Crayola Factory

So a while ago we went to the Crayola Factory with April, Ava, and Miles and Brandy and Logan. It was pretty fun, except for the fact that Alex hadn't had a nap for three days, so there were a few melt downs.

Here is Alex coloring his modeling clay and actually having a good time.

They had a place for young kids to play, and that is where we spent most of our time while the other kids were doing crafts.

Here is Alex and Ava playing in a dirt box thing that was supposed to be something like concrete I guess...

A Visit from Grandma and Grandpa Welch!

Well Grandma and Grandpa Welch came to visit us in Philadelphia and it was lots of fun. We have been looking forward to having them visit all summer! We went to do lots of fun things. When they left we were exhausted, but very glad that they came!

The first day they were here, we went to see the sights in Philadelphia. We ate at a delicious Italian restaurant and then walked around for a while. Here is the Liberty Bell.

After walking for a bit we decided to hop on a tour bus to see the rest of the city. Alex's favorite part of the tour was Grandma almost getting hit in the head by branches, and of course Grandma laughed really loud when the tour guide got hit in the back of the head by a branch!

The next day we went to Gettysburg and then on the way home we drove through Lancaster, PA so we could see Amish country. It was pretty fun, and Grandpa loved all of the farms.

Next we went to Atlantic City, and Mark joined us for some fun in the sun.

Alex loves the beach! He asks if we are going every day.

Unfortunately only Alex made it into his swimming suit, so Mark and Grandpa got pretty wet!

Making Cookies

Alex and I made cookies today, and I actually let him help. He was very excited. When he asked what the baking sheets were, I told him they were cookie sheets. He must have heard cookie sheeps because he kept asking me if I was making cookie sheeps when I was putting the dough on. They taste pretty good, so good job Alex!

My New Best Friend

So I just wanted to give a shout out to my new BF, my antacid. I just ate some grapes and now I have wicked heart burn, yeah you read that correctly, grapes. One of the reasons why being pregnant is so much fun :)

Dutch Wonderland!

Last week Alex and I went on a really fun trip with some friends in our office. April, Ava, and Miles joined us as well. We went to an amusement park called Dutch Wonderland. It is such a fun place for kids (and parents, but more for parents who aren't pregnant)
Alex and Ava really liked this jumping frog ride, and it was made in Logan, Utah, so we though that was pretty cool too!

Alex and I saw this ride online before we left and he thought it was a tractor. The entire drive there he kept saying "ride tractor mom?"

It rained quite a bit, so all of the mom's had really cute hair by the end of the day. Here we are riding on a train around the park.

This is their version of Splash Mountain. Unfortunately some of the funnest rides were no preggos allowed rides. We were lucky to have some unpregnant adults there to ride with the kids.

I think that this was Alex's favorite ride. He giggled almost the entire time it was going!

We spent the night nearby, and the next day we rode on the Strasburg Railroad, a really cool old train.. We also went and looked around at some Amish stuff too, and we went shopping at a huge outlet mall. It was super fun!