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.

Swim Time

A few days ago, Delaney swam underwater for the first time this year. I say 'this year' because she has done it before. Two years ago, while vacationing in Daytona Beach, Delaney would jump off the side of the pool and swim to us in the pool. She was under the water swimming. Well, since then she has developed a "healthy fear" of the water. I say healthy fear because she would still get in the pool and play, but did not want to go under water. Last year, the last week the pool was open, she finally jumped in, but didn't want to go under. Sunday night, we were showing her pictures of her swimming and she decided she wanted to do it again. She went to the pool and there she was, our little Delaney swimming. But alas, my camera wasn't working.

Last night, we went back to the pool and look at the great shots I got!

Sean and Owen also enjoyed the water!

Pool Time

Another first!! That is right. I bought this pool over a month ago because it is so darn hot in NC, right? Wrong. Not this year (so much for global warming). We had one week where it was over 90. And actually, for the past 2 weeks, it has barely gotten out of the 70's! Crazy, I tell ya! So today, I got tired of waiting for warmer weather. It did hit 81 yesterday, so that is a start! While the boys were taking their morning nap, I blew up the pool, told Delaney that we were going to let the sun warm up the water until after lunch. She was surprisingly patient!! Amazingly patient!! Anyway, here are a few pictures.

Owen just wanted to sit int he corner and play with the occasional toy that floated by!

Sean was digging the little slide! He was going down on his belly and just laughing!!

There is a hole in the water hose, and I think Delaney had just as much fun running through that as she did in the pool

By the way, the water was still FREEZING! I dipped my toes in it! Not sure how they were staying in there!