Saturday we had a family picnic at our house for my extended family. Counting all the little ones, there were 26 people here with 5 little girls 7 and under and 2 little boys under 1. It was busy, but so much fun. Enjoyed watching the interaction between all the children. The adults have very little time for game playing, but we were entertained by watching the action in the little pool.
Plenty of food and drinks throughout the day and fortunately the rain held off until about 7:30. Ken and I were thrilled with entire day and feel so blessed to have such a special family. We were so glad that my father and mother could join us. They are living at Masonic Homes in Elizabethtown. Mom still is able to drive, which is so nice! Last year Dad spent the day in his wheelchair, but this year he was able to walk to and from the car. Hallelujah! Dad is a WWII Marine and mighty proud of it, as it should be. We are proud of him too! Not too many of those gentleman are still around to tell their story. It is special!
Lanie's sister-in-law, Nancy, was able to join us too. She was visiting Lanie from Iowa from Thurs. till Monday while Bob, Lanie's husband and Nancy's brother was in NC for a bachelor party for his college roommate who is getting married in July. It was so nice to have Nancy here! She hadn't seen Sam and Katelyn since Thanksgiving so she was having a great time reconnecting with them.
Yesterday, Monday, Ken and I went to Lanie's to watch and play with Sam and Katelyn while she took Nancy to the airport for her return flight to Iowa. Before we left and after we got home we spent a lot of time sanitizing our water holding tank in Willie. It was a new thing for us, but went well. We followed some info Ken found on some blogs and forums including putting apple cider vinegar into the tank following the Clorox sterilization to "sweeten the tank". Hopefully that is a good thing!
Today we will be loading Willie for our trip to Pine Hills RV Park near Kutztown so we can spent time at Hawk Mt. Bird Sanctuary. Lots of hiking trails in that area. We will be there from Wed. to Sunday and are looking forward to a great time with Fred, Doloris, Sam and Kathy.
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| My 88 year old Dad. He is amazing! |
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| Bria and Cali chasing bubbles! |
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| Cousin Alexandra playing with Bria and Cali! |
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| Some of the picnic gang. It was a full backyard! |
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| The grandchildren were happy it was our son-in-law's 32nd birthday! |
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| The pool was small but a "hit" with the little ones! |
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| Our 4 granddaughters! |
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| Aunt Nancy enjoying time with niece Katelyn! |
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| My mother with her great grandson, Bennett! |
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