BBQ

Jeff and I love where we live so much that we are anxious to share this amazing place with anyone who wants to visit. I organized a BBQ with my father's childhood friends, Eddie and Trish (Lauren's parents) and Rich and Jeanette, and their daughter Adrienne. It was a great time. Eddie and his dog Riley, enjoyed a relaxing time in the hammock. My parents had a great time too.

POCONOS

Lauren invited us up to her Aunt's Pocono home for Memorial Day weekend. We headed out of here on Saturday morning and made it up the mountains in about 2 hours. Peter was excited to see Lauren and "her vacation house". We went canoeing, played with the dogs in the lake, took the dogs to the dog park, had a BBQ with Lauren's parents, and even squeezed in some yard sales. Jeff really found the trip very relaxing. Peter caught a fish, a small mouth bass. We bought him a Spiderman fishing rod and a Lightening McQueen life jacket. Peter adores Wil, Lauren's boyfriend. We had plans to do our usual game night, but at 8:30, when I put Peter to bed, somehow I fell asleep alongside of him.

Walnut Springs Farm

We took Peter strawberry picking. I envisioned having to pay for all the berries he would be eating as we picked. It was very anti-climatic for him. However, Jeff picked his little heart out. The berries of course were delicious, right off the vine. Jeff made strawberry jam with many of the berries. Peter liked the strawberry slide. This farm is a U-Pick for raspberries, blueberries, and strawberries. We also learned that a member of our church owns the farm. It was a nice evening and so very close to home.

Visit with Julie and Jon

We made it to Pittsburgh in 5 hours. So much for moving to PA to be closer to friends. We arrived late, and woke early to do a walk a thon to support the local parks and recreation program. It was FREEZING! After the walk we went to the Children's Museum in Pittsburgh, we had a blast...I mean Peter had a blast. We found a way home that only took 4 hours, so we will be visiting Julie and Jon again this summer.

Much anticipated Egg Roll at the White House

I won't bore you with the history of the Egg Roll on the lawn of he White house, you can research that yourselves. I do know when the Johnson administration began this tradition they didn't anticipate 6000 people per timed entrance. Let's say it was an experience that I am very glad we had the opportunity, but should tickets be offered to us again we will politely decline. I am very grateful that it was just Peter with us. We had to wait in line for over an hour to gain entrance and you were not allowed to have beverages. The family in front of us with six kids had so many whiners, and complainers. Peter was a delight. He sat on Jeff's shoulders while waiting in line. Once on the lawn, it was shoulder to shoulder people. Peter did roll and egg, played on President Obama's basketball court, and ate one of the most delicious bananas I think we have ever eaten. I am certain with Peter's brains it won't be the last time he visits the White House.

Easter Sunday

Quite a fiasco these holidays are becoming. Annette's parents were here, my mom and dad were here, and Jeff and I potentially could have been in DC. We wound up having a stolen ham, and a turkey breast at Wendell's house, only after Peter hunted for eggs that the Easter Bunny had left on the grass. It was a long day.

EGG DROP!

One of the local churches has an annual egg drop. What does that mean? Well, 20,000eggs fall from a helicopter onto the high school soccer field. The children then rush past the rope and gather as may eggs as they can hold in their baskets. We invited Connor and Chelsea to the event as well as Peter's teacher and her son. It was a lot of fun. My parents were up because of Easter.