Tuesday, October 21, 2014

PA Vacation


After everything we have gone through this summer, it was nice to head to PA after our little florida getaway. Being with my family had been planned for awhile, but it was just something extra special that we needed.
A really nice couple in my dad's church offered to let us fish in their stocked pond. It was so much fun!! 


Greyson had a blast fishing with Papa...he was a little bit cranky in that he wanted to do everything himself, but the fish would bite every time you dropped the line into the water, so we were afraid he would lose the pole!


We got enough to add to some other fish we had in the freezer & had a nice little fish fry. Rilynn liked being outside to watch the action =)


Later in the week, my brothers family joined us from Idaho & we all got to go to the zoo! It was such a pretty little zoo & we had fun seeing all the animals.



The animals were very alert & awake this time...most of them are asleep it seems when we are visiting, but this Tiger walked right up to the glass!


Of course one of the highlights for Greyson was riding the train through the zoo =)



After the zoo we ate at FireBirds-- it was very good! We ended up doing a little shopping afterwards & Matt scored a new suit. Fun day!


The morning we were all supposed to head to the lake, it was pouring rain. We thought about canceling our ski trip, but decided to hold out & PRAY for good weather. We actually loaded the car in the rain & went through flood warnings on the way to Tionesta! 


Of COURSE as soon as we pulled into the parking lot...the sun was out, the rain had stopped & we had clear skies the rest of the DAY! I serve an awesome God! Greyson had so much fun swimming & skiing & Rilynn loved spending time with Nana sinking her toes into the sand!



The high light of the day...skiing with Mr. Rhett!


Matt's a regular pro now =) He always has so much fun.


After we got home & got the kids baths...we put the 2 older baby girl cousins in matching owl jammies from Nana..they are soo cute!! These girls had so much fun playing together too! It will be neat to see them running around after each other the next time we are all together.


Over the weekend, we finally got to meet the youngest girl cousin, baby Everlee! She was so tiny here & such a little doll baby. We had fun holding her & it was so nice having my younger brother & his family with us too... we were finally all together!


We love shopping at the Outlets. First time out with ALL 4 Grandkids!! We should have had Nana in the picture.

This trip was also our last visit with Uncle Butch. Here he was meeting Everlee =) We had some special moments & good laughs. He went to Heaven a few weeks later. It was peaceful.


We treasure these moments with our family...you never know when a visit might be the last time you will see a loved one! I am grateful we had the chance to say our goodbyes & that all the kids & grandkids got to be together. 
Our family is growing! We are so excited for the new little members God is giving us. Greyson & Rilynn are able to be close to their Nana & Papa even when we live so far away & we are looking forward to another trip up north very soon!! 


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