We've had a wonderful summer with two big trips. Our first trip I took the kids down to Florida on a train. It was so much fun! The kids were great and we really enjoyed our new adventure. We stayed with Nathan's family for 2 weeks, enjoying Disneyworld (thanks to Uncle Seth who got us in free), the beach, shopping, a little family reunion, and just hanging out. The kids loved playing in the tree house/mansion and in the kiddie pool.
Our other trip Nathan was able to come along and we drove up to New York State. We stopped by the Washington Temple, Gettysburg, and Hershey, PA to do some sightseeing. It was the best car trip ever! Then we got to our good friends, the Webbers, house at 4:15 am. We stayed with them a week, enjoying playing with their 4 sweet children. I loved talking, shopping, and cooking with Julianne while the kids enjoyed playing at the park, the kiddie pool, and dress up. Then we all went camping and enjoyed that new adventure. It was a first for our family and it wasn't too dull, seeing we had several run-ins with racoons, a skunk and rain. :) But the food turned out great and it was a beautiful state park--the Grand Canyon of the East. We also got to see Niagara Falls and the historical sights in Palmyra, including the pageant. We left at 11pm after the pageant and drove home through the night, arriving home at 1:30 on Alexis' 3rd birthday. We hadn't been sure about spending money on a trip right now, but after praying about it and feeling like we should go, we did and it turned out better than we could have imagined! I'm so grateful we got to go.
