The Ways Lauren Sleeps, Part II
June 13-What's up with the legs?
June 15
Paul Has Fun with Demo!
June 16--Paul decided he would have some fun...and tear away the aluminum siding that surrounded the outside of our front door. We found this beautiful wood work behind it! I LOVE the way the wood is tiered around the front. Eventually there will be a new front entry system with symmetrical sidelights, new door, new light fixture above, and stone! Not sure about the mailbox though. (Hi, Jinx!!)
We went out to dinner and stopped at Petco on the way home. Lauren adored the mini-me shopping cart! She loves to look at the animals, especially the fish. I think we may end up with a pet fish soon!
Tweetsie!
June 17--Daddy had a Saturday off (yea!) so we went to Tweetsie! Hi-ho, Chocolate, away!!
On the train
The tee-pee got a make-over!
Chick-fil-A days! We got free kid's meal coupons!
Mouse train! (And for the Caddy's and Donley's, it was our same mousy conductor!!)
June 21--Here are the sunflowers we planted in May! They are taller than Lauren! WOW!
Mommy and Lauren Drive to PA
June 22--New River Gorge in WV. Lauren and I stopped for a walk and picture opportunity!
Here is the New River Bridge we crossed to get there!
I hadn't been to my alma mater for at least 7 years, so we decided to stop. A new sign...
Um...I USED to live in Bard Hall, the dorm that WAS on top of the hill...did NOT expect to see this building in its place! I think it will be the new student union.
East Gym where my Grandpa Ryan played basketball!!
McKay Education building where I took my elementary methods classes
We made it in time to feed the beef with Grandpa Wade! Yea!
June 23--Strawberry Fields...till Friday! We got to the fields at the end of the season!
Kay does NOT like seeds, so this was VERY monumental as she ate a strawberry and found that the seeds weren't that bad!
We went to Ms. Chris's house to swim. Actually, Lauren and Chris's grandkids swam as I was too cold for my blood!
June 24--We met at CMC where my parents work to see what they do. Lauren waiting patiently...Note the skirt, gold plastic necklace and the barn boots...it had also been raining off and on for the 2 days we'd been here, so umbrella, too!
Afterward we visited Great Grandpa McCaslin and then Great Grandma Williams. GGW gave Lauren a stable and horse set! How neat!
Then off to DQ for a late lunch. Here are 4 generations! (And the rain began again...)
We got back to the house and Lauren waited for 30 minutes for Grandpa Wade to come home so she could feed the beef!
Grandma made her move under the roof near the grain when the rain came down harder. Lauren continued to wait with the grain scoop to make sure the beef were fed!
June 25--We met with Grandma and Papa Bernosky to go see Cars 2!! How exciting! Lauren loved being in charge of the tickets!
Next to the Cars 2 sign!
The movie was pretty good. Not what we expected but it was still pretty neat. We teased that Papa only likes movies where things are blown up and there was a LOT of that in Cars 2!!
After our movie date, we met up with Grandparents Wade for the Elgin Community Days. They had bouncies to play on.
And Grandpa's friend, Shawn, is a fire fighter in NY and brought his fire engine down. Lauren got VIP treatment including a spot in the driver's seat, the helmet (she said it was too heavy!), and lots of attention!
Shawn, Lauren, and Gpa Wade
Grandparents Wade and Lauren!
June 26--A family day at the Erie Zoo! We got both sets of grandparents out and about! It was a great zoo day. Temperatures comfortable, lots of shade, no rain!
An ape who is 25 years old! Big man! He had his face pressed up against the glass and some kids were making faces. He sneezed or threw up on the window then ate it off the glass!
This "monkey" needed to release some pent-up energy so she ran around a grassy area, tumbled, and rolled.
Hi, horsie!
What a long neck and tongue you have, Mr. Giraffe!
Lauren said, "Follow me, I'm the navigator!" She took the map and went on her way! I had started crossing off exhibits as we passed. She said, "I have to make checks on the checklist!" and made little checks (that looked more like "V"s) all over the map!
On the carousel
The zoo had a kangaroo exhibit that you WALKED through! No animals behind cage bars, but they were out free through the exhibit! Look closely--this mama has a joey in her pouch!
I was actually this close to the kangaroo. No zoom used!
Lauren was excited to pet a goat. She picked up a piece of hay for him to eat.
My penguin!
Zookeeper Lauren--the zoo had a hands-on exhibit for kids to explore. You could dress up and play.
Papa giving Lauren a big hug before heading home!
June 26--Caught ya! Grandma Wade climbs on cupboards to get what she needs and Lauren pulled up a stool and joined her! Kay squashed her foot into the strawberry pie (luckily there was a cover!).
They were looking for marshmallows to roast.
June 27--Lauren and Mommy needed a day to play, so we went to Presque Isle State Park (AKA "the peninsula"). This is the only beach that PA has to offer her residents within the state. One neat thing here is the Perry Monument, dedicated to Oliver Hazard Perry (a descendant on my mom's side of the family). Perry was key in defeating the British on Lake Erie in the War of 1812.
This area was known as Misery Bay because of the harsh conditions that Perry's men faced. To the left is Graveyard Pond, thought to be where crewmembers who perished were buried.
Perry Monument
Lauren catching some rays
We moved to an actual beach. The water was quite chilly but once you got used to it, it wasn't so bad.
We buried Lauren in the sand!
She tuckered out a little. Had a good hour's worth of sleep as we headed back to Corry!
There are 2 houses on one leg of Wade Road--one is the old Wade homestead where Grandma (Evelyn) and Grandpa (Laurence) Wade lived. Grandpa Wade's family lived there before them. Uncle Dennis and Aunt Cheryl live there now!
Lauren woke up and got to pedal this old antique pedal tractor! It was HEAVY! (Lacked power steering, too!)
She prefers the four-wheeler!
June 28--We went to Grandpa Wade's work in New York and got to climb up in this enormous piece of machinery!
June 29--Lauren and Grandpa Wade went up to visit Uncle Dennis and Aunt Cheryl (and their baby cows). Here they were before they took off on the four-wheeler!
Now you are all caught up on what we've been up to in PA. Lauren has been moody every few hours. She doesn't want to stop to sleep but crashes when I make her go to bed! She's sleeping about 10 hours a night and truly needs a nap in between!
