Adventures with Grandma!

The kids and I went to New Jersey for a couple days so I could pick up our van in Baltimore. Then my mom came back with us to help us receive our household goods and unpack. She was a total lifesaver and I don't think we could have done it without her help. Thanks so much mom! :) Feeding the ducks again--Natalie's favorite thing to do!


Yummy ice cream.
My dad drove me to Baltimore on his way to a meeting in DC and I drove the van back home. Grandma stayed with the kids and made them this cool fort in the dining room.


Going on a ride with Grandpa!
OUR STUFF IS HERE!!
The kids didn't know what to play with first! They were so excited! :)

I love this picture of them!


Juice break
One thing I love about moving and traveling is the sunrises and sunsets in different places. PA definitely has given us some pretty ones already. This was off our front porch.

Another fort by Grandma
We found this German outfit while unpacking... my mom bought it for her when she was just a few months old... it fits now!
So excited to have all their toys!
Making brownies--yummy.
She got to lick the bowl. So fun to make a mess! :)

Camping!

Over Labor Day, we went camping with the Yoders at Camp Blue Diamond. Brian grew up going to this camp often so he has tons of memories there. I'd been there once before too--the summer before we got married we camped with his family there. It's less than an hour from us now so we're excited to get to go more often. All set up the first night. Brian's dad set up an amazing camper in his trailer, half of it is a kitchen and then it has a bedroom on the other half. Pretty cool! Cooking sausages over the fire.

Bethanys' 17th Birthday. Her "cake" was made of donuts. :)
Her new sleeping bag.
Penn State shirt from us.

The start of the cheese balls...
Yummy... and Messy!!

Volleyball down at the beach.
Natalie's used to crystal clear water in Hawaii... she said, "Mommy, this beach is yucky!"

Brian carried Bethany out to dunk in the water and Natalie was really worried about her!

Canoe ride! Bethany took Natalie and Brian and I took Blake. Fun!
It doesn't look like it but this was a VERY cold morning!!

Breakfast time.

Grandma and Blakey Boy
After lots of just bumping, Brian and Bethany finally got to play a real volleyball game. :)

Ready for a HUGE fire our last night.Breaking camp-you can see the bed in camper. They even had lights and a window in the door. :)

Our stuff is coming at the end of this week and we're all super excited about that. We've realized that you really can live on very little... although there is something to be said about sleeping in your own bed! :) Here's the kids entertaining themselves in our empty house.
Natalie just told me to tell everyone, "I love you!"