
How would you like to have to cook on this everyday?
Checking out the Rabbits.
Sean and Owen looking at the animals.
Notice the sign over the horses' head that reads "Do not pet the animals"
Everyone but Owen
Again...everyone but Owen (including a not so happy Will)
My happy Crew!
One room school.
Look at my little students.
The four little ones ready to learn.
PULL Jessica, Pull!
Debi, thanks so much for meeting up with us. It was great to spend some time with you guys. However, it just made me want to spend even more time with you. Can't wait until we get to do it again. It is your turn to come this way! lol Our house is always open for you.
That's right, I met up with Debi! Miss you guys already!
All sitting, waiting to learn!
How would you like to have to cook on this everyday?
Checking out the Rabbits.
Sean and Owen looking at the animals.
Notice the sign over the horses' head that reads "Do not pet the animals"
Everyone but Owen
Again...everyone but Owen (including a not so happy Will)
My happy Crew!
One room school.
Look at my little students.
The four little ones ready to learn.
PULL Jessica, Pull!
Debi, thanks so much for meeting up with us. It was great to spend some time with you guys. However, it just made me want to spend even more time with you. Can't wait until we get to do it again. It is your turn to come this way! lol Our house is always open for you.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Chocolate, Chocolate, and more chocolate!
During the week at Hershey, we got our fair share of chocolate, but I think Delaney really enjoyed the chocolate characters.
The boys were not very fond of the characters. Here is Owen, but Sean would not even let us get that close.
Since Sean was sleeping, we took the opportunity to get a good picture of him and Mr. Hershey bar.
Since Owen is allergic to peanuts, we really had to keep him away from this one. lol
Look how brave they are when Mr. Hershey Bar is up high and behind a glass wall!
We also saw the Kit~Kat~Bar, but we were down for lunch and I didn't have my camera with me.
The boys were not very fond of the characters. Here is Owen, but Sean would not even let us get that close.
Since Sean was sleeping, we took the opportunity to get a good picture of him and Mr. Hershey bar.
Since Owen is allergic to peanuts, we really had to keep him away from this one. lol
Look how brave they are when Mr. Hershey Bar is up high and behind a glass wall!
We also saw the Kit~Kat~Bar, but we were down for lunch and I didn't have my camera with me.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Dinner at the Park
During our Park day, we had dinner catered at the park (once again, Thanks VADA). The dinner wasn't all that great, but there was a guy from Zoo America there with some furry little friends. I really wanted to take time out to go there (Zoo America), but it never fit into the schedule.
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Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Some sort of Lizard (sorry, I don't remember the correct species).
The Alligator (Go Gators)
(look how fast that tail was whipping)
A screech Owl (my favorite)
The "birdie" was also Owen's favorite
and you can see Delaney's hand was up, she had a question!
A very scary and yucky looking tarantula
A skunk ~~ which, by the way, he said this one was litter box trained and that they make good pets and long as you "de-stink" them. Some~one else can test this out and let me know. K?
The Alligator (Go Gators)
(look how fast that tail was whipping)
A screech Owl (my favorite)
The "birdie" was also Owen's favorite
and you can see Delaney's hand was up, she had a question!
A very scary and yucky looking tarantula
A skunk ~~ which, by the way, he said this one was litter box trained and that they make good pets and long as you "de-stink" them. Some~one else can test this out and let me know. K?
Read about
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Hershey, PA Day 4
The Park! Finally we get to go to The Park! Tuesday morning, once again, Scott had meetings, so the kids and I got up and headed over to Hershey Park. I thought that since the boys have been getting so excited to see buses lately, that they would love the chance to ride on one (the shuttle from the hotel to the park). Boy was I wrong! Sean FLIPPED. Owen wasn't as bad. And that was a preview of how the day was going to go, or at least I thought!
Read about:
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
First, Let's get sized up to see what we can ride.
The boys were miniatures, but wouldn't stand there for pictures.
First ride was the traditional carousel. I tried to get the boys to go on it, but neither wanted anything to do with it, so we watched as Jess and Delaney rode. However, I quickly realized that this was like no other carousel and I was GLAD we didn't get on. It was THE FASTEST I have ever seen (I think Delaney was a bit nauseous when she got off) . Therefore, not many good pictures!
Delaney was fearless...she wanted to ride everything in sight and Jess was a great big sis and rode them all right along with her.
Jess was able to ride the bumper cars, and I can tell you, Delaney was none too happy to hear that she was not big enough to ride.
We finally talked the boys into riding the train. Which I thought was just a short little ride, but it went around about 1/4 of the park. Which was nice, because it rode by a little section of the park that I had not seen that had more little rides in it.
The train opened up all kinds of doors for Owen. He was ready to ride! However, we still could not convince Sean that it would be fun.
Right after this, the storms came a rollin' in and the rides were shut down. Scott got there about the same time. We ducked into a little shop and waited it out. Once it slacked off a bit, we headed over to a pizza joint and ate some lunch. Once the rain stopped and all the rides dried up, we headed out again. Daddy put Owen on a ride that he was not very fond of and Delaney was very concerned for her little brother. Owen was very cautious about rides after this.
We rode the Hershey kiss tower. It went up, up, and up. Then 'round and 'round. We could see the entire park...
...and our hotel.
Finally, Sean found a ride he would ride...and ride...and ride!
I bet by the end of the day they rode the "mack trucks" 20 times. It was great! The rain scared everyone away and there were no waits on the rides. There were several times they didn't even get off between rides. The entire time the boys rode the mack trucks, the girls were on the Frog Hopper.
Now it was time for Jessica to find some roller coasters that she has been waiting so patiently for. I was nominated to ride the first one with her. And guess what? Delaney was tall enough to ride.
Waiting in line...
there is a ground shot
here we are making the big climb
Delaney loved it...she wanted to ride and ride. But we had more to see and do.
After dinner (which is a post I will save and do separately), a friend that Jessica made at the hotel (remember this was a company trip, Scott works (not directly) with her dad) stayed with us to ride more rides with Jessica. They rode just about every roller coaster there was to ride. Some 2 and 3 times. There were NO lines. They could get off, run back to the line and only have to wait for one trip around and they were back on it. It was a roller coaster enthusiast's dream.
Here is another picture of one that Delaney was able to ride.
(you can see the sea of blue near the front of the coaster)
Here is another ride they must of ridden a million times.
And just because it is so darn cute and I couldn't resist.
~~Hula Sean~~
You can tell I had a hard time picking just a few pictures to post. They all had so much fun and rode so many rides. Thanks VADA for a great vacation!
Stay tuned for day 5. I met up with a good friend and a fellow blogger.
The boys were miniatures, but wouldn't stand there for pictures.
First ride was the traditional carousel. I tried to get the boys to go on it, but neither wanted anything to do with it, so we watched as Jess and Delaney rode. However, I quickly realized that this was like no other carousel and I was GLAD we didn't get on. It was THE FASTEST I have ever seen (I think Delaney was a bit nauseous when she got off) . Therefore, not many good pictures!
Delaney was fearless...she wanted to ride everything in sight and Jess was a great big sis and rode them all right along with her.
Jess was able to ride the bumper cars, and I can tell you, Delaney was none too happy to hear that she was not big enough to ride.
We finally talked the boys into riding the train. Which I thought was just a short little ride, but it went around about 1/4 of the park. Which was nice, because it rode by a little section of the park that I had not seen that had more little rides in it.
The train opened up all kinds of doors for Owen. He was ready to ride! However, we still could not convince Sean that it would be fun.
Right after this, the storms came a rollin' in and the rides were shut down. Scott got there about the same time. We ducked into a little shop and waited it out. Once it slacked off a bit, we headed over to a pizza joint and ate some lunch. Once the rain stopped and all the rides dried up, we headed out again. Daddy put Owen on a ride that he was not very fond of and Delaney was very concerned for her little brother. Owen was very cautious about rides after this.
We rode the Hershey kiss tower. It went up, up, and up. Then 'round and 'round. We could see the entire park...
...and our hotel.
Finally, Sean found a ride he would ride...and ride...and ride!
I bet by the end of the day they rode the "mack trucks" 20 times. It was great! The rain scared everyone away and there were no waits on the rides. There were several times they didn't even get off between rides. The entire time the boys rode the mack trucks, the girls were on the Frog Hopper.
Now it was time for Jessica to find some roller coasters that she has been waiting so patiently for. I was nominated to ride the first one with her. And guess what? Delaney was tall enough to ride.
Waiting in line...
there is a ground shot
here we are making the big climb
Delaney loved it...she wanted to ride and ride. But we had more to see and do.
After dinner (which is a post I will save and do separately), a friend that Jessica made at the hotel (remember this was a company trip, Scott works (not directly) with her dad) stayed with us to ride more rides with Jessica. They rode just about every roller coaster there was to ride. Some 2 and 3 times. There were NO lines. They could get off, run back to the line and only have to wait for one trip around and they were back on it. It was a roller coaster enthusiast's dream.
Here is another picture of one that Delaney was able to ride.
(you can see the sea of blue near the front of the coaster)
Here is another ride they must of ridden a million times.
And just because it is so darn cute and I couldn't resist.
~~Hula Sean~~
You can tell I had a hard time picking just a few pictures to post. They all had so much fun and rode so many rides. Thanks VADA for a great vacation!
Read about:
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Hershey, Pa Day 3
Monday. The day Scott's meetings started. Now I am in a hotel. Alone with 4 kids. What to do, what to do? We headed out to the pool for the day.
It took the boys a little while to warm up to it (literally! It was mid 70's, partly cloudy, and windy. pretty chilly for us Southerners). they were happy playing on the very edges of the water. Which was cool because it was 'beach type' entry.
I didn't get many pictures of the pool because we were busy playing all day.
I stayed there with the kids until Scott was finished with his meetings around 2. Then I took the boys up for a nap while he stayed with the girls.
IT'S A SHARK!!
The Slide!
Day 4 was The Park. Since we were there for 12 hours, it may take me a little while to sort through all the pictures and get it together.
Read:
Day 1
Day 2
It took the boys a little while to warm up to it (literally! It was mid 70's, partly cloudy, and windy. pretty chilly for us Southerners). they were happy playing on the very edges of the water. Which was cool because it was 'beach type' entry.
I didn't get many pictures of the pool because we were busy playing all day.
I stayed there with the kids until Scott was finished with his meetings around 2. Then I took the boys up for a nap while he stayed with the girls.
IT'S A SHARK!!
The Slide!
Day 4 was The Park. Since we were there for 12 hours, it may take me a little while to sort through all the pictures and get it together.
Read:
Day 1
Day 2
Monday, July 6, 2009
Hershey, PA Day 2
Sunday morning, after some yummy Dunkin Donuts...
...we headed to The Hershey Gardens.
Where once again, the kids could get a great view of the park that they still had to wait a few days before they could enjoy (This was business trip for my husband, so we had a scheduled day for the park).
AAHHH smell the roses!
the boys loved this train. In fact, the man had
to turn it off so the boys would leave.
Jessica trying to get a butterfly to get on her
finger just before the lady told her no touching! lol
That is Hotel Hershey in the back ground
After The Gardens, we headed to The Hershey Story.
listening to the story
Then we headed to Houlihan's on Chocolate Ave for lunch
we sat on the patio under the middle umbrella.
notice the street lights look like Hershey kisses
after lunch Scott took the girls walking around the hotel while I stayed in the room so the boys could get a much needed nap!
...we headed to The Hershey Gardens.
Where once again, the kids could get a great view of the park that they still had to wait a few days before they could enjoy (This was business trip for my husband, so we had a scheduled day for the park).
AAHHH smell the roses!
the boys loved this train. In fact, the man had
to turn it off so the boys would leave.
Jessica trying to get a butterfly to get on her
finger just before the lady told her no touching! lol
That is Hotel Hershey in the back ground
After The Gardens, we headed to The Hershey Story.
listening to the story
Then we headed to Houlihan's on Chocolate Ave for lunch
we sat on the patio under the middle umbrella.
notice the street lights look like Hershey kisses
after lunch Scott took the girls walking around the hotel while I stayed in the room so the boys could get a much needed nap!
Read about Day 1
Hershey, PA day 1
We arrived in Hershey early Saturday evening.
The girls instantly fell in love with The Hotel Hershey.
We hadn't had dinner yet, but the girls wanted to get in the pool before it was too late, so we just went to get some fast food and guess what was right next door....
yep...the park....The boys loved watching the roller coasters. I bet we stood out there for 20 minutes, but they had to wait until Tuesday to go to the park. It was torture for all of them to see the park every day, all day knowing they couldn't go yet.
But back at the hotel, we got ready for the pool.
And what a pool it was.
Back in the room for a bed time snack...
...and off to bed
Tomorrow the Gardens and The Hershey Museum.
The girls instantly fell in love with The Hotel Hershey.
We hadn't had dinner yet, but the girls wanted to get in the pool before it was too late, so we just went to get some fast food and guess what was right next door....
yep...the park....The boys loved watching the roller coasters. I bet we stood out there for 20 minutes, but they had to wait until Tuesday to go to the park. It was torture for all of them to see the park every day, all day knowing they couldn't go yet.
But back at the hotel, we got ready for the pool.
And what a pool it was.
Back in the room for a bed time snack...
...and off to bed
Tomorrow the Gardens and The Hershey Museum.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Way Back WHEN~esday
It was 2 years ago this month. I met the family that would soon change my life forever. Jess and her beautiful twin girls, Piper and Tuesday. We met in Roanoke, VA for a weekend. 4 women, 8 babies, a toddler and two teen girls. What a weekend! A year later, Tuesday was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma. I have never put so much heart and soul into prayers for anyone as I did for sweet Tuesday. Tuesday HAS changed my life forever! Sadly, Tuesday lost her fight with cancer in January of this year.
So for this weeks Way back, I am posting a picture of Jess and me on that first visit.
On this same trip I met Debi. Debi has become a very close friend of mine. If only we lived closer!
Miss you both!
Love you both!
So for this weeks Way back, I am posting a picture of Jess and me on that first visit.
On this same trip I met Debi. Debi has become a very close friend of mine. If only we lived closer!
Love you both!
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Friday, June 26, 2009
Heading out!
In the morning we are heading out. Of to Hershey, PA! Not sure I will have have time to do any post, but will update twitter. Be prepared for TONS of pictures upon my arrival home!
Friday Foto Finish Fiesta
Four Little Bugs All Snug In A Rug!
Sean, Jessica, Delaney, Owen
Don't forget to head over to Candid Carrie's to see who is playing!
Sean, Jessica, Delaney, Owen
Don't forget to head over to Candid Carrie's to see who is playing!
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