More than all the other events of this fall, I want to be sure to write about our trip to Maine back in September. We normally go every year, but having missed last year, it was especially exciting to visit with everyone this year.
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| Mom and Dad |
The trip started Thursday, the 13th, with an unbelievable blessing for Dwayne: we--all six of us-- were in the car and heading down the road at 6:30 in the morning! Shocking! We had smooth sailing most of the way that first day. We were delayed by an accident on the interstate in Pennsylvania for a couple of hours, but we still made it to Harrisburg in time to have supper with our friend, Penny. It had been about four years since we had seen her so it was good to catch up.
The next day, we had some fun sight-seeing. As many times as we have been through Harrisburg, we had never stopped at Hershey's Chocolate World. This was by far the kids' favorite stop on the way up to Maine, mostly because you get a free pack of chocolates every time you take the tour! (We went through twice.)
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| Can you tell Ellie's excited? |
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| Hershey's cookies are so-o-o good!! |
We also went to the National Civil War Museum. Not the same thrill as Chocolate World, but fascinating nonetheless.
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| I think the museum had the best view in all of Harrisburg! |
Continuing northward on Saturday, our next stop was in Connecticut to see our dear friends Lionel, Sue, Isabelle, and Christopher. Again, it had been so long since we had seen them! The kids had changed so much, they hardly knew each other, but they warmed up quickly and enjoyed the afternoon playing.
Lionel's and Sue's hospitality was such a blessing to us! Sue treated us to her excellent Asian cuisine, as well as a wonderful night's sleep and breakfast the next morning. Lionel had to go to work early the next morning, but the rest of us attended church together, then parted ways.
We made it to Mom and Dad's house that evening with lots of hugs and kisses to go around, ready to settle in for a couple weeks with family!
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| Backyard chats |
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| Spinning yarns |
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| With Kaytlyn and Dalton |
Our vacation schedule included the following:
attending my nephews' soccer game,
a sleepover for Andrew with the same nephews,
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| Happy Birthday, Mom! |
celebrating Mom's **th birthday (grin) along with sister Carol and boys,
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| Mom's birthday feast-- Thanks, Carol! |
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| "Washing" dishes |
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| Baking up confections of mud! |
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| Hugs for Dalton! |
lots of creative play in Nana's outdoor play kitchen,
a tour through the vet clinic where my sister Tara works,
a tour of nephew Dalton's college campus,
a cookout with lots of extended family,
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| Come one, come all! --family cookout |
and lots of time helping out and spending time with Mom and Dad.
It was a wonderful vacation!
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