Maryland

We packed a lot of fun things into our time in Maryland. Daddy took us on a little hike through the woods that ended up at the river. The kids had fun trying to skip some rocks into the river just like Daddy. This was the beginning of Ellie's huge collection of rocks/shells she brought home with her. She certainly loves finding treasures. We discovered that as prissy as she is...she is still down to get dirty and explore nature.

 

Mommom, Ellie and I got dressed up to go watch Lulu perform in a musical. It was called, "Once upon a Mattress". Lulu did a great job and it was fun for Ellie to look for her big cousin up on the stage. She fell asleep towards the end of the performance so unfortunately we didn't end up get any pictures with Lulu after the show.

 

Ellie and Patchy always have fun exploring new parks. 

 

Just a short walk from Poppy's house there is a small beach area that we walked to one evening. It was fun for the kids to splash and play in the water for a bit.

 

We went to the Brandywine Zoo in Wilmington, Delaware one afternoon with Lexi. It was just a small little zoo but it was so beautiful. There was so much green landscaping and that sure is something we don't get to see at our zoo at home!

 

We had a delicious cook out at Uncle Jeff and Aunt Jen's house. The kids had fun running around and playing in their beautiful yard. Elise loved going up to Lulu's big room. She had a couple sleepovers at Lulu's house while we were there.

 

Mommom treated Ellie and I to a pedicure. It was Ellie's first pedicure. It will be something special she can do with her Mommom.

 

 

 We also went to the Plumpton Zoo. It was a neat little zoo and was very interactive. Ellie and Patchy were able to feed a lot of the animals. We saw some baby bears wrestling. Patchy was pretty amazed at everything, like usual

 

 

 

We ended pretty much every day with a bath and some snuggle time on the couch with Mommom. They needed a good scrub down after all the outdoors and bouncing each day.

Down on Poppy's Farm

We took a big trip across the country to Maryland and stayed with Mommom and Poppy on their farm for a few weeks. It was so fun to be able to take the kids back to Daddy's hometown so he could show them all around. It was so nice to be able to visit with all of our family there. It is such a beautiful place and there was so much for the kids to explore. The kids enjoyed riding on the tractor with Poppy. Ellie loved making a beautiful wreath with Mommom out of her flowers. Poppy is a huge animal lover and because of that the kids were introduced to many different types of animals. They saw deer in the fields, raccoons, squirrels, frogs, turtles, a goat, beautiful birds, ducks, geese, lightening bugs, caterpillars, brand new little goslings, tadpoles and fish in the ponds. Poppy let Ellie help him on his farm by filling the birdseed and feeding the fish. They even bought her some boots so she could walk around the farm with him. They had their whole house all ready for us. We had everything we needed! They set up a crib for Patchy, a princess room for Ellie, bought towels, rubber duckies, pajamas, books, cups, silverware, plates, toys, bathrobes, toys, and tons and tons of food. We were even treated to a "firecracks" on two of the nights. Thank you for having us Mommom and Poppy!

       

 

 

 Patrick loved their dog, Ashley. Ashley loved him too. It was pretty funny watching Patchy with her. He was always wanting her to lick him and would put his hand or his feet in her face. Each morning he was always excited to see, "dog".

 

Mommom rented a bounce house for the entire first week we were there. It was so nice to be able to just step out to the backyard and let the kids jump around and get their energy out. It was a fun way to get to spend more time with Billy and Lulu!