and we're off!

Our much anticipated journey across the country is finally here! We are packed up and ready to pull out of town. The weather is chilly and rainy and the sun is peeking up. Stay tuned to hear more about our adventures! First stop...Hershey Park!

First Day of Summer?

The calendar clearly indicated that June 20th was the first day of summer. But a huge hail storm came through that afternoon pounding us with grape-sized hail! Our poor flowers took a beating--it stripped the leaves right off the climbing plants and shattered our hostas. Check out the photos! Norm had to shovel off the porch!

Birthday Party Float

Last year right after Memorial Day, Sara decided that it would be cool to have her party the next year on a float during the Memorial Day parade. I thought for sure that she would forget and want a regular party. I was wrong! She talked about it for a month before her birthday!

We borrowed a trailer and Norm and our friend Larry spent a weekend decorating the float. You have to imagine that Mt. Vernon (pop. 1800) has quite an interesting vibe and anything goes for the parade. Really. There's a guy with a motorized picnic table. I can't make this stuff up! So the guys went all out with the red, white, and blue, and Sara and her closest 9 friends embarked for the hour-long ride from the Vienna (pronounced Vy enna) Fire Station to the Mt. Vernon Fire Station.

During the parade, the kids blew bubbles, threw candy (ate candy), opened presents, sang "Happy Birthday," had cake and ice cream, and broke the pinata (whew!). It was a really cool idea and I think we were the hit of the parade! It's a pretty small parade. ;)

So check out the slideshow and post Sara a note!