Fun PA Trip

 

Well, I figured since it has been a very long time, that it was finally time to update my blog.  The good old blog!  One thing is for sure: if anyone should chance upon my blog after a 4 month hiatus like I have had, they will not sit around waiting for my NEXT post.  It could be tomorrow, it could be 2 years from now....who knows?  

Anyway.  We took a lovely little trip down to PA this past week just for a few nights (3 to be exact).  I wanted the girls to be able to go to Knoebels Grove once this summer, and the rest of our summer and fall is filling up and looking like it'll be very busy.  So I quickly planned this little getaway.  We left NY Sunday afternoon and made it down to PA to a place called Pine Grove to spend the night.  It was a fun little spot, semi-exotic (for us at least), since it was on an old airfield.  The Hangar was nearby and there was an older airplane model sitting out in the field.  The place we stayed in had a loft that was perfect for Gwen and Lucie to sleep in.  They loved it so much.  When they saw the loft with it's ladder to climb up, Gwen said "Now we're just like Laura and Mary (Ingalls), because they always climb a ladder to their beds too!" 

Monday morning, I made breakfast and Dan and Gwen tried out the jacuzzi, though Gwen claimed it was too hot after dipping just her toe in.  We packed up and left, heading for Hershey's Chocolate world.  We rode the free tour ride twice and then headed for Lancaster area.  The only thing I REALLY wanted to go to in Lancaster was to Shady Maple Smorgasbord (where we had our wedding reception).  We stopped at a huge playground and the kids played for an hour or so, then we got to Shady Maple, where I really enjoyed eating.  

When we finished, we headed back to Selinsgrove, where we would spend the next two nights.  We were staying at a lovely Bed and Breakfast where there was a pond and lovely walking trails.  We took a walk, the girls went wading in the pond, and we played a few rousing rounds of hide and go seek before retiring for the night.  

Tuesday morning, we ate the delicious breakfast that was prepared by our hostess, and I packed up our cooler of picnic lunch and we headed for Knoebels. 

I had already purchased our tickets online (buy one get one free) and so we got to start riding rides pretty quickly after getting there. 

Just a few pictures of some of our favorites. 

Eliza, standing in front of the fudge shop. 

It was a fun day, and one the girls will talk about for awhile.  

On our way back to the bed and breakfast, we stopped at Hoss's to eat and I discovered that Eliza had a tick on her upper leg.  It must have gotten on her during our walk or hide and seek the previous evening.  THANKFULLY, Dan is skilled at removing ticks fully without leaving the head and such.  After that, it was a nice dinner.  

Wednesday morning, we packed up the van, ate the last breakfast of our stay, and said our goodbyes.  We drove straight back to NY and were home in time for me to teach the ladies Bible Study at church and for my husband to have a counseling meeting with someone that evening.  

It was a fun trip, but it's also good to be home.  

Okay, I'm determined to not be such a stranger this summer.  I'm recently a HUGE fan of writing to-do lists and my days have been extremely productive of late.  Perhaps I will add "edit blog" to my lists to ensure that 4-month gaps in posts are not the norm.