What a time it has been since arriving in PA on the 17th! It started with a fairly decent trip to PA (my mom was kind enough to fly down to Fl and drive back with me and the kids) and has been nonstop ever since! :) I am going to do my best to recap the time here so far (WARNING: There are lots of pictures in this blog). :)
Saturday: We enjoyed a nice morning at a local Farmer's Market and tasted a lot of yummy food. :) Reese discovered that she loves hummus. :) I also found a nice Steeler's scrunchie for Reese and a Steeler's bib for Jet. :) It was a nice morning out and about. :) The afternoon we just spent enjoying the beautiful evening weather. :)
Sunday: Another relaxing morning - this time it was spent at the house with Reese digging in the dirt. :) We spent the afternoon over at my grandmother's house visiting. One of my cousin's and his family was also over there so we were able to visit with them as well. It was a very nice day!
Monday: My sister-in-law, her two little girls (her son wisely stayed behind), and her mom met my mom and I (and the kids) at Target that morning to do some back to school shopping. Reese had a great time walking around with her cousins and "helping" get supplies. :) Afterwards, we all enjoyed a nice lunch at Steak 'N' Shake. :)
Tuesday: Preparation Day! My sister-in-law, her 2 girls, her sister-in-law and her mom came to our house for a nice lunch and work! :) My sister-in-law had brought the info for the race packets and kids' bags so that we could help get everything put together. Reese and her cousins enjoyed playing outside (with Pappy supervising) while we adults (and Jet) worked inside. :) It was a nice morning/afternoon of visiting and getting things ready for the race/fundraiser on Saturday. :)
Wednesday: This was a great down day for us! Just lots of relaxing and playing outside at my parents' house. I love the summers here! The evenings are so nice and pleasant!! It's great that Reese can be outside so much (Not something she can do very easily in FL).
Thursday: There is not really a zoo close to where my parents live, but there is a place called Living Treasures. This place is pretty close to a zoo and is really cute!!! They had a lot of neat animals and the kids were able to actually feed some of the animals. A last minute change in plans was that my brother (who had just arrived from MA the night before) came down this morning with all 3 of his kids. They were able to join us at Living Treasures and stayed for the whole day. Boy did Reese love playing with her cousins ALL day long! :)
Friday: My mom and I (and the kids) did a lot of running around this morning. We had quite a few things to pick up for the race/fundraiser on Saturday. Both kids did great, though, and when we got home Jet took a good nap! :) Reese was able to spend some time with Mimi and "helped" her bake some cookies! :) My cousin from IN (Doug) and his wife (Patty) arrived this evening as well and we enjoyed a nice visit with them. I was also thankful that my friend Nicole was able to come in for the weekend and she arrived this evening as well.
The best thing ever was that Frank flew into town this evening and our family was once again all back together!! :)
Saturday: Race/Fundraiser Day!! We had such a good time at the fundraiser! This was the 2nd year my brother and sister-in-law have put together this fundraiser (For more information on why this fundraiser is necessary, please visit their website www.finleyfighters.com.) and it was a HUGE success! They had a 5K walk/run, a 10K Walk and a 1 mile Fun Run. There was also face painting, games, animal balloons, basket raffles and a lunch. Reese had a great time having her face painted (by her Aunt Jessie), playing on the playground, getting her nails painted and playing games. Jet also had a great time . . . he got to swing for the first time and even had an animal balloon! :) All in all, it was a wonderful day for a worthy cause (And we raised almost $30,000!!!)!! :)
So that was the first half of our time in PA! I will blog again once we get back to FL about the 2nd half of our trip (which is starting out to be just as much fun as the first!). I hope you enjoyed the pictures!! :)
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