The Poconos

We went to the Poconos on vacation with Patrick's family for a week in July.  We had fun together, despite the face that the accommodations were, uh, less than ideal. =)  We called it camping, but it wasn't really ... except for camp fires in the evening, and s'mores!   The campground where we stayed had a pool and water slides that the kids just LOVED - they would have happily spent all day everyday in the water.  There was also mini golf and a lake for fishing.  Papa, Danny and Patrick got to play (real) golf one day, and the big girls went shopping at the outlets.  We also spent one day hiking at Bushkill Falls - it was beautiful and so nice to be out hiking.  It rained for the last part of the hike, but we still had a great time.

Finn went swimming in a real pool for the first time

Uh, Mom ... I'm not sure this is a good idea.

The little slide - fun for groups

campfire

Getting ready to hike

Off we go!

Patrick carried Finn the whole way - wow, it's a good thing he's strong.

Bushkill Falls

Happy little hiker

Tea with the girls

Molly and I spent a fun Saturday with Bobbi, Aunt Diane, Aunt Lorrie and all the girl cousins at a cute little tea room.  We had a real British tea (the little girls had lemonade to drink) and a great time being together! 

Do you think she was excited?

A real china tea cup - she felt like such a big girl, and she did great!

The little girls in their matching dresses from Bobbi

It must be summer!

Our annual summer tradition of spending the day at Koenobel's with Patrick's family happened on Friday.  We had a great time.  Finn napped a little in his stroller, and generally did well.  I'm sure that next year he'll be ready to try a couple of rides!  The big kids rode a lot - Elijah was tall enough to ride almost anything this year.  He tried a couple of things that he didn't like, but he didn't get sick or too upset about it.  We also celebrated Molly's birthday, Papa's birthday, and Father's Day together while we were there.

Molly's pink strawberry birthday cupcakes

Some February pictures

Here are a few pictures from our month!

He isn't quite as big as his sister, yet. =)

Teething tongue

Flying a kite!  What a strangely warm February we've had!

Some from our fun Valentine's Day -

Molly's (sort-of) heart shaped pony tails

Patrick's special dinner

m&m and brownie cake hearts

And here are a few from the celebration we had for the February birthdays in Patrick's family (Danny, Maiah, Zoie, and Brynn).  We forgot our camera, but fortunately Bill took lots of good ones!   I made a cake for the three birthday girls.

Brynn's side - she requested Mickey Mouse Clubhouse

Maiah & Zoie's side - they each chose favorite colors for their tier.

and Danny got a cupcake. =)