Trip to PA

We were able to make it to Grandma and Grandpa Nelson's for a few days at the beginning of July.  We even caught the tail end of "Grandma Camp" so Hylie could get a taste of how Grandma and Grandpa Nelson love to spoil their grandkids.

It was wonderful to be there with Jared and his family, Janna, Dean and his clan, and of course, Grandma and Grandpa and Great-Grandma and Pap Pap.

I really thought Hylie would love swimming in the pool, but she wasn't too crazy about it, unfortunately.

And this is as close as she came to experiencing the slide into the pool...one look over the top told her it wasn't for her!  Maybe next year...

Hylie got to experience her first fireworks show.  When we arrived, it was way past Hylie's bed-time, so we were wondering if she was going to wake up to see anything.  Well, she did wake up and was pretty excited to be in on the action.  When she was watching the fireworks she kept saying, "Fireworks fly in the sky!"

While we were waiting for it to get dark, Hylie was glad Grandpa was willing to walk her around so she could people watch and scope out the scene.

The glow sticks Dean and Andrea brought were a hit with all the kids--especially when it came to using them as swords!

Hylie STILL talks about the pinata she got to hit at Grandma and Grandpa's.  And yes, the candy was quite the highlight!

We also had an evening of sparklers and a few fireworks.

"Fireworks fly in the sky!"

And we found out that Grandpa has been hiding his talent of balloon shaping!

Thanks for such a great time, Grandma and Grandpa!