Zoo fun!

It seems like I am a week behind on all of my posts :) Maybe I'll try to catch up this week.

Last weekend, we had so much fun taking Jackson to the Prospect Park Zoo with our good friends Jeff, Mel and their daughter Elle. It wasn't spectacular, but it was a lot of fun. There was even a little barn with farm animals, which Jackson loves! Afterward, we met up with our other good friends Evan, Erin and their daughter Anabelle in the park and had lunch. It was a fun day!



The fam



J checkin out the Alpacas with Dad.

Friends!

Last week, I was able to have a lot of my friends here over for lunch and a beach day :) Although not all of us actually made it to the beach, we had a great time! It's always fun to chat and catch up with these ladies. I have been friends with them since our time in Newcastle, and it was so wonderful to have them in Grenada and now NY!



Marca, Jodi, me and Kathy



Erin and her sweet little Anabelle and Gracie in the background



Mel and the darling Elle

Pennsylvania Weekend!

Last weekend Todd had the rare privilege of having a 3 day weekend, so on a whim, we decided to get out of town! We decided to head over to Lancaster County, PA to visit Amish country, then down to Gettysburg and over to Hershey before heading home. Friday we set out early and made it to Lancaster in only about 3 hours. J was great in the car! He had plenty of books and snacks and even napped for about an hour which was great. After we settled in to our hotel, we decided to head over to an Amish Farm and take a buggy ride! We went through an Amish farm and bought cookies from a little Amish boy on the side of the road. Then we went to a little Amish market where they sell all of their own goods. It's truly another world there. The people were so kind and helpful and it really was beautiful!



J waiting to go on his first buggy ride!



An amish boy working his farm

On Saturday morning, we headed over to Gettysburg, which was pretty cool because it was the Fourth of July. Now I know it wasn't a revolutionary war site, but to just be on such an important piece of American history was really cool. We actually got to see the final battlefield and walk around for a bit. It was very erie and humbling. It's an experience I know we'll never forget!



Near the actual battlefield



Todd doing his reenactment of the union army :)


After Gettysburg, we drove up north to Hershey and went to the chocolate factory! It was so much fun. We went on the chocolate factory tour, which was more like a ride and even got a free sample at the end! Then we enjoyed some sweet treats from the bakery... it was awesome!



just a glimpse of the store at hershey world



Mmmmmm... hershey's chocolate cupcake with pink frosting!!



All in all, it was a fantastic trip. I love PA and how the people there seem so down to earth :) I hope we can go back!

Coney Island Fun!

About a week and a half a go, we got to go experience the fun of Coney Island. We had such a blast! We met our good friends Jeff and Mel there and their sweet little daughter Elle. First we took Jackson to the aquarium and he had so much seeing the fish, seals and sharks! He really liked the show the sea lions put on. He even learned to say "fish" by the time we were leaving :)

Afterward, we walked up to the boardwalk and explored Coney Island a little bit. It's so cool in the summertime. Just like a carnival! We enjoyed a Nathan's famous hot dog and finished it off with some deep fried oreos!! I had never had any novelty item deep fried before so I was a little nervous, but they were amazing :)

Jackson enjoying the seals


Not too sure about those sharks!


At Coney Island!


Deep fried oreo goodness!