Every year for as long as I can remember we have ALWAYS gone to my Aunt Shelley and Uncle Ray's house for a big family picnic. We'd have one for Memorial Day, 4th of July and Labor day.
I have missed out on mostly all of these events the past 6 summers due to our life in North Carolina, so this year being so close, I couldn't miss it!
We traveled to Pa on Friday! a 3- 3 1/2 hour drive is sooo much nicer than the 8-10 hours we use to travel from the south to PA. I am so thankful that we live so much closer to my family.
We stayed with my dad, spent time with mommom, my sister and nephews, and BFF, and then Sunday we spent the entire day with the whole family! Lots of eating, drinking, swimming,more eating, quates, volleyball and fireworks! My sister, Cassie got her boys a bouncy house so Saturday we spent the afternoon letting the kids go crazy in it and then she brought it to the picnic and they went crazy again! :) I'm so happy that we spent this weekend in PA and that I got to spend so much time catching up with everyone! I really really have missed it!
It was a little bittersweet for me as the day went on, I realized that this was the first summer picnic I've been home for in years and it was also the first picnic since my poppop passed away. It made me miss him even more, and I was so sad knowing that I was finally home and finally able to take part in this and he no longer was with us. Although I am reminded every day that he is always with me, and that night he def was, my uncle found old fireworks that poppop had in a closet and we all watched as they were set off. It reminded me of all the times I've shared with pop over the years and all the fun that we've had together. On Monday, Memorial day, we headed back to NY but not before I stopped at the cemetery to say hi to poppop. It was really nice to see all the flags throughout the cemetery just for Memorial day. I hope you all had a happy and safe holiday and that all remember the true meaning of why we celebrate that day!
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| getting Ashley to give them carrots |
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| first time in the pool this year :) |
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| Liam watching daddy play quates |
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| he was eating up that watermelon! |
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| me and my sweet boy <3 |
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| on daddy's shoulder's |
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| volleyball in the dark |
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| more watermelon..yummm |
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| Chloe swimming in the dark with uncle jon |
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| me and mommom |
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| Chloe and Brandon hugs after they got out of the pool |
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climbing up the steps at my dads.
Side story: Friday night it was so hot that Liam was having trouble going to sleep. Around 10:30 pm me, Sean and my dad are sitting downstairs talking and Liam comes walking over to me, teddy bear in hand. He climbed out of hiss pack-n-play, went across the hall found these steps, climbed down and walked to us in the kitchen, all in the dark too! I couldn't believe it! he is getting too big and is too brave! he really has no fear...uhh-ohhh this momma's in trouble lol ;) |
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| bouncy house |
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| Chloe, Adam and Brandon in the bouncy house |
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| Sean "fighting" the kids in the bouncy house |
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| Liam hanging out in the little red car |
wish I had more pics of Saturday but when we got to Tanya's I realized my camera battery needed to be recharged. We celebrated John moving back to PA! YAY!! I'm sooo happy for BFF and John! Liam got his belated bday present while we were there and him and Chloe both love it! It's a mega block dump truck but its ridable, they we're fighting over it, but now that we are home and Chloe has other things to occupy her time with she leaves it alone and just shows Liam how to get on it and ride. Soo cute :)
<3 Liz
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