4th of July 06

We drove back from Pennsylvania just in time for the fireworks celebration on post. Unfortunately the fireworks were cancelled because of bad weather, so we drove to the next town over to watch fireworks there. Lexi, Paige, Lily & AJ watched the fireworks from the roof of my car. Then we went back home & Lily & Paige played with sparklers while Daddy & his friends set off their own fireworks. What a show!





Lily in her 4th of July outfit. (Thank you Mimi!)

Sesame Place

Our last stop in Pennsylvania was Sesame Place. What a great place for kids! Lily thought seeing her favorite Sesame Street characters was awesome. Cookie Monster took a special interest in Daddy, which Lily thought was hilarious. We had a lot of fun at the water park & Lily went on her first water slide all by herself! She said that was her favorite part of the whole trip. Daddy & Lily played in the pool & Lily danced along to the parade music from the best seat in the house - Daddy's shoulders! What a fun day!!

Lily & Zoe

Daddy & Cookie Monster

Lily & Big Bird

Lily & Elmo!

Lily, Daddy, Bert & Ernie

Lily & Telly

Lily, Mommy & Cookie Monster

Lily in the pool

Lily & Daddy about to make a run for it!

Amish Country

Our next stop in Pennsylvania was Lancaster - or "Amish Country". It was really interesting to see all the people who live without modern conveniences like indoor plumbing or electricity. It was so beautiful there! Farmland as far as you could see. We took a horse & buggy tour through Amish Country which Lily really enjoyed. She also found a new "friend (as she called it) - a ladybug (on the stick she's holding) while we were waiting for our horse & buggy. I think we wore her out though because she fell asleep almost as soon as we got in the car that evening!

Hershey, PA

These pics are from our Pennsylvania vacation this summer. Our first stop was Hershey, PA.

They were looking for new factory workers at the Hershey factory & Lily had the right qualifications! She got her own employee ID card & everything. She filled a container with Hershey Kisses as they came out of the machine, then sealed it, shook it, spun around, did a little dance & put it on the conveyor belt to be shipped out.
Lily bought the biggest cookie she could find with her first "paycheck" from the factory!

Lucky Find

We found these firetrucks in a parking lot when we stopped for lunch on our way to Pennsylvania. The firemen were nice enough to let Lily & Daddy pose for pictures.

Antique firetruck

Hot Summer Days

Lily & Paige swam in the pool & ran in the sprinkler before posing for this pic while waiting for their popsicles. Nothing like a hot summer day!

Look what I can do!

I can't describe how much Lily likes to color, draw & paint. She is always drawing or coloring something. One day Lily asked me how to write her name. I helped her a couple times & then I wrote her name on a piece of paper for her to look at while she was trying to do it herself. She completely shocked me when she actually did it all by herself!! She still has a little trouble with the size of her letters, but she is getting better & better every time she practices. Here are some pics of her writing her name & the finished product. She is just as proud as we are!!

Bless You

I thought this was the cutest story ever...
Tonight when we were eating dinner, Lily sneezed. After she sneezed she looked down at her chest & said "Ohhh noooo Mama, I got bless you all over me!"

Boston Science Museum

Grammy took us to the Boston Science Museum in May. There was so much to do & see! Lily loved the human body exhibit where she could see the muscles & organs inside the body. They watched a baby chick trying to peck it's way out of it's egg & saw a show with a real great horned owl, which they thought was very cool. I think the biggest attractions of the day were the dinosaur exhibit & the Butterfly Garden.

AHHH!! Lily & Kylie dinosaurs!
Grammy, Lily, Kylie & Sharp Tooth!

Lily, Grammy & Kylie with the triceratops fossils.

Lily & Kylie checking out the great horned owl.Water Fun!

Buzz! Buzz!

The girls in the Butterfly Garden

I thought this was a great picture from inside the Butterfly Garden of Boston & the Charles River.

Maymont April 06

Maymont is a little gem tucked into Richmond that not a lot of people know about. I am glad we learned about it! There are all kinds of animals & beautiful gardens. Lily loves visiting here! Here are a few pics from our most recent visit.

Lily with the baby calf

Lily & Mommy

Lily & Daddy