San Diego Trip

Several of you have asked to see the pictures from San Diego, so here they are...finally. Bob and I went out to San Diego for a medical conference at the beginning of June. Our kids stayed with their Grandma and Pappy for the 5 days we were gone. (Thank you Grandma and Pappy!!!) Even though I love my kids to death, it was so nice to have some time away.

Bob spent most of his day at the conference, so I did things that I don't get to do with the kids around...read books, sit quietly by the pool, browse in stores (I almost forgot how fun that is!), sleep in, and so on.

The Conference Center (as seen from our hotel) where Bob spent most of his time.

Our Hotel...The Omni

Petco Park was connected to our hotel, so we took this picture from the top floor.

This statue looked to be about 30 feet tall and stands in the San Diego Bay. It shows a WW II sailor being united with his girl after serving his time at war. It made me think of all the families that are split up because of war. I can't imagine the emotions of a homecoming like that! Lets continue to pray for our troops and their families that love and miss them.

The Gardners Visit

We were blessed by having the Gardner Family come visit for the weekend. Their 5 kids plus our 3 made for a fun time! Actually it was a very relaxing weekend for having 8 kids in our townhouse! We took them to the wildlife park at Lake Tobias. If you've never been there before, it is quite an experience!

The animals never turn down a snack!! (At least if you get there in the morning before they've had their fill)

They don't turn down kisses either!!

"Why doesn't anyone give me any kisses?"

This baby was only a few days old and was quite a hit with us all!

Gardners, thanks for the visit. We miss you already!!

Time Flies When You're Havin' Fun!

It seems that a lot has happened since I last posted an entry...we took the kids to Strasburg, PA to ride the steam engines, we finished up our first year of home schooling, and Bob and I took a trip to San Diego while the kids stayed with Bob's parents.

Here are some pictures from our trip to Strasburg.






















We really had a lot of fun just being all together! Bob has been working a lot lately so it was nice to have a day off!!

The steam engine took us through the beautiful Amish country. If you have ever been to Strasburg, you know that the tourism is built around the Amish. It was really fascinating to see a little bit of their culture, but I kind of felt like we were invading their private world. We left wondering if the Amish people get annoyed at all the tourism...I'm sure some have capitalized on it while others have moved away from it.


Hopefully I will get some pictures up from San Diego soon!