Oma and Opa's 60th birthdays!

This summer is Oma and Opa's 60th birthdays and a couple weekends ago, we all got together to celebrate at our house. The plan was to hang out Friday night and spend all day Saturday at Hersheypark. Turns out, the weather had different plans. I wish I was kidding when I say it rained--no poured--ALL DAY on Saturday. We were so bummed! 

Thankfully we had gorgeous weather Friday night and got to have a picnic and enjoy cupcakes to celebrate Oma and Opa! 

As we chatted about what to do on Saturday, we decided to go to Chocolate World and check out the free ride and the make-your-own candy bar creation. It was SO cute! The kids (and us grown ups!) had a blast. 

 The "dads" didn't participate, but we got a good laugh when we looked up from inside the candy bar making "factory" and saw them standing outside in the pouring rain watching us! 

That's one precious little baker! :) 

After we made candy bars, we checked out the chocolate making tour and enjoyed a yummy lunch back at home. Thanks, Oma and Opa, for spoiling US on your birthday celebration weekend! 

Later in the afternoon, we went bowling. Little boys in one lane, little girls in another and grown up guys in a third. The ladies sat this one out. 

The weekend turned out to be fun despite the bad weather and it was fun to have everyone here. We're going to attempt a "take 2" later in August--and pray the weather holds up!! 

Our summer in pictures

The summer has been fun but hectic, that's for sure. It's probably easier if I summarize our summer so far using pictures! 

Our summer is...

...family walks and bike rides

...doggy allergies :( 

...blueberry picking

...Hersheypark 

...lunch on the river with my love while the kids are on field trips

...even MORE Hersheypark

...powerwashing (WOW, huh?!)

...ice cream on the deck 

...fun with cousins

...quick trips to NJ to see Gram and Pop who were up from FL

...relaxing by the pool

Still to come: heading to the cabin, Alaska, more Hersheypark, and more! 

Happy 4th of July!

Yesterday was rainy and cold...and just plain blah! We opted to just hang out most of the day, getting some things done around the house. Later in the afternoon, the weather cleared up so we were able to go ahead with our previous plans of fireworks with friends! The kids looked patriotic so I took them outside quickly before we left. :) 

We went to fireworks right at our friend's parent's house. The fireworks were as good as a town show and there was no traffic getting out! In the end, it turned out to be a beautiful evening!