Hiking Penn Roosevelt State Park

We have lots of state parks in the area and decided to head out to one we had never visited.  Penn Roosevelt State Park seemed like it had been forgotten about 20 years ago!  It was slightly dilapidated but the great thing about it was that it was off the beaten path and no one was there.  The other nice thing is that the PA Mid-State trail runs right through it.  So, we put Grant in the backpack and went for a good hike.  Our little boy seemed to love it!

Mountain Laurel was blooming everywhere and made the hike that much more beautiful.

We love hiking and it was a great place to hike...and the tick that I found buried in my leg Monday morning, well that was just a reminder of the good day we had the day before! :)

6 Months!!!

Actually, Grant turned 6 months old a week and a half ago but we just had his 6 month Dr. appointment yesterday.  He is 19 lbs 5 oz which puts him in the 80th percentile, so still a big boy!  He has been such a happy, easy-going baby.  At the Dr. he got 3 shots and cried for a few seconds but calmed down soon after Mommy picked him up.  He is just starting to get his first tooth and is still rocking his Mohawk.  The Dr. thought it looked adorable and thought we should gel it up.  The funniest thing was that Grant decided to show off a little while there.  The Dr. was asking us all these questions about his development, "can he hold things in his hand? does he roll over? does he baby talk?", and eventually she said, "does he wave hello or goodbye?"  Lara and I both said that we had never seen him wave and Grant proceeded right then to wave to the Dr!  It was so cute.  And speaking of cuteness, here is our baby boy.  He is getting so big, so fast and we are enjoying every minute with him.

  

Camping at Forget-Me-Not

This weekend was spent at Forget-Me-Not (Lara's family's property along the Clarion River).  The Hetrick crew was missed but we had a blast.

We spent lots of time sitting around the campfire...

 lots of time playing in the river...

and what little time was left we spent sleeping!!!

It was Grant's first ever camping trip and he did great.  He took good naps and slept good at night.  He seemed to enjoy watching the fire and being with so much of his family.  On Sunday Lara and I took a drive to Clarks Mills to visit my Dad and also to stop by my Mom's grave.  It was a perfect day and a great visit.   

While there we gave Grant a sippy cup for the first time and he seemed to know what to do with it.

We had a great weekend and are so happy we got to visit with everyone.

Boston Bound!

On Sunday we traveled to the Poconos to watch Jenny run her 2nd marathon!  Here's the starting line.

We drove around and got to see her at the start, two places along the race, and then at the finish.  Her comes Jenny, with some of her most adoring fans watching.

Pookie (aka Luke) and Grant were perfect (along with the other kids).  It was cute to see these two "playing" together.

Jen did A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!  She finished in 3:18 which equals out to 7:35 minutes/mile which qualifies her for the Boston marathon.  Actually it qualifies her for the Boston marathon with 22 minutes to spare.  I am sure you won't brag Jen, so I will!!!  Congratulations!   

A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work. 
~Colin Powell

So happy we could be there to see the result of all that hard work.