Whirlwind Wedding Trip!

This general store used to be called "Clarks", and I was amazed to see that my idyllic little town of Hygiene, Colorado has remained largely unchanged. Rozena drive and our old home was vacant and overgrown, but we did recognized a few things that haven't changed since we lived there, like the brick driveway entrance, the barn, and the old deck~ no trampoline however for the boys to jump onto! I have dreamed a lot about Hygiene, and coming back was really exciting! Rhett and I rented an economy car and they gave us a "free" upgrade to a boat - a Grand Marquis that looked totally like we should be one leg in the nursing home. So floating around with my hubby, visiting with family, and sharing a b-day cake with Joni was very fun!
Joel and Erin and their family and friends were very welcoming - the food was great...I want those vegetable casserole & kabob recipes if time! The rest of the pictures say it all! Thanks to Dad and Susan for having us, and for Mom for letting us stay with her on Saturday. We had a lot of fun, and love you all! We have lots more pictures that we'll send out to Joel, Erin, and family.

The Ceremony

The Wedding!

Back from the Journey!

Hello again, and we are back from the journey. This last week, I turned 13 years old and everyone is saying, "Wow, you're already a teenager!" Well I don't feel like one, just one year older and wiser. Well, I would like to say thank you to everyone who wished me a happy birthday! For my birthday Emmy came over, and we all went to Hershey Park, Pennsylvania. On our way though, we went to Gettysburg and saw monuments, battlegrounds, graves, Devil's Den, and another everlasting flame. Driving around the whole thing took awhile, but it was worth it!

After Gettysburg, we went to Hershey Park! At Chocolate World, right when you walked in, it smelt like choclate. Cecily, Emmy, and Becca were Factory Workers when they they packed Hershey Kisses into Packages. We also got to make our own Chocolate Bar and choose what to put inside and make the wrapper. Everything there was really expensive though. After that, we went to the park where there were roller coasters and a water park. It was Emmy's first time for a roller coaster and she was scared on the first two...then at the third one, the Great Bear (which was upsidedown and hanging) happened to be her favorite. It was a really good birthday present and I loved it.

After Hershey Park, we went to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There are a ton of historical sites there and every moment we were there. We pretended we were on National Treasure. When we got home we watched the movie and were like: We were there and I saw that! There are some historical sites there like, Betsy Ross's house, the Liberty Bell, the Independence Hall, Christ Church, Benjamin Franklin's House, Elfreth's Alley,... and Chinatown. We also ate at the City Tavern where Thomas Jefferson and George Washington ate. They had some goblets and fancy 18th century foods. It was really nice. We were about to go to Valley Forge but, it was really hot and I got dehydrated, so we went to the nice hotel instead. We also passed by the Amish Village and we saw some Amish kids walking and some buggies.

Tomorrow, Emmy is leaving for Atlanta. We got some picture frames and put pictures in them (of course). Next year, I am going to visit Emmy so we will switch each year. We call it "Cousin Camp" LOVE YA EMMY!

Pictures provided by: Emmy Moore (Because we forgot our camera)

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!

This year, the 4th of July is on a Sunday so on the 3rd of July we went to Ferry Farm and did some crafts and played some games. Emmy is here with us this 4th and we got some blue flipflops and tied red, white, and blue ribbons on them. That night, we had a huge barbecue party and lit some "legal" fireworks. We all had a great time...but the best ones were in Washington D.C. We drove to Washington D.C. on Sunday and layed out our things and waited for the wonderful, spectacular fireworks behind the Washington Monument. Before then, we went to the Air and Space Museum and there were some celebrities at the capitol singing and acting on the stage. We all had a really good time and the finale was the best...Have a great summer!

Here is our little "campsite"

We thought this picture of Thomas Jefferson looked like it was from a movie.

Becca had fun weaving the loom.

Cecily said, "That was easy, it was like a bicycle.

Emmy and I are "signing the Declaration"