Last hurrah

When I got home from Hannah's wedding I said, "Ahhhh...that's it, no more traveling until Christmas!" A weekend jaunt to Utah and two camping trips later, I am saying that again and MEANING it this time. That said, it was fun to get away and really fun to see old friends, who met us in the middle, coming from Ohio and New York.

Last Friday we took off for sunny, I mean rainy PA. It was a bit of a task to find our way from the freeway to the lake (and back again) in the fog but we enjoyed really beautiful scenery, and lots of old cemeteries. And farmhouses. I remembered how creepy I think Pennsylvania is, especially in the rain and fog. (Me and M. Night Shyamalan.) Matt reminded me of the story I once planned to write about a humble Amish man who, apparently tired of the quiet life and perhaps suffering from some form of seasonal affective disorder, inexplicably went on a killing spree. In my memory said character was named Amos Standish, but Matt insists it was Miles Standish. Except, I don't know why I would choose that name, since didn't Miles Standish come over on the Mayflower?

The boys played man-games at the lake for awhile. From what I could tell, this consisted of throwing cinderblocks and/or pushing each other under the water.
Theo loved this lake, aka pool, in his words.
Cute kids.
and another cute kid.
Our cabin--we switched to cabins at the last minute due to the pouring rain on Friday--came equipped with a tiny little TV in its tiny little room, perfectly sized to prop in the window. And it also came with Versus, of all things. It may not be a surprise to you, given the group, that not only was the BYU game on, but various college football games stayed on into the night.
Our tiny little porch fit all 8 adults perfectly, plus assorted children.
Need to keep Theo from running into the road while you roast your third s'more in a row? (hypothetically speaking) The car is always an option. He loves playing in the car.
Cute James and Mel
Sterling is great with kids...and also likes to feed them s'mores until they can't take it anymore.
Jake zoning out.

Cobble me this. (nice job Matt)That's all I've got unless you want to see that picture of Sterling and Dave hugging again. (Scroll down a few posts if you do.)

AnnDee and Taylor, thanks for being good sports about being woken up all night, both nights. More specifically, sorry that Theo cried at least once an hour all night, both nights. Jess and Sterling, thanks for providing delicious breakfast victuals. Melanie and Dave, thanks for arranging the cabin (and the campsites) and for coming equipped to deliver babies should that be necessary.

Matt and Theo, thanks for putting up with a slightly cranky wife/mom (crankiness due solely to lack of sleep).

Theo, thanks for napping well and sleeping all night since we've been home. Yes! That is, until last night. No!

Everyone...let's go on trips together more often.