Our Trip to PA

I'd really like to get our blog all caught up, but there are a few things that just can't be skipped. Our trip to PA is just one of those things. We had an amazing time and here are the pictures to prove it.
No trip with the boys is complete without trains. Grandpa Davis knew just the place. The Strausburg Train ride was fun and the hands on museum next door was nothing short of amazing. We climbed on and into all sorts of trains, pulled all the levers and pushed all the buttons. We played with Thomas the Train engines and tracks and watched model trains on miniature rails. It was ideal and I think everyone had a good time. The only down side, it's always drama when it's time to go.

We also visited a theme park, Dutch Wonderland, designed just for kids, not even kids at heart...but for kids. Nothing too big. There were several roller coasters for preschoolers, flume rides for toddlers and model T's for them to drive. Penn has always been about an inch to 2 shorter then Logan. So when Logan just barely made "height" for the biggest roller coaster that means Penn was just short. It was soo sad, even Mom felt like crying. Sometimes life just isn't fair. The next biggest roller coaster wasn't as neat, although it surprised me at how fast it was. 

Good thing Jenny was there, Logan's legs aren't long enough to reach the gas pedal.

Mom and Logan took Dad and Penn on in the bumper cars. I don't even have to tell you who won (it was Logan and Mom!)

Another highlight of the trip was our visit to Cape May New Jersey, where Jenny lives. We visited the Atlantic Ocean while we were there. It was a colder, windy day but honestly a ton of fun. The kids enjoyed playing in the sand and even found a dead shark while on a walk with Grandma and Grandpa Davis. Nothing too big, but "so cool, mom!" The water was cooler and at first they just ran from the waves but eventually they got in. Every time they came out we'd try to dry them off and call it a day but they kept asking to go back in. They even convinced Grandma to go with them, forget that she wasn't in her suit!

Building sand castles was a hit. If we could only convince the kids they don't have to smash them the second they are built!

Spencer's Eagle Scout project was building trails through a wooded area for hiking. It was tough hot and humid work. We thought it would be fun to take the kids on that hike. My favorite part of this picture is that Penn and Audrey couldn't be bothered to stop and take a picture. Onward and upward!

 This is another favorite picture. Grandpa Davis vs the kids in tug a war. It was almost too much for Grandpa, almost. We also helped plant the fortified garden in the background. No Peter Rabbit will be munching on their tomatoes or peppers thanks to Grandpa's ingenuity.

 Nightly we went to a local park, they had this "spider man web" and they loved climbing on it. It was a fun park and a great way to ensure they slept well that night.

We feel blessed to have spent so much time with our family. Audrey got to meet Grandma Peterson for the first time, played with toys that Dad did when he was a little boy, visited the national aquarium in Baltimore and flew on airplanes. It was a trip the boys still talk about and often ask when we get to visit Grandpa and Grandpa Davis again.