Trip to Pennsylvania and New Jersey

Our trip began in Landisville, PA at my cousin Peter's house. We had a great time with him, his wife, Laurel, and their 3 kids, Keith, Lily and Myles! We all got together for Labor Day at my Grandmother's place, Garden Spot in New Holland, PA. We rented a pavilion and lots of family came to be together!

We celebrated a couple of anniversaries in the family!

Above is Keith, Andrew and Carter.

Keith, Ellie, Aubrey, Lily and Rebecca.

Myles and Rusty hanging out!

Sweet little Hannah!

Lily

Rebecca

Ellie

Samuel

Peter

Rebecca and Aubrey

Carter lost a tooth that afternoon.

From Landisville we went to Philly and stayed with my Aunt Margie, Uncle Dean and cousin Jennifer- who the kids absolutely fell in love with! We went to Ocean City, New Jersey for the day and it was so chilly I stayed in my jacket the entire time. The kids swam, the water was warmer than the air!

We had fun on the Board Walk!

My parents got the kids each a new sweatshirt!

The next day we went into Center City and saw the Liberty Bell, ate in China Town, went to the home of Betsy Ross, saw Independence Hall, went to the Reading Terminal Market and walked the streets a bit.

From Philly we went to Newtown, PA and stayed with my Uncle David and Aunt Janice. Uncle David taught the kids to play ping pong, took them to feed the fish in his pond and walked them on the trail to bridge that crosses the creek. We were able to go to Washingtons Crossing and watch a video about Washington crossing the Delaware River and toured some of the sights there. We walked across the bridge from PA to NJ and back. We got to see some long time friends, the Elys, who run a hog farm as well as raise chickens and make cheese. They took us in for a quick unannounced 2 hour visit and fed us lunch. They home school so it was neat to talk to someone who has been in it 10+ years!

Our next stop was in White House Station, NJ at my cousin Kristen's. Rusty had fun with her husband, Neal and the kids loved playing with Tyler and Lindsay. Star Wars video games, legos, doll houses, sidewalk chalk and great playmates, who could ask for more than that!

We headed back to Philly for a surprise party for my Aunt and Uncle's 25th Wedding Anniversary. We got to see more family that didn't make it on Labor Day and were able to see lifelong friends from the church where my grandfather pastored for MANY years!

Tyler, Andrew and Carter

Logan, Dawn and Max

Dean and Margie

Lindsay

Kristen, myself, Dawn, Amy, Heather (cousins)

Jennifer, Emma, Elizabeth, Dawn, Kristen, Heather and Amy

From Philly we drove to Trappe, PA to spend our last night with my cousin Amy and her husband, Ryan, and 2 girls Rebecca and Hannah. We loved seeing their farm house and Rusty checked out some of the equipment, of course. We swung my Grandmother's and picked up my parents and headed home to Tennessee. It was a great trip! We were treated very well everywhere we stayed and can't thank our family enough for having us!