Our Trip

We finally made it to Pennsylvania to visit Suzette and her family. We had a blast spending time together and watching conference. I got to go to a band concert for Courtney and a Choir concert for Hannah. I also got to see Jake in a school play and Jaque's makeup skills in the play. We got to celebrate Joy and Bryce's Birthdays too. It's like we got to celebrate tons of stuff we have missed in the five years since they have moved all one one weekend. I loved Suzette's cooking and watching her bake non stop. They have a beautiful property, and a Snow White cottage. I felt like I was camping. It was wonderful and we can't wait to go back. Playing American Girl DollWatching High School Musical 3 for the first timeSarah on the massive swing that Dad built

Nathan and Bryce Mara and Spencer Joy and Peyton Bailey The cool swing tree has a little seat

Peyton walking down the lane to the cottage

The cottage

Suzette and her mad baking skills she was serving the caramel brownies for Joy's Birthday We got to eat dinner at their 16foot Amish table. There were 22 people seated and we probably could have had moreWe were almost about to leave when Nathan fell and sprained his wrist

Rain

"Rain Rain Go Away, Come Again Another Day". Most of us as kids used to song that song whenever it rained. Now that I am an adult I have learned to love the rain. I welcome it. Living in AZ we did not get to enjoy the rain very often. But when it did rain we would open the doors and windows or go onto the porch and enjoy the wet and cool water falling from the sky. I like to sing the song "Rain Rain Come and Stay , We're so glad Your Here Today". Living in Maryland I now get to enjoy the rain every two or three days. Here are the kids in summer 2007 enjoying the rain. They love to play in the rain and get all wet. We haven't done so here yet it's still a little cold for that. I tell them they will have plenty of opportunities in the near future.