June in PA

We're back! Our time in Pennsylvania was marvelous. My sister and my mother both beat me to a blog post, but for the sake of repetition, here is our family’s summary of our time away:

We arrived in PA and stayed one night with my folks before heading to a beautiful lake house for a little R & R. The first photo looks fake, but I assure you it's not. The smiles are real too!!

[No, she did not get any beer. She's just helping her daddy.]

Later that week we headed back to my parents’ house to meet up with my two sisters and their families.

[Grandma and Grandpop with all four grandchildren. A very rare moment.]

On Saturday my Aunt and Uncle came over as well as my cousin Matt, his wife Heather and their crew. It was wonderful to see everyone and get the cousins together—a whole bunch of them—to play. Ella especially loved Robin’s attention and played nicely with everyone. We are so proud of her. She only tried to pick at Leah’s face a handful of times.

It was sad to have to leave, but our lives awaited us back home. So long PA vacation, we will miss you and all the love you brought to our lives although it was brief.

Just for Fun

A little fun with letters... I don't know why I didn't think of it before. I guess I never thought there would be enough O's.
You probably guessed by now--rainy day without much to do. You can only play peek-a-boo so many times.

Out and About

Friday and Monday were two fun-filled days for the Vig girls. On Friday Carmella and I went to the zoo to see the Fisher Price Little People show. Fisher Price celebrates its 50th this year and the zoo is host to many celebratory events all summer long. The Little People show just happens to be one of the first to kick off the season. Even though it was smack in the middle of Ella’s nap time, she stuck it out and even enjoyed it... as much as she could between eye rubs. We ended up leaving a bit early due to tiredness on both our parts. But we had fun while we were there.

This is Sonya Lee singing and dancing on stage.

Monday we went to the mall with a group of junior high girls and some of their moms to get a facial at Bare Escentuals. Young Hanna won a prize to have a facial party and her mother, Heidi, brought along a few of her friends as well. That’s how we ended up as part of the crew. After the facials, Heidi hosted a little cook out at her home for some of the ladies. It really was a blast. Poor Mark missed out on some good eats because he had to study for his finals this week.

Here are some shots of the makeovers…

[Hanna is on the right, one in from the end in blue. Ella absolutely loves Hanna and laughs at pretty much everything she does.]

[I look a bit tired, but Ella is cute as a button...as usual.]

[Dawn has four kids of her own, but it's been a while since she held a baby. They are both enjoying it.]