Nana Visits

My mom came out to visit at the end of September and the kids had a great time playing with her.  Here are some pics from her visit.

 Playtime at home. 

 A fun day at Cherry Crest Adventure Farm. 

 The big air-filled jumping bags were a huge hit. 

 Even Nana scored some runs. 

 Say "cheese"

 Story time. 

 Inner Harbor in Baltimore. 

 The dragon boats in Baltimore's Inner Harbor. 

York Fair

We had a fun family day at the York Fair in September.  The kids had fun driving the tractors, going on rides and eating fair food. 

 

Family Vacation

At the end of August we headed out to Williamsburg, Va. and went to Busch Gardens and Water Country USA for a few days and then went down to the Outer Banks for the rest of the week. At the Outer Banks we stayed with our friends who have two little girls in a house they rented.  It was a great trip.  Here's a few pics from our family vacation.    

 

We saw a cute show at Sesame Land in Busch Gardens with Abby and all of her friends. 

 Water Country USA had lots of great areas for kids to spash around and get wet.  They loved it! 

 Brayden was exhausted by the end of the day. 

 They have kiddie bumper cars at Busch Gardens and the kiddos loved them.  Aliya did great driving the cars around, but Brayden struggled a bit.  It was very cute to watch them driving their little cars. 

 We went to the Outer Banks aquarium and saw lots of fish, turtles and sharks.  There was even a place where you could dig for sharks teeth, which was pretty neat.  

 Tired little boy after a great day. 

 The Outer Banks beaches are beautiful.  The kids had a lot of fun playing in the water and the sand.  They were a little afraid of the waves at first, but after awhile they were having fun floating in the ocean. 

At the aquarium the kids were turtle scientists. 

 

Camping

This weekend was our annual camping trip with the Schreibers and the Chidisters to Camp Hebron.   It rained pretty heavily Friday night and one family even ended up sleeping in their car as their tent got wet. Luckily things cleared up for Saturday and we had a great time at the pool, playing in the creek and hanging out at the campfire.  The adults played cards after the kids went to bed, which was nice.  It was a great weekend! 

 The creek was just across the road from our campsite and the kids loved splashing in the water. 

 Smores!   A lot of smores were consumed this weekend. 

The kids set up their chairs around this stump and were playing and talking.  It was so cute to listen to them.  The adults sat around the fire and the kids sat around the stump. 

Knoebels and Biking

We had a fun family weekend and went to Knoebels last week Saturday and then biked the Buffalo Valley Rail Trail on Sunday.  The kids loved Knoebels, which has lots of kid-friendly rides.    

Aliya likes this ride where you go up and then drop down several times.  My stomach left me several times during that ride. 

 Kettle corn - a family favorite! 

 Wheee!

 Getting a ride on daddy's shoulders.

 Happy girl. 

 Yum!

After a long day at Knoebels and a late night, the kiddos were quite tired on Sunday.  We biked the nine miles one way from Lewisburg to Mifflinburg where there was a playground.  The kids played on the playground for awhile and napped the whole way back to the car.  We even added on a few miles to let them sleep a little more.