Brian- He is getting so big. While it is hard to tell day to day how much he is changing, we do get told quite often how wonderful and polite he is. He continues to help out with his sisters, sometimes too much, he likes to tell them what to do, and he is starting to wonder how things in the world are working.
Lena- She is our monkey :-p She is testing everything and everyone. Climbing, running and talking. A few of her new words are Outside, Watch, Nana and Big B.
Kaylee- Oh she is getting so big, so fast. She really hates to be left behind, so she is studying her brother and sister and copying them at every turn. She is now Cruising (walking while holding on the things) and can climb the stairs, much to our suprise! She crawled all the way to the top, with mom right behind her of course :-)
Brian:
Lena:
Kaylee:
July 3rd 2008:
We (Mom, Dad, Brian, Lena, Kaylee & Nana) drove to our hotel in Dubois, PA (Near where Uncle B lives).
Brian & Nana in the car on the way to PA.
Lena, Brian, Uncle B, and Nana watching a video at the Hotel in Dubois PA, before the kids go to bed.
July 4th 2008:
We spent the day at Parker Dam State Park in PA with Uncle B and Aunt Margie.
Mom & Dad taking a break on the 4th of July.
Kaylee celebrates the 4th of July.
Brian & Dad sitting on the rocks at the base of the Parker Dam in PA.
Mom, Kaylee, and Brian on the rocks at the base of the Parker Dam in PA.
Brian hits at pitch from Aunt Margie.
4th of July picknic.
Playing in the water at the Parker Dam Beach.
and making sand castles…
July 5th 2008:
We hung out at Uncle B’s house.
Bubbles!
Lena playing in the Sand
Brian playing in the beach.
Brian, Dad, and Lena at the Beach.
July 6th 2008:
Uncle B and Aunt Margie took us to DelGrosso Amusement Park.
Lena loved the Boat Ride.
Brian going for a ride on the Train with Dad and Kaylee (the only ride he would go on).
Lena & Nana on the marry-go-round.
Brian wins at the “Ducky” game.
July 7th 2008:
We drove to Lancaster PA… The kids are watching a video before going to bed.
July 8th 2008:
We went to the Hands on House… Lena & Nana are learning about Ants.
Lena paints Nana’s face.
Brian learns about Food Distribution as he feeds a pig after picking a cob of corn.
Brian plays with the Light Board as Lena plays with Potato Heads.
Lena as a Flower
Dad & Brian as Flowers
Uncle B, Aunt Margie, Dad, and Brian went to the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.
Dad & Brain on a Conrail Diesel engine.
Brian plays with toy trains in the Learning Center
Then we all went for ride on the Strasburg Rail Road.
July 9th 2008:
We went to Dutch Wonderland:
Lena, Dad, & Brian in front of one of the trains.
Dad & Brian on the Antique Car ride.
Yes, Kaylee was here, in front of the “DW cow”.
Brian rides the roller coaster with Mom.
Ahh, the power of a purple dinosaur…
Brian gives prospecting a try…
We all loved the Big Slide
July 10th 2008:
We saw lots of deer around Uncle Brian’s house
July 10th 2008:
Kaylee gives us a “done already” look at the end of our trip, we all had a great time!
