Summer pictures of our home

Just took a few pictures outside our home. My plants are a bit wilty, thanks to the heat and humidity here. It is really amazing to see the change in seasons on a farm.

Delaware Children's Museum

To get out of the heat, as we don't have central air conditioning, Peter and I went to eh Delaware Children's Museum on the waterfront in Wilmington. This is a new museum and I think they are still developing programs, it cannot compare to the museum we went to Pittsburgh, but it is in keeping with the science theme. Peter did love the place. He grew vegetables and harvested them, he learned about the water process, and changed tires and a muffler on a race car. You can certainly tell Peter's mom is a librarian as he grabs a book (about farm equipment) and sits in a bean bag to look at the pictures!

Fourth of July

This is the first time in Peter's life that we didn't participate in a patriotic day. Instead we used some really great coupons to go to the waterpark at Morey's Pier in Wildwood. We went to my mom's in Cape May on Thursday night, we went to the lighthouse, Cape May Point Nature Center, the beach, the boardwalk in Wildwood and the waterpark in the stretch of the 4th of July weekend. Jeff and I have agreed that Peter will not be unaccompanied to the boardwalk until he is 18 years old. Things have certainly changed at the Jersey shore! Peter went on some really big water slides, and of course splashed around the kids area.

Pool Fun!

My assistant gave us a "pop-up" pool. It is 30 inches deep and about 12 feet in diameter. It has been the greatest gift. Peter has been in it everyday and Jeff and I even enjoy cooling off in it as well. Peter has taken off swimming. I can thank the YMCA for teaching him. He swims well underwater and blows bubbles, and reaches and pulls to get across the pool. There is also something to say about the background for our pool, see for yourself.

Dutch Wonderland

Peter had a dentist appointment so Jeff took off from work to accompany us to the dentist, as this was his first real appointment. We capitalized on the day and made plans to visit Dutch Wonderland. It was a very affordable, family-friendly place. We didn't have to wait in any lines! We went on a very hot day, so most of the patrons were in the water park area. During our visit we got hit with some very severe thunderstorms. The policy at Dutch Wonderland is to issue rain passes. So we get to go back again this summer. When we arrived back home, we didn't have power. This lasted for almost 7 hours. Because of the heat, Jeff and Peter stayed in the pool unitl 9:00 PM, way past Peter's bedtime.

Long Pond Park

Peter and I initially were planning on heading to the Smithsonian for our first day of summer vacation. We had planned on going to see the Natural history museum, specifically the dinosaurs. However, hitching a ride to DC with Jeff requires going to bed before 9:00 PM. Since we didn't go, I arranged to go to a park. We went on a road trip to Lancaster County to Long Pond Park. It had a petting zoo, a pond, and of course several playgrounds. Peter had a great first day of summer.

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.