Making Memories with our Rhode Island Family!

On June 24th we arrived at Circle C Campground

on Bailey's Pond in Voluntown , CT to spend some time

with our Rhode Island family!



This is where we spent the night in Cromwell, CT
Thanks Walmart for the overnight stay and the
beautiful view that we woke up to in the morning! :-)
This was our front yeard for the night..
Don't ya love it!



Dave talking with the guys at Circle C Campground
in Voluntown, CT on Bailey's Pond.
That is Karen, Pam and Liz in the background!



Caught us eating! Our son Tim cooked us some hotdogs
We are glad to be spending 3 days here with our
family and friends...

Dave and our son,Tim toasting the beginning of
an AWESOME weekend that we had together!



Our handsome Grandson , Connor~

Dave and his son, David
A great reunion!
More memories made!



Our son Tim, Our Grandson Jake,
 Grandpa AKA Dave,
Our grandson Connor and Our son David!
What a great group of guys!
 Handsome aren't they!



Megean, Jake, Connor, Liz, Tim, Sharon, David, Dave & Sharon
This is our family from Rhode Island and We had the Most
Awesome weekend ever with all of them!



Our really good  friend from Florida, Willie was up
visiting her daughter in CT and
came to see us!
That was a great time also~

Sharon roasting marshmallows by the fire
staying warm as well..
We have had awesome weather everywhere
we have traveled so far!

This is the third day and it was a bitter sweet time in the morning
Mom AKA Grandma AKA Sharon Made breakfast for all!
We shared such a Special Family time all weekend long~
We have many more memories to carry with us
as we travel!

~We love you all~

This was a lunar moth that just got my attention and
sat under the awning while we were saying our good byes!
As it took flight ~ so did we...

~ON THE ROAD AGAIN~

A Trip to Visit Family in Upstate New York!

On June 20th we took off from Penn. and headed

to Vestal and Binghamton, N.Y.

We have been so Blessed with awesome weather!

This is the beautiful mountains heading up Intersate 81. In the day, my daddy helped build this road!

This was a terrific campground! It was right in Aunt Adele's
front yard~ She has 32 acres around her and an awesome home
nestled in the hills of Vestal, N.Y.

Aunt Adele wanted to see pictures of the family!
She is my dad's baby sister at 84 years young!
She is sharp, still drives and we surely had a great
 time reminising!

My cousin Lanny and his wife Kathy

Aunt Adele watching Maggie, her dog
while she ran around the yard.

Cousin Jim, said I would never get his picture! He doesn't do pics!
Ha~~ He doesn't know how good I am with a camera....tee...hee..

We also saw cousin Bea part of her family~
 Dottie and Keith came by and I did not get pics, I can't believe it!
Shannon's two boys Javin and Noah were there and they
are great kids too.. Love you all!

Then on the 22nd we went up to Binghamton and saw my Uncle Jim,

He is now 86 years young and that Italian blood keeps him looking young!

I also saw my cousin Mary and her 2 girls, Chrissy and Alicia and

one of Chrissy's friends Elizabeth. My cousin Jim and his wife Debbie.

They cooked us a wonderful Spaghetti and Meatball Dinner!

The family time was great!

The kitchen is always the best place to eat and
share those special family times.

Left to right
Alicia, Elizabeth, Chrissy, Mary

Alicia and Mom, Mary!

Uncle Jim Lisi!
Whow ~ He still looks great
It was so good to see you all again!
Love you all and Thanks for
adding to our memory bank!

Another great family time..
When it gets right down to it
family is what matters the most!

Back Roads and Amish Farms!

Here it is Saturday the 18th of June and we decided to take

a tour of back roads and find some covered bridges and

Amish farms and unique towns and villages!

What a great day it was!

We began our day in Ephrata, Pa


This is the Butcher's Mill Covered Bridge, Built in 1881,
 is nestled among the trees hidden on Cocalico Creek Road.
Unfortunately, the original bridge was destroyed and rebuilt a
year later. Today it is the second shortest covered bridge
that is still open to traffic!

This is Red Run Covered Bridge, unfortunately it is privately
owned and no longer open to traffic.It is still has historical
value, having been built in 1866. In 1961 a new concrete
 bridge was built to bypass the older one. 

Once called White Hall Mill Bridge, Weaver's Mill Covereed Bridge
 was built in 1878 and is frequently used by the Amish
 and their horse and buggies. 

We saw proof that the Amish used this.  The bridge was covered with horse poop!

In 1740 the Ephrata Cloister was built which covers a lot
of poperty and it was the first Communal living of it's kind.
It stayed that way until 1941 when the Pennsylvania
Historical and Museum Commision acquired
the remenants of the historic site.

Purple Martin Houses outside of an Amish farm. The
gourds hanging in the back also were dried and
made into bird houses. This was right before the
Weaver's Mill Covered Bridge.

An Amish Family traveling through town together

This is the Shady Maple Smorgasboard
We had a hearty lunch, the buffet presented 200
feet of a variety of delicious food prepared by the
Pennsylvania Dutch Style!

This was an awesome stop!
Thanks for the recommendationMargie and John!

This is the parking garage at the Shady Maple
for the horse and buggies 

Farms along the way!

Amish family heading to town!

Hershey, PA

We took off in the morning and headed for Hershey

for a tour of Chocolate World and a walk around town!

Isn't chocolate one of the food groups?

Great Tour!

 

Can't have chocolate without Milk!



Look at those molds full of chocolate!
~Whow~







How many pounds do you think this was?



Lunch at Phillip Arthur's
on Chocolate Avenue
in Hershey!

Waiting for our lunch at Phillip Arthur's
 on Chocolate Ave, Hershey

(Willy this one is for you! Did it wash ashore here?)
This light house sits at the
enterance to Hershey Park!



Who is that under the sign?

Oh, it is us!

 

Hershey Story Museum

Look at the street lights!
 They are Hershey's Kisses!

The Hershey Hotel on the top of the hill!

Trip to and Stay at Thousand Trails Hershey

We had a two day trip to Pennsylvania

~Took some great pictures along the way~

~The sides of the highways and the rest areas
had these beautiful lilys~

Hello from Virginia!

Taking a break at a rest area~
Pretty impressive to see our rig
 all hooked up~We are so Blessed!









~Hubby Driving~



Thousand Trails Hershey Preserve

We checked in on the 16th will be here

until the 20th..



This is across fromour Campsite~ Beautiful!

~This is the pool area, spa, camp store and club house~

There are a lot of geese here!
Some have their babies with them~



The minature golf course



Cooking breakfast outside. It was in the 60*'s
~Awesome weather~

Quit laughing
Yes this picture really makes us look like gypsys~
We are drying some shirts outside after breakfast~

Hope you are all having a great day!