The temperature hit 94 today so we decided to go to the Hershey Chocolate Factory tour. We rode in little carts like a Disney ride, got our picture taken, received two complimentary kisses and shopped in the company store. The kids each got a 'giant' chocolate bar which we had to keep from melt
Trip Log
August 8, 2009
Today camp started. The kids are here, the shirts are on, the tent is up and the grocery preference list is made. We took the 'before' photo, and now the shirts are off to keep them clean, Bailey continues to outfit the tent, the girls are jumping (don't tell Nana) on the hammock and we are all
August 7, 2009
The pressure is relaxing as the plans for Camp Nana-Papa start coming together. The kids will be coming over tomorrow with the closing ceremony planned for Thursday evening. The theme will be 'Land, Sea, Air & Beyond' and the t-shirts have been made. The only real concern left is the chanc
August 6, 2009
Yesterday Jeff invited us to join him and Bailey at a Phillies game. After Alesa finished celebrating the thought of a night home alone I accepted.
August 3, 2009
We parked the trailer in the Erie port authority lot, loaded the truck and drove home on Friday. We wanted to get a picture of us collapsed at home after our arrival but neither of us had the energy. We have since recouped some energy, visited Jeff and family for his 36th birthday, planned some
July 30, 2009
We are headed home tomorrow. We volunteered to be camp hosts at Lampe for a month in September to early October. We will be storing the trailer here until we come back rather than dragging it back and forth across the state. On Monday my sister Ava visited before a medical procedure so I picke
July 27, 2009
We are still at Lampe Campground and left our favorite spot this weekend after two weeks but we had to dump anyways and we are now closer to the bathhouse. All the spots here are good. We have had a lot of rain the last few weeks, real gullywashers, but the trailer is on a cement pad which drai
July 20, 2009
Today was another day of relaxation. We have been here almost 3 weeks and had not been to the peninsula. Today we went to the Tom Ridge Environmental Center, ate lunch at Sara's, drove around the peninsula, had a banana ice cream cone and stopped at the library for some more of Alesa's "Midsome
July 19, 2009
This was Roar on the Shore weekend in Erie and the weekend Jeff and family were coming to town. He brought his and my motorcycle along with them and we did have a few chances to ride them. The weekend went fast and this morning we watched as he, his family and our motorcycles headed back to Phi