Inner Harbor!

Before we picked up Brianna at the airport, Mom and I spent the day at Baltimore's Inner Harbor.  Luckily, even though Mom's almost 88, she's an avid walker, so this was a perfect outing for her.

We spent the majority of the day in the Aquarium-

We ate yummy food and delicious gelato, did some shopping...

                     

...and just had a fun day together!  Sure love my mama!

Amish Country and Hershey!

The next day, we visited two of our favorite places- Amish Country and Hershey!  We started out with a fun tour of an Amish Farm and House in Lancaster.  Both Mom and I had been enjoying reading Amish novels, so it was fun to learn more of the culture and history of the Amish.  Interesting people!  I didn't think to take many pictures, but we got a few.

 Of course, we can't go to Amish Country without visiting Kitchen Kettle, and getting a soft pretzel at Immergut.  Yum!

Pennsylvania's known for it's abundance of covered bridges.  Here's one we went through                               on our way to Strasburg.

I had bought tickets for us to attend a showing of "Moses" at the Sight and Sound Theater 

("Where the Bible Comes to Life!")

We've lived here almost 18 years and had never even seen this place less than an hour away!  Pretty incredible theater (seats 2,000) out in the middle of Amish farmland.  There are only two of them in the country- the other one is in Branson, MO.  So it was certainly about time we visited and saw one of the shows.  They change the show each year, and show 3 sold out performances every day!  Next year I'll take Curtis for sure! 

And then, of course, we came home by way of Chocolate World at Hershey.  Love it!

Mom and Me Time- Summer 2014

It's been 5 years since I blogged, but it's been a fun and full summer.  I thought this would be a good way to capture and share those memories with family and friends.  I started summer vacation with a visit from my sweet mother, Barbara!

The day after she flew in, we visited the Washington DC Temple- always a favorite place!

Then we came home by way of Gettysburg, and stopped for a couple of hours.

 We took a nice walk through the National Cemetery where the Gettysburg Address was given. and then drove around the battlefield.

                                          It was a good beginning to our summer adventures!