Trip to the East

My dad, Robert, Sarah, and I drove to Pennsylvania in 2015 when Sarah was two months old, and this spring it was time to do it again!  We went over spring break and had a great time!  Sarah really did do well in the car.

3.5 years ago and this time as well, we stayed in Ohio next to another church called South Gate, so Robert needed to document it!

It was so great to see everyone!  Sarah loved seeing her family and didn't want to leave.  Such a special time!

We spent some of our time at my grandparents' house and got to go to a bouncy house and the park and had lots of yummy food!

Then we spent a couple of days in Philadelphia, or as Sarah calls it, Phillyadelphia.  She was so excited to swim in the pool!  We were there for 48 hours, and she swam three times. 

I think we did all that can be done in 48 hours.  We had tickets for a Hop on Hop off bus, and it took us everywhere we wanted to go.  We got to see plenty of things from it like Betsy Ross' house and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.  We got off there so Robert and Dad could run up the stairs from Rocky!  We ate a few meals at Reading Terminal Market which was right next to our hotel.  We got to see the Liberty Bell and toured Independence Hall.

We all had a blast at Please Touch Museum.  The carousel was Sarah's favorite part!

The Franklin Institute was probably my favorite!  Sarah got to walk through a huge heart exhibit and crawl through a brain exhibit!

It wore out Sarah!

Such a great trip, and we're thankful we got to go!

Pennsylvania

Robert and I had such a great time in Pennsylvania.  That's where my dad's side of the family lives.  He had met some of them when they visited MO in the summer of 2010.  He got to meet the rest of the family during this trip.  Highlights included:

• Seeing Grandma and Grandpa's new house for the first time
• Going to church with my grandparents
• The food: Thanksgiving feast, best pizza in the country, Polish feast
• Day in Benton - This is where my grandparents lived for about 33 years before moving to Berwick.  I got to show Robert all the places we used to go: the old house, fire station, post office, schools, park, dam, Tasty Freeze Ice Cream, Uncle Doug's apartment.  We even fed the ducks at the golf course and went on a good hike.
• Picked up Ryan from school and got to see Aunt Cathy's classroom.
• Made a gingerbread house with Ryan
• Countless games of Phase 10 Masters, Scrabble, and Pinnochle
• Penn State - Even though the school has gone through a lot lately it's still my dad's alma mater, and it's still a great place.  We pretty much saw everything: football statdium, art gallery, libraries, dorm, union, bookstore, Old Main, a new building being built, and so much more.  We had lunch at The Corner Room and ice cream at Berkey Creamery.
• Uncle Doug took us around one day, and we got to see a beautiful waterfall.   He also took us up a mountain where he and Dad had one of their first jobs.  They cut grapvines off of trees for their next doo neighbor, Otto Little, who owned a lumberyard. 

We had such a great time!  Robert loves my family, and they love him, too!  I enjoyed getting to learn more about my grandparents' lives and growing up years.  They're such a good example of faithful servants.  They've been through so much - humble beginnings, sickness, and setbacks - but they're still able to genuinely praise the Lord for His goodness.  I'm thankful for such great examples in my life.