Some summer pics

This is the best picture from our summer vacation road trip. This was taken minutes after leaving the parking lot of Semame Place. This child was begging to go to sleep and we just kept pushing on and pushing on. We all had a great day but she and Elmo just couldn't keep it together any longer. Wow.......she was out cold!!
One of the best places to ever go to with kids............Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, N.Y. This was our last day of vacation and we were all tired but this stop was so worth the fatigue. Bug is shopping in the miniture Wegman's grocery store complete with little cash registers, carts, bakery, and deli. The entire museum was all about kids and it's an awesome place.

A huge magical harp that plays music without strings. Check out the enourmous connect four in the background. You gotta get to this place if you have kids. I could download cool pics from this place all night, just take my word for it, it's over the top!!

The King and Queen of the Play Mueseum!!

This is day one at Sesame Place on our summer Road Trip. It was nasty that day. Cold, wet, and miserable. We stayed as long as we could and were able to do a few things like seeing some shows and some characters, and rode some of the rides like below. We were able to get a "sunny day pass" which is a cool perk for this park (rain more than 2 hours and you get free admission for any other day) so we went back the next day extending our vaca. by a day, and it was worth it..............very cool theme park.

Day 2 at Sesame.......hot and fun!!

Another road trip stop in Amherst, Mass. This is the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. Winks loves books, and art and Eric Carle is his favorite author/artist. It was a fun stop.

Winks during a heated t-ball game. Serious stuff that t-ball!!

"Don't take pictures of him, look at me!!"

Washington D.C. during our summer vacation road trip. I'd never been to D.C. and I thought it was great. The kids loved putting their feet in the new WWII memorial which was absolutely beautiful, and emotionally moving.

Winks......AKA Thing 1 is enjoying his new hershy ball. We went to Chocolate World in Hershey PA during our road trip and the kids chose balls as their purchases instead of chocolate.........now that's impressive!

Another stop on our trip........Crayola Factory in Easton, PA. This place was really cool. The kids really enjoyed all of the craft areas and the crayola shop was fun too.

The Bug's Ballet recital. This was too cute I'm tellin' ya!! She really is a true little ballerina!

We won these chairs at the raffle at Bug's recital. Winks thought they were pretty cool!

Lake Erie in the summer is really beautiful. Not so pretty in the winter, but gorgeous in the summer.

This guy is growing too quick for my taste. Looks more like a boy than little guy every day.

Always the poser! Gorgeous isn't she????

We had a great summer. These pictures are really going to be forever some of my favorites. Seeing my children happy and content is such a blessing. I'm so thankful for their health and the wonderful characteristics they are beginning to show. I'm just floored everyday by their growth and their spirits! Mental postcards.............all of these moments........forever will remian in my mind and my heart!!!