Time to eat!

Vacation Day 9...

Vacation Day 8...

Mom had everyone over for dinner one last time before we left. We surprised her with an early birthday cake and gift!

Levi was playing with Uncle Mikes hat..

and then it was time for goodbyes....Aunt Bethany & Ian

Me & my buddy Tyler

Matt & Cohen

Mimi, Paige, Cohen & Ian...who loved kissing his little cousins!

Vacation Day 7....

This evening was spent in DuBois, (the town Matt grow up in) with Sheridan & Erin. Erin pulled out all of the fun toys for the boys to play with!

Vacation Day 6....

This afternoon, Matt kept the boys so that mom, Beth, Paige & I could go shopping in Smicksburg, PA. (a little Amish town). Where we later meet up with Dan, Nikki and Cohen.

This evening, we all went over to Mike & Ali for pizza and a camp fire. Aunt Ali bought all kinds of cool stuff for the kids to play with.

Aunt Bethany was the referee and tried to keep the bumping of heads to a minimum!!

Levi loved jumping!

Hanging out around the camp fire!

Isabella & Levi

Vacation Day 5....

We spent the morning visiting with "Great Grandpa Miller"

and then spent the afternoon..with this little guy!

and blowing bubbles from the Easter Baskets that Aunt Bethany got them!

Vacation Day 4...

A day with spent with the cousins!

Uncle Dan was teaching Isabella, Tyler & Ian how to roll down the hill

Uncle Dan & Ian doing summersults down the hill

Mimi getting ready to hide Easter Eggs!

Vacation Day 3...

Seneca Point

Today, we decided to take the kids to Cook Forest, PA to walk around and have a picnic. It was a beautiful day to be outside. I remember my mom & dad taking us up the fire tower and playing on and around all of the big rocks there. It was fun to see Ian enjoy climbing and playing on the same things!

The kids loved playing on all of the big rocks...

Matt, Ian, Mike & Isabella

OK, so this picture has a story to it... This is a picture of Mike talking to Tyler ...but what was not captured in this picture was the "PORCUPINE" that came walking up beside them and then headed straight toward Isabella (who was also on the rock just out side of the picture to the right) and then stopped just a foot away from her. Ali yelled to Isabella telling her not to move. I yelled to Matt who was below the rock with Ian to get Isabella - thankfully, Matt was able to run over and grab Isabella off of the rock with out the porcupine seeing him... and then the porcupine ran off. An answer to Mike's pray at lunch time. "Lord please keep us all safe"

After all of that excitement we decided it was time to go get some ice cream. So, we went to DQ and then back to Mimi's to tell her about our day! Isabella ran in and told Mimi - Uncle Matt saved me from a "PORKYKINE" and that Uncle Matt was her HERO!
Fact that we looked up later: Porcupines do not actually through their quills, but they detach easily when touched.

Vacation Day 2...

Cousins!

Today, we all go together for FAMILY PICTURES and dinner. This was the first time that we got to meet our newest nephew "COHEN".

The whole Family!

"US"

PopPop & Mimi with the grandkids!

with...Great PapPap & Great Grandma V.H.

with Great PapPap Snyder

Vacation Day 1.....

Matt showing my dad how to tie flies

After 10 1/2 hours of driving we finally arrived at my parents house at 3:00 am. Mimi & PopPop were up waiting for us. After quick hugs and kisses we all climbed to bed to get some much needed sleep. After we got up, I went into town to get my hair cut and colored at my sisters salon...and then we spent the rest of the day relaxing.


Ian & Levi with the balls Mimi got them from Disney!

Going for a ride on the tractor with PopPop!

Mowing the grass with Daddy!

What we have been up to....

P90X - It is a crazy workout...but Matt and I have been sticking with it. (Thanks to the encouragement from my brother Daniel). We are on Day 73 out of 90!

Playing outside - the weather has been beautiful. We already got out a little pool for the boys to splash around in.

Garage - Matt has also been working on enclosing our carport into a garage.

Potty Training Update...

After struggling to get Ian excited about going potty...we decided it was time to make some changes.

#1 buy a potty.. (we had been using an insert on the regular toilet in the bathroom) we bought a potty that makes music once he goes in it! His eyes got SO big the first time he heard the music....

#2 New incentive. CIRCUS PEANUTS!!! & STICKERS

#3 a smaller chart so that he could fill it up quicker



Finally, I think we are making some progress. Ian has kept his pants dry for the last five day!!! The "GOOD JOB IAN" potty charts are now getting full of stickers in days instead of MONTHS!!! Ian got a Mickey Mouse flashlight (the night we camped out) for his first reward and a pair of "Cars" sunglasses for the second chart.
He is even telling us two to three times a day that he needs to go potty. When he does that he gets TWO stickers. As, soon as he hears the music from the potty, Ian jumps up and start his "I went pee pee in the potty" dance....followed by "candy and sticker please" Levi joins in on the celebration with his own little dance for his brother and has learned to say "Candy".

Daddy...

Ian: Daddy what you doing?
Matt: Changing the oil in the van.
Ian: Ok See you later!