The Start of a Fun Trip

Two weeks ago, a friend of mine was looking for a ride for her daughter and another girl to PA for Passion 2012. I was so excited to be able to take them! Haven't been to PA since August 2011 and we really don't have any plans to go this year anymore. 

I let my sister Chris know that I had 2 empty seats, so she and her son Cody went along, too! :) It was nice to have a second driver!

The kids and I left Tuesday night, July 17 and drove to Chris' house in south GA. We spent the night there and then left her house at 4 AM the next morning.

{There was lots of moisture in the air that morning} :)

We drove to Albany, GA to pick up Karissa Peachey and Danita Hostetler. I was so glad Mark was along to help us load the cargo luggage bag and tie it down good!! The van would have been a little too full without it! 

We got to Dad's about 8:30 PM that night.....we had great travels! No traffic jams, accidents, or bad weather.....PTL!!

Thursday all my sisters came to Mom's to see us.

Lisa holding Gina's little girl, Kinza.

We just sat and chatted! :) My niece Amanda and her daughter Marcy are the whole way to the right.

I walked around and got some pictures of the nieces and nephews, too.

~Whitney, Tamara and Miranda~

The older boys....

Cody, Damian, Stephen, Jared, Zach and Danny

A group of the younger ones....

Addison, Koltin {"drinking" out of a toy baby bottle :) } Desirae and Emily

Older girls with the babies...

Tamara, Whitney holding Kinza, Anne, Miranda holding Kendall and Jodie

Karissa and Danita passing time till we had to head to camp.

And they are still visiting!! :)

My newest niece and nephew. This was the first time I met them!! :)

Kendall Burkholder (4 months old) and Kinza Bergey (6 months old)

Kinza showing off her rolling abilities....Kendall is thinking, "How'd you do that??" :)

Dad was home most of the day.....I wish this picture didn't get so blurry! 

This is so typical of Dad....always whistling...even while paying bills!  :)

We decided to take a "sisters" picture! :)

This was the best one I got.....someone has their eyes shut on ALL the rest!! :P

In order of age.....

Joanne, Chris, Lisa, Juanita, me, and Gina

This one was good too, but Slater got on the edge! :)

At 2 that afternoon, I took Karissa and Danita to Nottingham, PA, a 2 hour drive, to the girls camp. It was fun driving on familiar roads I don't see often and then through Lancaster and down into an area I'd never been in before. I was thankful for my trusty GPS....it got me where I was going every time. :)

As I was traveling down through, I realized that I would be right near the town where Dan's aunt and uncle live and work....they own Resource Rental and Sales near Quarryville. So, I called them and got directions to their store. Aunt Darlene gave us a little tour of the facilities.

I found out later that I was SO close to two of my childhood friends. I wish I had known then, because I haven't seen either of them in quite a few years!

BUT, after leaving Quarryville, the kids and I went and had supper with Marilyn Martin and her kids. It's always a great time!!

Tamara and Lauren playing Polly Pockets :)

After it got dark outside, the boys migrated inside and played baseball on the Xbox.

It was so different this year, having 3 young men, with changing voices and more grown up than last year....in heighth as well as actions! :) Good times!!

Watch for more pics later. We are watching the opening ceremony for the Olympics, so it's kind of hard to think what to type and actually do it, while listening to the show! :) Please pardon mistakes!! ;)